"Seismic". That was how Cycling UK described the Welsh government's decision to scrap all its road building plans, and to start afresh with an eye on encouraging sustainable and active transport over car use.

From now on, road building projects in Wales will have to meet four separate criteria which seek to reduce carbon emissions, encourage cycling, walking and public transport use, and improve safety.

It all seems to add up to great news for Welsh cyclists – not to mention the environment.

Cycling UK's head of campaigns Duncan Dollimore called it "a marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated views of building more roads as the answer to all transport woes from congestion to poor air quality.”

He added: “[It is] the most significant change in UK roads building policy over the last 20 years. The proposals are bold in principle and forward-looking as they realise the economic benefit of placing people and the environment at the heart of transport policy."

Writing on the Cycling UK website Dollimore added: "At last a government in the UK has fully accepted what the evidence has shown for decades: you can’t just build your way out of congestion."

"When we build new roads, we make it easier for people to make more car journeys, so we get more motor traffic and the congestion doesn’t disappear - it just returns."

It was a "groundbreaking" moment, Dollimore added, heralding "a fundamental shift in approach to roads investment which other governments in the UK simply can’t ignore."

Sustainable transport charity Sustrans welcomed the announcement, and said Westminster needed to take note.

"Whilst the Welsh Government is reviewing road building schemes to ensure they fit with the need to reduce traffic emissions, the UK Government is spending billions on major road building projects – this must stop," it said.

The announcement, by the Welsh deputy minister for climate change Lee Waters, comes off the back of the Welsh Roads Review.

Waters told the Senedd: "We will not get to net zero unless we stop doing the same thing over and over," reports the BBC. "None of this is easy but neither is the alternative."

A number of major road building projects in Wales have now been scrapped adds the report, including the third Menai Bridge and the controversial Flintshire 'Red Route'.

The four criteria new projects will have to meet are as follows:

- Support modal shift (more journeys walked, cycled or using public transport) and reduce carbon emissions.

- Improve safety through small-scale changes.

- Adapt to the impacts of climate change.

- Provide access and connectivity to jobs and centres of economic activity in a way that supports modal shift.

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/seismic-roads-review-a-victory-for-cyclists-and-the-planet

If the Welsh government had the courage, they could dismantle the two road
bridges over the Severn, and reinforce Offa’s Dyke. Those measures would go
a long way to meeting their goals.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> "Seismic". That was how Cycling UK described the Welsh government's
> decision to scrap all its road building plans, and to start afresh with
> an eye on encouraging sustainable and active transport over car use.
>
> From now on, road building projects in Wales will have to meet four
> separate criteria which seek to reduce carbon emissions, encourage
> cycling, walking and public transport use, and improve safety.
>
> It all seems to add up to great news for Welsh cyclists – not to mention the environment.
>
> Cycling UK's head of campaigns Duncan Dollimore called it "a marked shift
> from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated views of building
> more roads as the answer to all transport woes from congestion to poor air quality.”
>
> He added: “[It is] the most significant change in UK roads building
> policy over the last 20 years. The proposals are bold in principle and
> forward-looking as they realise the economic benefit of placing people
> and the environment at the heart of transport policy."
>
> Writing on the Cycling UK website Dollimore added: "At last a government
> in the UK has fully accepted what the evidence has shown for decades: you
> can’t just build your way out of congestion."
>
> "When we build new roads, we make it easier for people to make more car
> journeys, so we get more motor traffic and the congestion doesn’t
> disappear - it just returns."
>
> It was a "groundbreaking" moment, Dollimore added, heralding "a
> fundamental shift in approach to roads investment which other governments
> in the UK simply can’t ignore."
>
> Sustainable transport charity Sustrans welcomed the announcement, and
> said Westminster needed to take note.
>
> "Whilst the Welsh Government is reviewing road building schemes to ensure
> they fit with the need to reduce traffic emissions, the UK Government is
> spending billions on major road building projects – this must stop," it said.
>
> The announcement, by the Welsh deputy minister for climate change Lee
> Waters, comes off the back of the Welsh Roads Review.
>
> Waters told the Senedd: "We will not get to net zero unless we stop doing
> the same thing over and over," reports the BBC. "None of this is easy but
> neither is the alternative."
>
> A number of major road building projects in Wales have now been scrapped
> adds the report, including the third Menai Bridge and the controversial
> Flintshire 'Red Route'.
>
> The four criteria new projects will have to meet are as follows:
>
> - Support modal shift (more journeys walked, cycled or using public
> transport) and reduce carbon emissions.
>
> - Improve safety through small-scale changes.
>
> - Adapt to the impacts of climate change.
>
> - Provide access and connectivity to jobs and centres of economic
> activity in a way that supports modal shift.
>
> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/seismic-roads-review-a-victory-for-cyclists-and-the-planet
>

--
Spike

Active Travel Act - Cross Party Group

Purpose

The Cross Party Group on the Active Travel Act is a forum for cross-party policy debate and discussion related to the implementation of the Active Travel Act and the achievement of its ambition of making walking and cycling the most natural and normal way of getting about. The Group will engage with all relevant stakeholders and scrutinise the Welsh Government’s and other bodies’ work on this issue. The Group will also seek to raise awareness of the important role active travel can play in creating the healthy, prosperous, and resilient Wales we all wish to see.

On 18/02/2023 12:44 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
> "Seismic". That was how Fairy-Cycling UK described the Welsh government's decision to scrap all its road building plans, and to start afresh with an eye on encouraging sustainable and active transport over car use.
> From now on, road building projects in Wales will have to meet four separate criteria which seek to reduce carbon emissions, encourage fairy-cycling, walking and public transport use, and improve safety.

They've wasted *that* much money and are having to recoup by viring from
the rods budget.

> It all seems to add up to great news for Welsh fairy-cyclists – not to mention the environment.
>
> Fairy-Cycling UK's head of campaigns Duncan Dollimore called it "a marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated views of building more roads as the answer to all transport woes from congestion to poor air quality.”
> He added: “[It is] the most significant change in UK roads building policy over the last 20 years. The proposals are bold in principle and forward-looking as they realise the economic benefit of placing people and the environment at the heart of transport policy."

More than 75% of households in England and Wales rely upon cars. It'll
be more than in rural Wales, since the score in parts of London and some
other cities is less than the balancing 24% or less.

> Writing on the Fairy-Cycling UK website Dollimore added: "At last a government in the UK has fully accepted what the evidence has shown for decades: you can’t just build your way out of congestion."

You certainly *can*.

Just imagine the chaos if we didn't have the M1 and the M6, let alone
the M4 and the Severn Crossings.

Would even the noted nutcase Dollimore advocate their closure, routing
all South Wales to SE England traffic through Gloucester again? And all
South Wales east-west traffic through the centres of Cardiff and Newport.
>
> "When we build new roads, we make it easier for people to make more car journeys, so we get more motor traffic and the congestion doesn’t disappear - it just returns."
> It was a "groundbreaking" moment, Dollimore added, heralding "a fundamental shift in approach to roads investment which other governments in the UK simply can’t ignore."
> Sustainable transport charity Sustrans welcomed the announcement, and said Westminster needed to take note.

Yes, but Sustrans are a collection of bus companies. A gathering of
turkey farmers arguing for an extra Christmas.

> "Whilst the Welsh Government is reviewing road building schemes to ensure they fit with the need to reduce traffic emissions, the UK Government is spending billions on major road building projects – this must stop," it said.

"...and people should just get used to waiting at bus stops in the rain,
again, like their great grandparents did", it no doubt could have added.
>
> The announcement, by the Welsh deputy minister for climate change Lee Waters, comes off the back of the Welsh Roads Review.
> Waters told the Senedd: "We will not get to net zero unless we stop doing the same thing over and over," reports the BBC. "None of this is easy but neither is the alternative."
> A number of major road building projects in Wales have now been scrapped adds the report, including the third Menai Bridge and the controversial Flintshire 'Red Route'.
> The four criteria new projects will have to meet are as follows:
> - Support modal shift (more journeys walked, fairy-cycled or using public transport) and reduce carbon emissions.
> - Improve safety through small-scale changes.
> - Adapt to the impacts of climate change.

IOW, let the population get soaked at bus-stops.

> - Provide access and connectivity to jobs and centres of economic activity in a way that supports modal shift.
>
> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/seismic-roads-review-a-victory-for-cyclists-and-the-planet
>

On 18/02/2023 03:45 pm, JNugent wrote:
> On 18/02/2023 12:44 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Seismic". That was how Fairy-Cycling UK described the Welsh
>> government's decision to scrap all its road building plans, and to
>> start afresh with an eye on encouraging sustainable and active
>> transport over car use.
>>  From now on, road building projects in Wales will have to meet four
>> separate criteria which seek to reduce carbon emissions, encourage
>> fairy-cycling, walking and public transport use, and improve safety.
>
> They've wasted *that* much money and are having to recoup by viring from
> the rods budget.

"roads budget", of course.
>
>> It all seems to add up to great news for Welsh fairy-cyclists – not to
>> mention the environment.
>>
>> Fairy-Cycling UK's head of campaigns Duncan Dollimore called it "a
>> marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated
>> views of building more roads as the answer to all transport woes from
>> congestion to poor air quality.”
>> He added: “[It is] the most significant change in UK roads building
>> policy over the last 20 years. The proposals are bold in principle and
>> forward-looking as they realise the economic benefit of placing people
>> and the environment at the heart of transport policy."
>
> More than 75% of households in England and Wales rely upon cars. It'll
> be more than in rural Wales, since the score in parts of London and some
> other cities is less than the balancing 24% or less.
>
>> Writing on the Fairy-Cycling UK website Dollimore added: "At last a
>> government in the UK has fully accepted what the evidence has shown
>> for decades: you can’t just build your way out of congestion."
>
> You certainly *can*.
>
> Just imagine the chaos if we didn't have the M1 and the M6, let alone
> the M4 and the Severn Crossings.
>
> Would even the noted nutcase Dollimore advocate their closure, routing
> all South Wales to SE England traffic through Gloucester again? And all
> South Wales east-west traffic through the centres of Cardiff and Newport.
>>
>> "When we build new roads, we make it easier for people to make more
>> car journeys, so we get more motor traffic and the congestion doesn’t
>> disappear - it just returns."
>> It was a "groundbreaking" moment, Dollimore added, heralding "a
>> fundamental shift in approach to roads investment which other
>> governments in the UK simply can’t ignore."
>> Sustainable transport charity Sustrans welcomed the announcement, and
>> said Westminster needed to take note.
>
> Yes, but Sustrans are a collection of bus companies. A gathering of
> turkey farmers arguing for an extra Christmas.
>
>> "Whilst the Welsh Government is reviewing road building schemes to
>> ensure they fit with the need to reduce traffic emissions, the UK
>> Government is spending billions on major road building projects – this
>> must stop," it said.
>
> "...and people should just get used to waiting at bus stops in the rain,
> again, like their great grandparents did", it no doubt could have added.
>>
>> The announcement, by the Welsh deputy minister for climate change Lee
>> Waters, comes off the back of the Welsh Roads Review.
>> Waters told the Senedd: "We will not get to net zero unless we stop
>> doing the same thing over and over," reports the BBC. "None of this is
>> easy but neither is the alternative."
>> A number of major road building projects in Wales have now been
>> scrapped adds the report, including the third Menai Bridge and the
>> controversial Flintshire 'Red Route'.
>> The four criteria new projects will have to meet are as follows:
>> - Support modal shift (more journeys walked, fairy-cycled or using
>> public transport) and reduce carbon emissions.
>> - Improve safety through small-scale changes.
>> - Adapt to the impacts of climate change.
>
> IOW, let the population get soaked at bus-stops.
>
>> - Provide access and connectivity to jobs and centres of economic
>> activity in a way that supports modal shift.
>>
>> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/seismic-roads-review-a-victory-for-cyclists-and-the-planet
>>
>>
>

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> Active Travel Act - Cross Party Group
>
> Purpose
>
> The Cross Party Group on the Active Travel Act is a forum for cross-party
> policy debate and discussion related to the implementation of the Active
> Travel Act and the achievement of its ambition of making walking and
> cycling the most natural and normal way of getting about. The Group will
> engage with all relevant stakeholders and scrutinise the Welsh
> Government’s and other bodies’ work on this issue. The Group will also
> seek to raise awareness of the important role active travel can play in
> creating the healthy, prosperous, and resilient Wales we all wish to see.

The Cross Party Group on the Active Travel Act is a virtue-signalling
business-babble talking-shop partly designed as a response to Wales’ poor
handling of its economy.

Stand by for a rush of businesses out of the country.

--
Spike

The Welsh Government has again ripped up the rule book with a visionary approach to transport thinking designed to reduce carbon emissions from transport, that is in stark contrast to other UK governments, says Cycling UK.

The government’s response to the Roads Review, along with its Transport Delivery Plan, also published today, follows a year-long review and sets strict criteria for future roads building.

Future investment for new roads in Wales will now only be granted if plans show they will:

reduce carbon emissions and support a shift to public transport, walking and cycling
improve safety through small-scale changes
help the Welsh Government adapt to the impacts of climate change
provide connections to jobs and areas of economic activity, in a way that maximises the use of public transport, walking and cycling

The government policy was announced in the Senedd by Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters AM, who said the change in policy was a response to the failure of 70 years of roads building.

“We will not get to net zero unless we stop doing the same thing over and over,” he said.

We will not get to net zero unless we stop doing the same thing over and over

Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters AM

“None of this is easy but neither is the alternative.”

While Cycling UK still needs to delve into the detail of the Welsh Government’s announcement, the charity has praised the principles behind the news today.

Duncan Dollimore, Cycling UK’s head of campaigns, said: “The Welsh Government’s response to the Roads Review marks the most significant change in UK roads-building policy over the last 20 years.

“The proposals are bold in principle and forward looking as they realise the economic benefit of placing people and the environment at the heart of transport policy.”

Drawing distinction between the Welsh Government and other UK governments’ approach to road building, Mr Dollimore added: “This is a marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated views of building more roads as the answer to all transport woes from congestion to poor air quality.”

The Welsh Government’s response to the Roads Review marks the most significant change in UK roads building policy over the last 20 years

Duncan Dollimore, Cycling UK head of campaigns

The Roads Review was initially announced in 2021 and developed by an expert panel, led by transport consultant Lynn Sloman. It assessed 59 road projects in Wales and made recommendations on how to proceed.

There are 15 projects which will go ahead, with the remainder now needing to be revised with a view to meeting the new criteria or face cancellation in the future.

On 18/02/2023 05:10 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
> The Welsh Government has again ripped up the rule book with a visionary approach to transport thinking designed to reduce carbon emissions from transport, that is in stark contrast to other UK governments, says Fairy Cycling UK.
>
> The government’s response to the Roads Review, along with its Transport Delivery Plan, also published today, follows a year-long review and sets strict criteria for future roads building.
>
> Future investment for new roads in Wales will now only be granted if plans show they will:
>
> reduce carbon emissions and support a shift to public transport, walking and fairy-cycling
> improve safety through small-scale changes
> help the Welsh Government adapt to the impacts of climate change
> provide connections to jobs and areas of economic activity, in a way that maximises the use of public transport, walking and fairy-cycling
>
> The government policy was announced in the Senedd by Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters AM, who said the change in policy was a response to the failure of 70 years of roads building.
>
> “We will not get to net zero unless we stop doing the same thing over and over,” he said.
>
> We will not get to net zero unless we stop doing the same thing over and over

But will we get to it by *saying* the same (nonsensical) things over and
over?

If we could, he'd have a recipe for success.
>
> Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters AM
>
> “None of this is easy but neither is the alternative.”
>
> While Fairy-Cycling UK still needs to delve into the detail of the Welsh Government’s announcement, the charity has praised the principles behind the news today.
>
> Duncan Dollimore, Fairy-Cycling UK’s head of campaigns, said: “The Welsh Government’s response to the Roads Review marks the most significant change in UK roads-building policy over the last 20 years.
>
> “The proposals are bold in principle and forward looking as they realise the economic benefit of placing people and the environment at the heart of transport policy.”

The >75% of the population who use cars are people.
>
> Drawing distinction between the Welsh Government and other UK governments’ approach to road building, Mr Dollimore added: “This is a marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated views of building more roads as the answer to all transport woes from congestion to poor air quality.”
>
> The Welsh Government’s response to the Roads Review marks the most significant change in UK roads building policy over the last 20 years
>
> Duncan Dollimore, Fairy-Cycling UK head of campaigns
>
> The Roads Review was initially announced in 2021 and developed by an expert panel, led by transport consultant Lynn Sloman. It assessed 59 road projects in Wales and made recommendations on how to proceed.
>
> There are 15 projects which will go ahead, with the remainder now needing to be revised with a view to meeting the new criteria or face cancellation in the future.
>

> QUOTE:
> There are 15 projects which will go ahead, with the remainder now needing to be revised with a view to meeting the new criteria or face cancellation in the future. ENDS

IS THAT ENOUGH WARNING FOR YOU?

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

> The Welsh Government has again ripped up the rule book with a visionary
> approach to transport thinking designed to reduce carbon emissions from
> transport, that is in stark contrast to other UK governments, says Cycling UK.

> Future investment for new roads in Wales will now only be granted if plans show they will:

> reduce carbon emissions and support a shift to public transport, walking and cycling

> improve safety through small-scale changes

> help the Welsh Government adapt to the impacts of climate change

> provide connections to jobs and areas of economic activity, in a way
> that maximises the use of public transport, walking and cycling

So, a great encouragement for Ineos to take its car-building business
somewhere else…

Bridgend….. or Moselle…. That must have been a ball-busting decision.

--
Spike

JNugent <jenningsandco@mail.com> wrote:
> On 18/02/2023 05:10 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> The Welsh Government has again ripped up the rule book with a visionary
>> approach to transport thinking designed to reduce carbon emissions from
>> transport, that is in stark contrast to other UK governments, says Fairy Cycling UK.
>>
>> The government’s response to the Roads Review, along with its Transport
>> Delivery Plan, also published today, follows a year-long review and sets
>> strict criteria for future roads building.
>>
>> Future investment for new roads in Wales will now only be granted if plans show they will:
>>
>> reduce carbon emissions and support a shift to public transport, walking and fairy-cycling
>> improve safety through small-scale changes
>> help the Welsh Government adapt to the impacts of climate change
>> provide connections to jobs and areas of economic activity, in a way
>> that maximises the use of public transport, walking and fairy-cycling
>>
>> The government policy was announced in the Senedd by Deputy Minister for
>> Climate Change Lee Waters AM, who said the change in policy was a
>> response to the failure of 70 years of roads building.
>>
>> “We will not get to net zero unless we stop doing the same thing over and over,” he said.
>>
>> We will not get to net zero unless we stop doing the same thing over and over
>
> But will we get to it by *saying* the same (nonsensical) things over and
> over?
>
> If we could, he'd have a recipe for success.
>>
>> Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters AM
>>
>> “None of this is easy but neither is the alternative.”
>>
>> While Fairy-Cycling UK still needs to delve into the detail of the Welsh
>> Government’s announcement, the charity has praised the principles behind the news today.
>>
>> Duncan Dollimore, Fairy-Cycling UK’s head of campaigns, said: “The Welsh
>> Government’s response to the Roads Review marks the most significant
>> change in UK roads-building policy over the last 20 years.
>>
>> “The proposals are bold in principle and forward looking as they realise
>> the economic benefit of placing people and the environment at the heart
>> of transport policy.”

> The >75% of the population who use cars are people.

Mason seems to have forgotten his 7500-mile motoring holiday in Europe!

>> Drawing distinction between the Welsh Government and other UK
>> governments’ approach to road building, Mr Dollimore added: “This is a
>> marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated
>> views of building more roads as the answer to all transport woes from
>> congestion to poor air quality.”
>>
>> The Welsh Government’s response to the Roads Review marks the most
>> significant change in UK roads building policy over the last 20 years
>>
>> Duncan Dollimore, Fairy-Cycling UK head of campaigns
>>
>> The Roads Review was initially announced in 2021 and developed by an
>> expert panel, led by transport consultant Lynn Sloman. It assessed 59
>> road projects in Wales and made recommendations on how to proceed.
>>
>> There are 15 projects which will go ahead, with the remainder now
>> needing to be revised with a view to meeting the new criteria or face
>> cancellation in the future.

--
Spike

QUOTE: "Seismic". That was how Cycling UK described the Welsh government's decision to scrap all its road building plans, and to start afresh with an eye on encouraging sustainable and active transport over car use. ENDS

All fossil fuels will run out this century - best get used to it.

Simon Mason <swldxer2022@gmail.com> wrote:
> QUOTE: "Seismic". That was how Cycling UK described the Welsh
> government's decision to scrap all its road building plans, and to start
> afresh with an eye on encouraging sustainable and active transport over car use. ENDS

> All fossil fuels will run out this century - best get used to it.
They said all fossil fuels would run out last century too. Best get used to
them being wrong.

--
Spike

On 18/02/2023 07:50 pm, Spike wrote:
> JNugent <jenningsandco@mail.com> wrote:
>> On 18/02/2023 05:10 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> The Welsh Government has again ripped up the rule book with a visionary
>>> approach to transport thinking designed to reduce carbon emissions from
>>> transport, that is in stark contrast to other UK governments, says Fairy Cycling UK.
>>>
>>> The government’s response to the Roads Review, along with its Transport
>>> Delivery Plan, also published today, follows a year-long review and sets
>>> strict criteria for future roads building.
>>>
>>> Future investment for new roads in Wales will now only be granted if plans show they will:
>>>
>>> reduce carbon emissions and support a shift to public transport, walking and fairy-cycling
>>> improve safety through small-scale changes
>>> help the Welsh Government adapt to the impacts of climate change
>>> provide connections to jobs and areas of economic activity, in a way
>>> that maximises the use of public transport, walking and fairy-cycling
>>>
>>> The government policy was announced in the Senedd by Deputy Minister for
>>> Climate Change Lee Waters AM, who said the change in policy was a
>>> response to the failure of 70 years of roads building.
>>>
>>> “We will not get to net zero unless we stop doing the same thing over and over,” he said.
>>>
>>> We will not get to net zero unless we stop doing the same thing over and over
>>
>> But will we get to it by *saying* the same (nonsensical) things over and
>> over?
>>
>> If we could, he'd have a recipe for success.
>>>
>>> Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters AM
>>>
>>> “None of this is easy but neither is the alternative.”
>>>
>>> While Fairy-Cycling UK still needs to delve into the detail of the Welsh
>>> Government’s announcement, the charity has praised the principles behind the news today.
>>>
>>> Duncan Dollimore, Fairy-Cycling UK’s head of campaigns, said: “The Welsh
>>> Government’s response to the Roads Review marks the most significant
>>> change in UK roads-building policy over the last 20 years.
>>>
>>> “The proposals are bold in principle and forward looking as they realise
>>> the economic benefit of placing people and the environment at the heart
>>> of transport policy.”
>
>> The >75% of the population who use cars are people.
>
> Mason seems to have forgotten his 7500-mile motoring holiday in Europe!

....all done without functioning windscreen wipers!

And he has the nerve to lecture others about road safety!
>
>>> Drawing distinction between the Welsh Government and other UK
>>> governments’ approach to road building, Mr Dollimore added: “This is a
>>> marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated
>>> views of building more roads as the answer to all transport woes from
>>> congestion to poor air quality.”
>>>
>>> The Welsh Government’s response to the Roads Review marks the most
>>> significant change in UK roads building policy over the last 20 years
>>>
>>> Duncan Dollimore, Fairy-Cycling UK head of campaigns
>>>
>>> The Roads Review was initially announced in 2021 and developed by an
>>> expert panel, led by transport consultant Lynn Sloman. It assessed 59
>>> road projects in Wales and made recommendations on how to proceed.
>>>
>>> There are 15 projects which will go ahead, with the remainder now
>>> needing to be revised with a view to meeting the new criteria or face
>>> cancellation in the future.
>
>
>

On 18/02/2023 11:08 pm, Spike wrote:

> Simon Mason <swldxer2022@gmail.com> wrote:

>> QUOTE: "Seismic". That was how Fairy-Cycling UK described the Welsh
>> government's decision to scrap all its road building plans, and to start
>> afresh with an eye on encouraging sustainable and active transport over car use. ENDS
>
>> All fossil fuels will run out this century - best get used to it.
>
> They said all fossil fuels would run out last century too. Best get used to
> them being wrong.

We were assured that the oil would run out by 1980.

A major review of road-building policy in Wales has been welcomed as “the most significant change in UK roads building policy over the last 20 years,” by charity Cycling UK.

On Tuesday 14th February, the Welsh Government released its response to proposals on the future of roads policy in the nation, with a significant focus on net zero aims and the reallocation of road space for active travel.

The review dates back to June 2021, when the Deputy Minister for Climate Change announced a review of new road schemes funded by the Welsh Government.

The Roads Review panel was then established to conduct the review, with membership made up of independent experts in transport policy, climate change, highway engineering, and the freight and logistics sector.

In initial reaction to the Welsh Government’s Roads Review response, Cycling UK’s head of campaigns, Duncan Dollimore, said: “The Welsh Government’s Roads Review marks the most significant change in UK roads building policy over the last 20 years. The proposals are bold in principle and forward looking as they realise the economic benefit of placing people and the environment at the heart of transport policy.

“This is a marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated views of building more roads as the answer to all transport woes from congestion to poor air quality.”

The Welsh Government in its Roads Review has said it will apply four test to all future projects before committing to building them.

Future road investment for projects will be considered if plans will:

reduce carbon emissions and support a shift to public transport, walking and cycling;
improve safety through small-scale changes;
help the Welsh government adapt to the impacts of climate change; and
provide connections to jobs and areas of economic activity, in a way that maximises the use of public transport, walking and cycling.

In its response to the review, the Welsh Government said: “Reducing and re-prioritising our investment on new road schemes and increasing our investment in sustainable modes will assist modal shift, but it will also deliver wider benefits. These include less air pollution, more successful town and neighbourhood centres and a transport system that is accessible and fair for all. We recognise that this is a big and difficult change, that it won’t happen overnight, and it requires us to work collaboratively, across Government and beyond.”

JNugent <jenningsandco@mail.com> wrote:
> On 18/02/2023 11:08 pm, Spike wrote:
>
>> Simon Mason <swldxer2022@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> QUOTE: "Seismic". That was how Fairy-Cycling UK described the Welsh
>>> government's decision to scrap all its road building plans, and to start
>>> afresh with an eye on encouraging sustainable and active transport over car use. ENDS
>>
>>> All fossil fuels will run out this century - best get used to it.
>>
>> They said all fossil fuels would run out last century too. Best get used to
>> them being wrong.
>
> We were assured that the oil would run out by 1980.

It was the early opening offensive of the Just Stop Everything movement,
now so gleefully aided by cycling groups.

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Spike

QUOTE:“This is a marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated views of building more roads as the answer to all transport woes from congestion to poor air quality.” ENDS

YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FOR DECADES.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> QUOTE:“This is a marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic
> and outdated views of building more roads as the answer to all transport
> woes from congestion to poor air quality.” ENDS
>
> YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FOR DECADES.

And?

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Spike

On 19/02/2023 11:23 am, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> QUOTE:“This is a marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated views of building more roads as the answer to all transport woes from congestion to poor air quality.” ENDS
>
> YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FOR DECADES.

You've also been told that 2 + 2 = 4, but you don't seem to have
internalised that either.

On Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 11:23:57 AM UTC, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> QUOTE:“This is a marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic and outdated views of building more roads as the answer to all transport woes from congestion to poor air quality.” ENDS
>
> YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FOR DECADES.

Now you are getting charged for all of the crap your polluting jalopy spews out - not before time.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 11:23:57 AM UTC, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> QUOTE:“This is a marked shift from other UK administrations’ simplistic
>> and outdated views of building more roads as the answer to all transport
>> woes from congestion to poor air quality.” ENDS
>>
>> YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FOR DECADES.

> Now you are getting charged for all of the crap your polluting jalopy
> spews out - not before time.

How much did you have to pay when you polluted Europe on your 7500-mile
motoring holiday?

Not much, I’ll bet.

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Spike

QUOTE: "Whilst the Welsh Government is reviewing road building schemes to ensure they fit with the need to reduce traffic emissions, the UK Government is spending billions on major road building projects – this must stop," it said.ENDS

Don't worry - they've had to scrap much of HS2 due to the high costs.