Transport

I’m a transport campaigner at local, regional and national levels with a special focus on constraining the unsustainable expansion of aviation.  Previously member of the Y&H regional transport board ~

My transport work includes:

–  Aviation: work for Friends of the Earth before and after the 2003 Air Transport White Paper, and on its replacement – the Sustainable Aviation Framework – now being developed. Member of the DfT Northern Air Services Study Y&H Reference Group 1999-2000, representing environmental groups. I wrote the FOE submission into the White Paper process Sustainable Aviation = Demand Management (June 2003  This is a one page summary of the 78 page original) and in 2011 the submission into the SAF.  Work to influence the new framework will continue throughout 2012. I also wrote the FOE submission into the 2011 Treasury consultation on Air Passenger Duty.

Represented FOE at the public inquiry into the proposed Finningley Airport, Doncaster (Sept 2001-March 2002).   Member of the Leeds Bradford Airport Surface Access Forum, representing the Y&H TAR, since its inception; and strategised for the campaign opposing LBA expansion in 2009-10. See also AirportWatch, the ‘UK campaign for sustainable aviation’.

High Speed Rail: I prepared the analysis and most of the text for the FOE submission to the Transport Select Committee on HS2.

–  Regional Transport Board:  I represented Y&H Regional Environment Forum on the Yorkshire & the Humber Regional Transport Board (2006-09); when the Regional Assembly was abolished I was appointed as the Environmental Sector representative on the replacement Regional Transport Advisory Board 2009-10.

–  Yorkshire & the Humber Transport Activists Roundtable (Y&H TAR), which brings together the environmental transport NGOs in the region.  Chair 2004 to date; and initial contact for roads and aviation issues.  See also the Y&H TAR website.

–  Member of the DfT Steering Groups for SWYMMS (South & West Yorkshire Multi-Modal Study): the study finished at the end of July 2002; and the A66 Penrith to Scotch Corner Safety Study: finished autumn 2001.

–  Hebden Bridge Traffic Review: I was the proposer of the project which succeeded in pedestrianising  the centre of the town (the previous two attempts had failed); and spokesperson for the HBTR steering group. Work concluded in 2008 (having won some prizes).

–  Former ‘owner’ of  TransportInfo.org.uk a website which provides a daily compilation of UK press articles on transport issues.  This was transferred free of charge to Cogitamus on 1st July 2008.

If you’d like further information about any of these issues, please contact me

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