The government has unveiled a transport policy which is emphasisingpublic transport at the expense of the car.
John Prescott, the deputy Prime Minister, has announced a range ofpossible measures to entice drivers from their cars including road tollsand higher parking charges. Other options in a consultation paperinclude; creating an orbital railway for central London, a campaign toshift freight from roads to rail and a return to the regulation of buses.
A White Paper with more concrete proposals will be delivered in March.
- The Times 22/08/97 page 1, page 5
- The Guardian 22/08/97 page 2, page 15
- Financial Times 22/08/97 page 6, page 14, page 15 (Editorial), page16, page 16 (Lex)
- The Daily Telegraph 22/08/97 page 2
- The Independent 22/08/97 page 9
