Transport
Government has a primary role to ensure effective and efficient transport links. Poor infrastructure is a drag on productivity and prosperity, apart from being a source of frustration in everyday life.
The Peoples Party will: |
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increase public investment in transport infrastructure and leverage private investment |
consult on new ways to fund transport infrastructure as fossil fuel usage declines |
undertake a wholesale renewal and modernisation of Britain’s road network, fixing potholes, resurfacing, updating road markings and reflective studs, making roads new technology friendly |
promote “smart” transport solutions to increase the use of existing transport capacity, encourage autonomous driving technologies |
change planning laws to make the construction of new transport infrastructure a national priority that local protests cannot delay |
enhance the motorway network and improve road connectivity |
encourage the construction of new bypasses to remove congestion and free towns and villages from through traffic |
promote electric vehicles, phase out diesel and petrol cars, lorries and buses. Encourage trolleybuses in built up areas |
require cars to display an insurance disc |
install millions of charging points and facilitate the use of vehicles to store power for the electricity grid |
provide free driving lessons, introduce measures to make insurance affordable for young people |
encourage cycling within towns and cities |
promote electric air taxis to offer regional air connectivity, discourage fossil fuel air travel |
cut to the bare minimum the “bureaucracy” at airports, every passenger should have a VIP service |
require dramatic improvements to rail commuter services, increasing capacity and improving seating |
establish a cost effective network of high speed trains to reduce journey times, increase capacity and cut fares |
introduce a simple, integrated ticketing system on buses and trains adopting international best practice |
Traffic jams, congestion, delays, exorbitant rail tickets, and overcrowding simply have no place in a dynamic and prosperous country.