How Does Britain Score? Transport A Policy Exchange scorecard on transport shows that travelling, both by car and tube, is more expensive in the UK than in any other industrialised country... Automobiles, despite being a costly way to travel, are still Brits' most preferred mode. This affinity for cars may also explain why the number of Brits who choose walking as a means of travel is so low compared to our European counterparts. On the good side though, the vehicle fatality rate in the UK is the lowest of the countries surveyed.

By Policy Exchange , UK.

Transport Policy Resource.

The Sky's the Limit: policies for sustainable aviation

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The Sky's the Limit: policies for sustainable aviation The number of people flying from UK airports is forecast to almost treble by 2030, while air freight is growing at an even faster rate. The economic and social benefits of growth in aviation must be weighed against the environmental costs, including noise, air pollution and climate change. Unconstrained growth in aviation may also increase regional economic inequalities as well as the development pressure in the south east, while extracting jobs from other regions. By Simon Bishop and Tony Grayling of theInstitute for Public Policy Research.

By Institute for Public Policy Research , UK.

Transport Policy Resource.

London Congestion Charge

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London Congestion Charge On 17 February 2003, one of the world?s largest and most ambitious plans to tackle urban congestion began, with the introduction of a congestion charge for central London. It is hoped that this £5 daily charge for many vehicles entering the Inner Ring Road charging zone will significantly reduce the level of congestion faced by those travelling into and out of central London both by private and by public transport. This Briefing Note by Laura Blow, Andrew Leicester and Zoë Smith aims to provide a guide to the workings of the London congestion charge. Published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

By Institute for Fiscal Studies , UK.

Transport Policy Resource.

Public Investment in Public Services

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Public Investment in Public Services The UK's Labour government has been at pains to stress the importance of public investment on the grounds that it provides the infrastructure that is a prerequisite for improvements in output and growth and is necessary both to supply and to enhance public services. This note looks at Britain's public investment over the last 25 years and identifies trends in the various spending areas. "Twenty-Five Years of Falling Investment? Trends in Capital Spending on Public Services" by Tom Clark, Mike Elsby and Sarah Love is published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

By Institute for Fiscal Studies , UK.

Transport Policy Resource.