Stop RIS2

Climate activists against wasting £27bil and destroying our countryside for 4,000 miles of pointless roads, which only ever increase traffic and emissions.

[Stop RIS2 @StopRIS2]

See what concrete travesties are being built near you, as RIS1, RIS2, RIS3 plough through the countryside, taking our chances of staying below 1.5°C with them. #ClimateCrisis @RoadsXR @ExtinctionR @friends_earth #StopRIS2 https://t.co/GnVCc4tUtJ

[New Civil Engineer @ncedigital]

National Highways saw all of its recorded carbon emissions rise in the latest financial year, data obtained by NCE has revealed.

Full story: https://t.co/9VWC6sSov9

[Stop RIS2 @StopRIS2]

@TedDitchburnNNP @rh52d @TransportActio2 @space4gosforth @GarethDennis It’s not ideology to say that RIS2 and al its projects must be stopped, including your pet road, for the sake of curbing car dependency and national emissions targets. https://t.co/caEDWlyOYN

[Thames Crossing Action Group @tcaginfo]

A well prepared document detailing the shortcomings of the lower Thames crossing. Briefing MPs at portcullis house Westminster. https://t.co/t1umitTXwd @TransportActio2 @CBTransport @ThurrockJen @JamesReform @drlsullivan @JuliaLopezMP @Jim4Dartford

[Stop RIS2 @StopRIS2]

Decision on LTC punted which is better than being approved but not as good as being axed.

[Transport Action Network @TransportActio2]

BREAKING!

#LowerThamesCrossing decision delayed until May 2025!

We welcome the delay which gives an opportunity for @LouHaigh to do something better

Our full reaction here: https://t.co/TkMpiMKNoK

[Sam Dumitriu @Sam_Dumitriu]

It cost £297m to produce the Lower Thames Crossing's 359,866 page long planning application.

That's more than it cost Norway to build the world's longest road tunnel.

The Department for Transport was meant to decide whether to approve it today. Instead, we got another delay.

[Transport Action Network @TransportActio2]

The next roads programme needs to focus on maintenance and not building bigger roads.

81% of the public agree!
https://t.co/pkOZ1Hq9rp

[Bob From Accounts 🚲 @BobFromAccounts]

cycle routes costs on average £460,000 to £880,000 per km

motorway on average costs £20 million + per km

physical inactivity amongst adults contributes to 1 in 6 deaths in the UK & costs the NHS over £1 billion per year

Build more cycle lanes, everyone wins @LouHaigh

[Thames Crossing Action Group @tcaginfo]

Unfortunately so many people get their facts wrong about the £10bn+ Lower Thames Crossing, and do not know it has an extremely poor business case and won't fulfil its objectives
https://t.co/NcPnAeIKjS

[Transport Action Network @TransportActio2]

We have filed a formal complaint to the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) about National Highways’ inappropriate attempts to influence the decision making process for the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing.

https://t.co/hDFC0jxLp6

[Stop RIS2 @StopRIS2]

One more lane bro! America might be addicted to infinite road widening forever increasing pollution, but England doesn’t need to be as car-crazy as our friends across the pond. We need to end the induced demand fantasy and demand a road review from @RachelReevesMP.

[James McMurdock MP @JMcMurdockMP]

“Spending £9bn on a road that can’t even carry a bus is utterly nonsensical"

[EndCarDependency @RoadsXR]

“..no other credible path to
sustainable growth..
@RachelReevesMP⁩ should not allow an arbitrary public debt rule of past admins to derail gov’s economic mission”

#FundRailBusBike
REALLOCATE road space
🇬🇧wide integrated network

#NewRoadsNewTraffic ❌ https://t.co/65tbdFvoZX

[Transport Action Network @TransportActio2]

Cancel New Roads To Boost Growth: Report by @TransportActio2.

How Labour’s growth mission can be kickstarted by cancelling the Conservatives’ roads programme, fixing potholes, investing in public transport and active travel, and slashing the deficit.

[Stop RIS2 @StopRIS2]

@MikeWillSee @UKLabour Was going for “Spend less on public transport than we would have spent on roads” but yes of course. Binned and started again.

[Stop RIS2 @StopRIS2]

Induced demand strikes again. Build more roads, get more traffic, yet @UKLabour are still promising new roads despite the £15bn price tag. We could scrap new roads, spend more on improving public transport, and avoid freezing your nan for no reason this winter.

[Adam Tranter @adamtranter]

However much you try, you cannot build your way out of congestion.

“Traffic worse since A30 upgrade, residents say.”

https://t.co/RtHg6Q1LeN

[Stop RIS2 @StopRIS2]

More roads. More traffic. More pollution. More countryside unlocked for development. https://t.co/CukowH240f

[Transport Action Network @TransportActio2]

Labour’s growth mission can be kickstarted by:

❌ cancelling the Conservatives’ roads programme
🤩 fixing potholes
🚍 investing in public transport and active travel

https://t.co/jg5QBQpEmQ

[Transport Action Network @TransportActio2]

The Lower Thames Crossing is the world's most expensive sticking plaster. @NationalHways' claims are simply not credible
https://t.co/JXsopP8mxI

[Transport Action Network @TransportActio2]

Strong contingent outside @labour conference calling on @LouHaigh and @RachelReevesMP to save @saverimrose and cancel new roads to boost growth

There are better investments

[Transport Action Network @TransportActio2]

Cancel new roads to boost growth: our submission to @LouHaigh’s infrastructure review as to why cancelling £15bn or more of new roads would help grow the economy and support Labour’s five missions

https://t.co/LVmWxYZRjY