[sustran] UK Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) survey results

eric britton eric.britton at ecoplan.org
Sat Aug 21 01:28:55 JST 2010


 

 On Behalf Of Ian Perry
Sent: Friday, 20 August, 2010 15:08
To: NewMobilityCafe at yahoogroups.com



 

  

The results of CILT's members' survey on the Government's Comprehensive
Spending Review has been released today.



1,244CILT members completed an online survey in July. The main finding was
that transport spending that supports economic growth or reduces congestion
should be the key priority in the Government's Comprehensive Spending
Review.

75% identified 'supporting economic growth' as one of the top priorities
where Government spending should be protected. 

 

Areas identified as being high priorities for cutting expenditure were
socially inclusive services e.g. young person's rail-cards, free bus passes
for pensioners (54%), rural accessibility (46%), health and safety (44%) and
increasing capacity (44%). The analysis suggests a move towards the user
paying more than taxpayer for mobility.



Maintaining, and making the best use of the existing infrastructure was seen
as a higher priority than building new capacity. Existing rail capacity,
road maintenance and smarter choices, were the top priorities for transport
spending whilst new motorways, new or extended tram systems and new
transport links to airports were amongst the lowest. However, plans for
progressing the new (exciting) high speed rail network (HS2) were supported
by 79%, albeit with some thinking that there should be a delay to the
current timetable. 

'Smarter choices' - green efforts to change travel behaviour and reduce car
use, such as cycling and car sharing, were seen as sensible actions for
current or greater levels of investment (77%). 

 



Respondents were also concerned that climate change should not be forgotten.
Protecting public spending to reduce carbon emissions was the fourth highest
overall priority. There was also support for the prospect of users paying a
higher proportion of transport costs.

In terms of generating increased transport funding, 70% of respondents
identified various forms of road or congestion charging as one of their top
preferences for the Government to raise new revenues.  Only 7% supported
increased rail fares - perhaps as rail travel in the UK is already perceived
as being expensive?

 

As for cycling...  no mention of it in the published results.

 

Steve Agg, CILT CEO, said: 'Members believe that we should target spending
to boost economic growth and reduce congestion. In doing so it must be
recognised that, whether in respect of the movement of people or goods, the
transport sector plays a vital role in both the operation of the economy and
of the social life of the UK, and is important to every individual and every
company. By making better use of what we have, using technology to help
operators and users make smarter choices about how and when to travel, and
the routes to take, our members believe that we can get the best value for
the money which is available to the Department of Transport, local
authorities and the devolved Governments.'

 

Ian Perry

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