Useful Links

Tameside Council's "Longdendale Integrated Transport Strategy" website – for information on the latest proposals from Tameside MBC

Highways Agency – Government department responsible for development, planning, and (possible) implementation of the A57/A628 bypass scheme.

UK Commission for Integrated Transport – An independent body advising the Government on integrated transport policy. Has some interesting information about the future of rail freight, public transport, and congestion charging.

Campaign for Better Transport (was Transport 2000) – A national organisaion whose aim is to influence government policy and promote sustainable transport solutions (ie. not more road building!) Lots of information about transport issues.

Road Alert – Website campaigning against road building throughout the UK. Provides a central point for local campaigns and a forum for people involved in direct action against road building.

EarthFirst! – Direct action group that organise a variety of campaign actions and meetings in the Manchester area.

South East Manchester Multi-Modal Study (SEMMS)

Road Block – Road Block is an alliance of groups and individuals campaigning against road-building campaigning at the local and national level.

Friends of the Peak District – Campaigning to protect the Peak District National Park from development.

Woodhead Against Increased Traffic (WAIT) – A group based in South Yorkshire campaigning against the Mottram-Tinwistle bypass on the grounds that it will lead to massive traffic increases on roads to the east of the Pennines.

rECOrd - The Biodiversity Information Centre - Recording wildlife sightings in Cheshire.

Save the Woodhead Tunnel - Campaign group fighting to open the Woodhead tunnel to rail again.

Save Swallow's Wood page on Greenvoice - Group pages set up on the Greenvoice site.

Green Provides Directory - Useful site with links to all manner of environment-related sites on the web.