The pressure group Transport 2000 wants Labour to put more emphasis on integrated rail and bus services.

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And, following a challenge from Transport 2000 and other environmental pressure groups, the decision is to be judicially reviewed.

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Transport 2000's Streets for People co-ordinator Julia Samson said during the Bank Holidays more young people were playing outside.

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Stephen Joseph, director of Transport 2000, said road trains "have no place on Britain's country lanes and town centres".

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Stephen Joseph, of the environmental lobby group Transport 2000, said it would be a mistake for commuters to return to their car because of fears over rail safety.

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Campaigners, including Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and Transport 2000, claimed the route will cut through the legally protected countryside and affect the ancient woodland and a nature reserve.

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Sustainable transport pressure group Transport 2000 has called for a package of measures, including a significant rise in Air Passenger Duty, VAT on all aviation transactions, a firm commitment to an EU emissions charge and take-off and landing slot auctioning at the main airports.

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Both say their airports - plagued by glitches when they opened last year - will be ready in June, while telecommunications, finance and transport networks will be ready before 2000.

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Since 2000, reports the Air Transport Association of America, there's been a 21% drop in passenger volume for flights of 500 miles or less.

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U.S. airlines carried 30.3 million passengers last month, compared to 46 million in September 2000, according to the Air Transport Association.

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