Road Block is a project of Transport 2000

Links


transport | aviation | planning | environment | climate change | media | group skills | direct action

Transport

Transport 2000
The independent national body concerned with sustainable transport. Contains 'Change Your Streets' campaign information.

Friends of the Earth's transport campaign
Source of useful information and campaign materials

TRANSform Scotland
A campaign for a more sensible transport system

Living Streets
The champions of streets and public spaces for people on foot, working on practical projects to create safe, vibrant and healthy streets for all.

The Slower Speeds Initiative
Highlights the impacts of speed

The Woodland Trust's transport campaign
Exposing the environmental implications of proposals for road and aviation growth

Highways Agency
Oversees England's motorways and trunk roads

 

Streets Alive
Streets Alive is a charitable group which promotes culturally thriving communities through traffic-free street events.

 


Aviation

AirportWatch
The campaign to oppose unnecessary, unsustainable and irresponsible airport expansion across the UK.

Pledge Against Airport Expansion
Sign up to oppose government plans to expand airports.

 

Plane Stupid

Local campaigners and activitists dedicated to using direct action to bring the aviation industry down to earth.


Planning

Planning Help
How to make your voice heard on the decisions that shape your environment

Chapter 7
A campaign to provide access to land for all households through environmentally sound planning.

 

Friends of the Earth Planning Resources

An information resource and campaign guide to the new planning system in England.

 

Local Works - the campaign for the Sustainable Communities Bill
The cross-party campaign to change the law and turn politics on its head, with local communities driving government decisions and being truly empowered to make their areas more sustainable.

Environment

Campaign for the Protection of Rural England
Campaign for the countryside to be protected and enhanced for the benefit of everyone

Centre for Alternative Technology
Promotes renewable energy, environmental building, energy efficiency, organic growing and alternative sewage systems.

Woodland Trust and Ancient Tree Forum's 'woods and trees under threat' campaign
Campaigners' guide and background info.


Climate change

Campaign Against Climate Change
Organises actions and events on climate change

Friends of the Earth climate change campaign
Source of useful information and campaign materials

Greenpeace's global warming campaign
A campaigning organization that exposes global environmental problems and their causes, while researching solutions and alternatives for a green and peaceful future.

Hadley Centre
UK focus for the scientific issues around climate change

Rising Tide
Useful background info and briefings

 

Stop Climate Chaos

A coalition of groups working to build a public mandate for political action to stop human-induced climate change. Actions and information.



Media

Transportinfo.net
Information on UK transport for environmentalists, including daily update of transport-related stories from a range of media sources

Local Transport Today
The leading journal for transport planning and policy in the UK
Email: Ed.ltt@landor.co.uk
Tel: 020 7587 5185

Car Busters Magazine
A 32-page quarterly print magazine critiquing car culture and exploring positive alternatives.

Group skills

Seeds for Change
Training and support for grassroots campaigners, NGOs, Co-ops and other community groups and organisations in the social sector. Also provide training in nonviolent direct action.

Direct action

Road Alert
Information service supporting direct action

'Roadblock' is an online version of a book published 10 years ago detailing the story of the anti-roads movement and history of Alarm UK. Kept as faithfully to the printed version original design as possible there is also a more easily printable pdf version. ( Both links open in new windows. )