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Transport Campaign

Actions & Events

Bikes on Trams (June 2008)
Critical Commute (March 2008)
4x4 School Run (October 2006)
Love Your Bike launch (March 2006)
4x4 Mudwash (July 2005)
4x4 Survey Handover (June 2005)
Double Trouble for 4x4 Drivers (March 2005)
Ticketing Urban 4x4s (December 2004)
In Town Without My Car Day (September 2003)
Rail Day of Action (April 2002)
European Car Free Day (September 2001)

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Briefings

Driving Up Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Road Transport (Transport 2000, Jul 2006, PDF, 905 KB)
Tackling Climate Change through the Budget (Friends of the Earth, Oct 2005, PDF, 105 KB)
Road Pricing: Magic Wand or Red Herring? (Friends of the Earth, Aug 2005, PDF, 91 KB)

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Media Coverage

Interview: Dave Coleman on the TIF bid (Channel M, 27 Oct 2008)
Letter: Better for all (Manchester Evening News website, 23 Aug 2008)
Letter: Congestion plan involves real money - now (Prestwich & Whitefield Guide website, 9 Oct 2008)
Interview: Dave Coleman on the TIF bid (Channel M, 18 Sep 2008)
Letter: Buses are better than cars (Manchester Evening News website, 15 Aug 2008)
Letter: Charge protestors are confused (Manchester Evening News website, 23 Jun 2008)
Article: Make room for bikes plea (Manchester Evening News website, 19 Jun 2008)
Article: Cardboard bikes aid travel call (BBC News website, 18 Jun 2008)
Interview: Dave Coleman on the TIF bid (BBC Radio Manchester, 10 Jun 2008, MP3, 1.5 MB)
Article: Cyclists take a short cut (Manchester Evening News website, 29 Mar 2008)
Letter: Not kids' fault (Manchester Evening News website, 8 Jun 2007)
Interview: Sam on biofuels (BBC2 Working Lunch, 4 Jun 2007, Windows Media (WMV) file, 6.5 MB)
Feature: 4x4 School Run Action (ITV1 Driving Me Crazy, 14 May 2007, AVI file, 5.9 MB)
Interview: Sam on biofuels (part 1) (BBC Radio Five Live, 13 May 2007, MP3, 0.8 MB)
Interview: Sam on biofuels (part 2) (BBC Radio Five Live, 13 May 2007, MP3, 1.2 MB)
Letter: Survey welcomed (Manchester Evening News website, 24 Mar 2007)
Letter: Airport has a part to play (Manchester Evening News website, 26 Jan 2007)
Interview: Graeme Sherriff on road pricing (BBC Radio Manchester, 24 Jan 2007, MP3, 3.9 MB)
Article: 'Ban gas-guzzling 4x4s' (Manchester Metro News, Oct 2006, JPG, 374 KB)
Article: Love your bike for a better life (Bury Times, Mar 2006, JPG, 163 KB)
Article: Befriend the Earth by cycling (Oldham Chronicle, Mar 2006, JPG, 261 KB)
Article: Campaign urges South Manchester commuters to get on their bikes (South Manchester Reporter, Mar 2006, JPG, 239 KB)
Interview: Dave Coleman on increased road tax for 4x4s (BBC GMR, 22 Mar 2006, MP3, 1.9 MB)
Letter: Only way to cut jams (Manchester Metro News, 16 Dec 2005, JPG, 94 KB)
Article: Opinion: Yes to the congestion charge (Manchester Evening News website, 29 Nov 2005)
Article: 4x4 cars to get a free mud wash (Manchester Metro News, 15 Jul 2005, JPG, 163 KB)
Article: Greens show red light to gas guzzlers (Macclesfield Times, 16 Jun 2005, JPG, 214 KB)
Article: 4WD drivers 'should pay double for their parking' (Manchester Metro News, 18 Mar 2005, JPG, 351 KB)
Article: Green activists stick spoof parking tickets on 4x4 cars (Manchester Metro News, 24 Dec 2004, JPG, 419 KB)
Article: Green campaigners target 4x4 drivers (Manchester Evening News website, 18 Dec 2004)

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Newsletter Articles

Green Holidays (Spring 2007)
Love Your Bike Anniversary (Spring 2007)
Rain Doesn't Dampen Cycle of Passion (Spring 2007)
The Charge of the Car Brigade (Spring 2007)
Love Your "Love Your Bike" (Winter 2006)
Chaos on the Streets of Manchester (Winter 2006)
Teaching a Lesson to 4x4 Drivers (Winter 2006)
The Earth Moves Again (Autumn 2006)
Manchester Loves Bikes (Summer 2006)
Ethical Travel in the Sun (Summer 2006)
Transport Plan Fails Climate (Summer 2006)
Green Gold (Spring 2006)
Love Your Bike (Spring 2006)
Local Views on Transport (Winter 2005)
LTP2 - This Time It's Serious (Winter 2005)
M6 Expressway (Autumn 2005)
26 million reasons to consider alternative fuels (Summer 2005)
Transport Facts & Figures (Spring 2005)
Poor Vehicle Choice (Spring 2005)
4x4s Action Just the Ticket (Dec 2004)
Joined Up Thinking? (Sep 2004)
School Bus Success (May 2004)
Feature: Ade Collins - Contesting Congestion (Feb 2004)
Getting Down to Work in Longsight (Feb 2004)
Longsight Project: Report launched and Campaign kicks-off (Nov 2003)
In Town Without My Car Day (Nov 2003)
Long-Term Vision for Longsight (May 2003)
Railways to Despair (Feb 2003)
Transport, Communities and the Environment (Feb 2003)
Car Free Deansgate (Sep 2002)
No Money For Rail (Sep 2002)
Transport & Communities (Sep 2002)
MFOE throws punches for a better railway (May 2002)
In Town Without my Car Day 2002 (May 2002)
Reaction to European Car Free Day 2001 (May 2002)
Transport, Communities and the Environment (May 2002)

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Press Releases

It's Official: Manchester Says 'Love Your Bike' (Mar 2008)
Commuters Demand that "Cycling Matters" (Feb 2008)
Campaigners tell City Council: Cycling Matters (Feb 2008)
Manchester's transport - campaigners lead debate (Sep 2007)
Brompton bikers in sync for Bike Week (Jun 2007)
Green group scoops gold (Nov 2006)
School run 4x4 drivers learn their lesson (Oct 2006)
Two wheels are better than four (Mar 2006)
Back the Buses! 5 Priorities for 5 Years (Nov 2005)
Free Mudwash for Urban 4x4s (Jul 2005)
Mancunians vote to double parking charges for gas-guzzling 4x4s (Jul 2005)
Double Trouble for 4x4 Drivers (Mar 2005)
4x4s Face Ticketing Blitz (Dec 2004)
Gerald Kaufman MP opens exhibition of award winning transport project (Oct 2003)
Better buses and safer streets for Longsight: launch of community project (Oct 2003)
Car Free Streets for Manchester (Sep 2003)
Better Buses and Safer Streets for Longsight (Jun 2003)
Longsight Votes on Transport (May 2003)

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