Sustainable transport
Sussex Wildlife Trust believes there is a need to move towards truly sustainable and accessible public transport systems in Sussex. We believe that transport policies should be founded on the principles of smarter travel: reducing the need to travel, increasing travel choices, and maximising efficiency through new technology.
Our transport policy supports measures which:
Reduce the need to travel
- via well-designed towns, cities and neighbourhoods with local, accessible services
- and actions to enable home-working and reduce workplace travel e.g. sustainable and efficient internet connectivity right across Sussex
Improve public transport and active travel routes
- for walking and cycling
- and integrate these routes with strategic green infrastructure wherever possible
Promote less carbon-intensive forms of transport
- and reduce dependency on private vehicle use
Promote management of existing transport infrastructure to improve the impacts on nature
- by reconnecting habitats severed by linear transport corridors
- and sympathetic habitat management alongside roads, railways and canals and within the area under the control of transport hubs
Seek to minimise the damage of new transport schemes
- by ensuring the true benefits and costs to nature and natural capital are considered
In this section
Arundel A27 bypass stopped - for now
The proposed Arundel A27 bypass has been put on hold for at least two years. However, the threat remains and our campaign will continue. Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far.
The proposed Arundel A27 bypass has been put on hold for at least two years. However, the threat remains and our campaign will continue. Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far.
Stop the Arundel Bypass
A consultation is now underway on proposals to build an 8km bypass on the A27 around Arundel. Sussex Wildlife Trust remains firmly opposed to this damaging scheme. The consultation is open to everyone, so now is your chance to speak up and help us defend nature. Deadline of Friday 16 December 2022.
A consultation is now underway on proposals to build an 8km bypass on the A27 around Arundel. Sussex Wildlife Trust remains firmly opposed to this damaging scheme. The consultation is open to everyone, so now is your chance to speak up and help us defend nature. Deadline of Friday 16 December 2022.
Road Rage
Proposals to ‘decarbonise the transport system’ in the South East will build new roads and increase carbon emissions. This simply isn’t good enough.
Proposals to ‘decarbonise the transport system’ in the South East will build new roads and increase carbon emissions. This simply isn’t good enough.
Only four more days to stop the Arundel Bypass - please act now
National Highway’s statutory consultation on this destructive road proposal is ending this Tuesday 8th March at 11.59pm. Please take 10 minutes to follow our guide and object to the proposal.
National Highway’s statutory consultation on this destructive road proposal is ending this Tuesday 8th March at 11.59pm. Please take 10 minutes to follow our guide and object to the proposal.
Bypass threat to Binsted Valley
Guest blogger Steve McAuliffe guides us through the special wildlife and rich history of Binsted Valley, which may soon be cut in half if the proposed A27 Arundel Bypass goes ahead.
Guest blogger Steve McAuliffe guides us through the special wildlife and rich history of Binsted Valley, which may soon be cut in half if the proposed A27 Arundel Bypass goes ahead.
Help stop the Arundel Bypass
Please Take Action Today. Help us to STOP the Arundel Bypass by responding to National Highway’s consultation
Please Take Action Today. Help us to STOP the Arundel Bypass by responding to National Highway’s consultation
Arundel A27 Bypass Consultation
Arundel A27 Bypass Consultation has been launched, deadline for comments is Tuesday 8 March
Arundel A27 Bypass Consultation has been launched, deadline for comments is Tuesday 8 March
£450 million to sever landscapes and principles
Today, Highways England announced its preferred option for the much-debated Arundel A27 consultation. This road leads nowhere that we want to go.
Despite significantly cheaper and less damaging options being presented, the ‘grey route’ will cause irreparable damage to our wildlife and the Arun valley floodplain.
Today, Highways England announced its preferred option for the much-debated Arundel A27 consultation. This road leads nowhere that we want to go.
Despite significantly cheaper and less damaging options being presented, the ‘grey route’ will cause irreparable damage to our wildlife and the Arun valley floodplain.
A27 Arundel - another opportunity to comment?
Did you know that Highways England have been running a 4 week consultation on the errors and mistakes in the 2019 consultation they ran on the options for improving the Arundel A27? The deadline is this Sunday 1 March, but Highways England say you can only respond if you responded to the previous consultation AND the errors they are reporting would have changed your original response.
Did you know that Highways England have been running a 4 week consultation on the errors and mistakes in the 2019 consultation they ran on the options for improving the Arundel A27? The deadline is this Sunday 1 March, but Highways England say you can only respond if you responded to the previous consultation AND the errors they are reporting would have changed your original response.
Future of transport in Sussex - please help
Please could you take a couple of minutes to send in a response to ask for transport which gives us all a cleaner and healthier future.
Please could you take a couple of minutes to send in a response to ask for transport which gives us all a cleaner and healthier future.
