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Greens call for public transport investment as new data reveals 1 in 4 don’t drive

Greens have highlighted the need for more investment in Public Transport and active travel as new Census Data reveals that fewer than one in four households in Bradford have access to a car. Research by Bradford District Green Party using the new data, showed large variations in car ownership across Bradford District – in several […]

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Plans for car park on greenbelt put on hold

Plans for a car park on Green Belt land near Ben Rhydding Station have been put on hold by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. At the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Finance, Resources and Corporate Committee on Thursday 10th November, members were told that dozens of upcoming transport and infrastructure schemes needed to be reviewed in […]

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Government pushing an “anti-cycling narrative that is making things far more dangerous for cyclists”

The Green Party Transport and Healthy Streets spokesperson has accused the government of pushing an “anti-cycling narrative that is making things far more dangerous for cyclists”. This comes following statements from Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary that cyclists should have number plates, be insured and subject to speed limits. Matt Edwards, who is also a […]

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Bradford Councillor chosen to be a national spokesperson for the Green Party.

A Bradford Councillor has been chosen to be a national spokesperson for the Green Party. Councillor Matt Edwards who represents Tong Ward and is also the leader of the Green Group on Bradford Council has been announced as one of five new national spokespeople for the Green Party of England and Wales. He will be […]

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Councillor calls for Tong Street works to focus on improving air quality

Matt Edwards, Green Party councillor for Tong Ward has called for Bradford Council to ensure tackling illegal levels of air pollution are at the heart of a major road scheme. Green Party councillors have welcomed a commitment by Bradford Council re-design the Tong Street scheme to make the project more environmentally friendly, but have called […]

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Green councillors demand action from mayor and councils on climate change

Green Councillors call on Mayor of West Yorkshire and Labour-led councils to face up to the realities of climate change following stark warnings in the IPCC Climate Report released today. The report by the International Panel on Climate Change, the world’s leading authority on climate science, warned that “Climate change is already affecting every region […]

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Greens call for road building pause following similar move in Wales

Green Party councillors from across West Yorkshire have called on Tracy Brabin to follow the lead set by the Welsh Government and suspends future road-building plans. Green Party councillors from Bradford, Leeds and Kirklees have today sent a letter (Download here) to the new mayor  for West Yorkshire asking her to announce a review of the […]

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Local plan leaves Bradford South behind warn Greens but Mass Transit system could come to Holmewood

Bradford Greens have warned that transport proposals in the draft local plan could leave the South parts of Bradford behind. In a submission to the emerging Local Plan consultation, Bradford Green Party have questioned why all proposals for priority bus routes, greenways and cycle routes are north of the City Centre and only road schemes […]

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Air pollution exceeding safe levels across Bradford

The Green Party’s Deputy Mayoral candidate has called for Bradford Council to do more to tackle air quality following research that shows that pollution in the city exceeds safety limits set by the World Health Organization. Researchers at Imperial College London revealed that nearly 8m UK addresses are affected by high levels of particulate matter […]

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Greens launch petition to halt road building across Bradford

Bradford Green Party have launched a petition calling on Bradford Council to ditch road building plans across the district. Local Green councillors and campaigners are calling on Bradford Council to pause all new major road schemes across our District until their impact on our environment and air pollution has been fully assessed. Councillor Martin Love […]

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