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55 results found for '"Road transport"' in Keywords.
Hayes on Sunday (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; Phone-in
Hayes on Sunday revisits the week’s shows with guests: Richard Ingrams editor of Private Eye on its origins, changes through the years and libel cases. Jason Ditton sociology researcher at Durham...
Expanding London’s transport (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with GLC planning spokesperson Shelagh Roberts about expanding the London rail network. It looks at where the railway needs to be expanded, the new tunnel under the Thames and what the new lines...
William Rodgers on abandonment of Archway inquiry (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
William (Bill) Rodgers, Secretary of State for Transport, on his reasons for the abandonment of the Archway motorway inquiry due to the activities of pressure groups opposed to the new bypass. Male...
George Stern on Archway inquiry abandonment (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
George Stern, a barrister and member of the Archway Bypass protest campaign, on the abandonment of a public inquiry into a new Archway bypass. Includes his views on the Department for Transport, whether the...
Hugh Rossi on abandoned Archway inquiry (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Hugh Rossi, Conservative MP for Hornsey, on the abandonment of the Archway bypass inquiry. Male interviewer not identified.
Shelagh Roberts on new road schemes in London (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Shelagh Roberts of the Greater London Council, on plans to improve the road network in London. Roberts claims that roads need to be built near Heathrow Airport and in Docklands. Roberts also discusses the...
GLC plans for London transport (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the Greater London Council’s fifteen-year plan to improve the road network in London. Speaker claims the plan will not solve London’s congestion problems but will help ease...
GLC road network plans (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker praises the Greater London Council’s plan to improve the road network in London, but claims that more needs to be done. He says that London is behind cities such as Paris and that...
Development of the M25 (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the development of the M25 and its impact on London. He claims that money should be spent on public transport and on river transport, not on roads. Topics of pollution and trade...
Shelagh Roberts on London road network (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Shelagh Roberts, Vice-Chairman of the Greater London Council Housing Committee, on the development of London’s road network and the construction of the M25. Roberts admits that some properties will have to...