There’s (nearly) no modal shift with HS2
HS2 won’t help with modal shift or reducing the amount of freight on the roads. Building HS2 has never...
Tag: modal shift
The environmental opportunity costs of HS2
As part of the release of the New Economics Foundation report published last week, Friends of the Earth published...
HS2 – reduce flights or increase flights?
In a report out today, it’s claimed that HS2 would mean that Birmingham airport could add an extra 750,000...
Not really there modal shift
One of the original reasons people liked the idea of high speed rail in Britain was the prospect of...
HS2’s Diminishing Modal Shift
With every economic case, the modal shift has dropped. With the latest revision, only 5% of passengers are expected...
MPs Debate HS2 and Heathrow
Originally published on the 51M website: reproduced with permission. Before the summer break MPs debated HS2 and the link...
HS2 is not the alternative to a third runway
Lets be clear: whatever people think, HS2 is not the alternative to a third runway at Heathrow. Many of...
The Shifting Modal Shift
The diagram and table show the predicted modal shift that HS2 Ltd say will occur as a result of...
HS2’s passengers: taking the high carbon option
Last week, when she announced the government’s decision to go ahead with HS2, Justine Greening wrote HS2 is entirely...
Key misunderstandings on HS2 – Part 2
This is a guest post by Jerry Marshall. Misunderstanding – Environmental argument has been overcome HS2 will increase CO2,...