About Us

The North West Transport Activists Roundtable (NW TAR) is one of eight regional roundtables run under the auspices of the Campaign for Better Transport (formerly Transport 2000). We are an umbrella organisation whose purpose is to promote sustainable transport and sustainable land use to regional agencies and local authorities. We operate mainly by engaging in transport and planning policy work and by serving on a number of regional and sub-regional bodies, but we also hold about three open meetings a year.

What's New?

NW TAR has written to the Chairman of the Greater Manchester Authorities and the Clerk to the Passenger Transport Authority about the Manchester Transport Innovation Fund Bid and the proposals for congestion charging. That letter can be viewed as a pdf or a Word document. The Freedom of Information version of the TIF bid document to government can be viewed here.

NWTAR has put forward a response to the Department for Transport Local Transport Bill consultation on bus partnership guidance and regulations.

NW TAR has re-confirmed to the Department for Transport its opposition to the Mersey Crossing and made it known that it will be an objector at the public inquiry into the scheme in the New Year.

We have responded to a request from 4NW for early feedback on what should be in the new single regional strategy. This letter is in our documents section.

Peter Colley, NWTAR core group member, gives his perspectives on rail.

What's On?

Date for your diary - joint NW TAR/ Cycling Projects event at Stockport Town Hall on January 30th, 2009. More details to be posted later