Prescott’s prize
Can money buy a traffic-free future?
THE much-heralded ten-year transport plan announced on July 20th holds out a vision of a transformed transport system. Some £180 billion of spending is meant to buy a modernised railway system, widen motorways and pay for trams in cities across Britain. John Prescott, the deputy prime minister, has an ambitious goal in mind: a reduction in the relentless increase in traffic congestion.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Prescott’s prize”
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