New York, Chicago, Massachusetts, Washington, and San Francisco restrict transit strikes. Due to the crippling impact a BART strike would have on the Bay Area and California economy, it is imperative that the State Legislature provide a backstop to the regional BART Board through a ban on BART strikes.

The city's authorities are behaving in the most undemocratic way possible in their attempts to railroad this grossly unpopular scheme through.

Like many other small business owners and concerned citizens, I am angry and frustrated by the continual delays to this much needed major piece of infrastructure that will unlock significant road and transport improvements.

We believe Norfolk can’t afford to wait any longer for this vital piece of infrastructure to be put in place and have successfully argued the case for the A11 Fiveways to Thetford to become a top priority at regional level.

Full dualling of the A11 is not only vital for the future prosperity of Norfolk, it will also bring urgently needed improvements in safety along what is a notorious bottleneck.

Businesses tell us the negative impression given by the single carriageway stretch of the road is the biggest issue affecting confidence in the local economy and a study has put the benefits of the scheme at more than £600m.

Recent discussions with MPs and the Secretary of State for Transport have raised hopes that there is a real opportunity to achieve a breakthrough and finally get the A11 out of the slow lane.

Norfolk County Council is joining forces with Suffolk County Council and business leaders to set up a petition which will be in Norfolk's libraries and offices of the Eastern Daily Press during September.

We then intend to deliver paper and online versions of the petition to the Secretary of State during Autumn in the hope of achieving a start on work by the end of 2010, if at all possible.

Please sign the petition and encourage others to do so and ensure the Secretary of State listens to people in Norfolk and Suffolk, and road users generally, and is left in no doubt about the very strong support for this vitally important scheme.

Many of my constituents are deeply unhappy about BAA’s decision to charge drivers £1 to simply drop someone off at the airport. I believe that this charge is just plain mean. For a lot of people getting public transport to the airport is not a viable option. I have been contacted by elderly residents and constituents with young children who don’t have an alternative way of getting to the airport.

I am calling on BAA to reverse this decision as soon as possible.

I have also lodged a Parliamentary motion on the subject:

Date of Lodging: 2 July 2010

Short Title: Drop-off Rip Off at Edinburgh Airport

S3M-06704 Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): That the Parliament regrets the decision by BAA to introduce a £1 drop-off charge at Edinburgh Airport; considers that BAA failed to consult widely with passengers ahead of its decision; further considers that for a lot of people, including elderly residents and those with young families, taking public transport to the airport is not a viable option, and urges Edinburgh Airport to abandon the introduction of this ill-thought out charge.

You can follow the campaign on my twitter: http://twitter.com/GavinBrownMSP

Ο περισσότερος κόσμος από τις γύρω περιοχές, εδώ κι ένα μήνα, έχει συσπειρωθεί πρωτοφανώς και αντιδρά σθεναρά με κινητοποιήσεις, όπως πορείες προς τα διόδια και το άνοιγμα τους σε μέρες με μεγάλη κυκλοφορία, ενημέρωση του κόσμου, αφίσες, πανώ, blog κλπ.
Επειδή, πιστεύουμε ότι οι δρόμοι είναι δημόσια περιουσία, πληρωμένη πολλαπλά από τον Ελληνικό Λαό, επειδή η λειτουργία των διοδίων επιβαρύνει περιβαλλοντικά και κυκλοφοριακά την περιοχή μας και επειδή η πρόσβαση στην Εθνική Οδό πρέπει να είναι ελεύθερη για όλους, αποφασίσαμε από την πρώτη μέρα λειτουργίας τους και πέρα των παραπάνω ενεργειών μας,

ΝΑ ΚΑΤΑΡΓΗΣΟΥΜΕ ΤΑ ΔΙΟΔΙΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΡΑΞΗ ΠΕΡΝΩΝΤΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΝΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ ΝΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΝΟΥΜΕ.
Είναι η ενέργεια που αν διαδοθεί σε όλους τους κατοίκους και εργαζόμενους και έπειτα σε φίλους, ταξιδιώτες κλπ, μπορεί να καταργήσει οριστικά τα διόδια. Η εταιρία φοβούμενη αυτό, μερικές φορές κάνει προσπάθειες για εκφοβισμό των διερχόμενων οδηγών που δεν πληρώνουν, οι οποίες όμως είναι αναποτελεσματικές, καθώς το κύμα αντιδράσεων αυξάνεται.
Συνεχίζοντας δυναμικά τον αγώνα μας:
ΚΑΤΑΓΓΕΛΛΟΥΜΕ το απαράδεκτο και προκλητικό ξεπούλημα των εθνικών δρόμων στα μεγάλα ιδιωτικά συμφέροντα.
ΑΠΑΙΤΟΥΜΕ να καταργηθούν οι αποικιακές συμβάσεις παραχώρησης των εθνικών μας δρόμων, που αποτελούν δημόσια περιουσία και έχουν χρυσοπληρωθεί από το λαό. Επιτρέπουν δε στην «παραχωρησιούχο» εταιρεία να τοποθετεί διόδια μετωπικά και πλευρικά, όπου και όσα θέλει, αδιαφορώντας για τις περιβαλλοντικές επιπτώσεις και τα συγκοινωνιακά προβλήματα που δημιουργούνται, καθώς και να αυξάνει κάθε χρόνο τις τιμές των διοδίων

ΑΠΑΙΤΟΥΜΕ να κατασκευαστούν άμεσα οι παράδρομοι και τα αναγκαία έργα υποδομής για ένα σύγχρονο και ασφαλές οδικό δίκτυο.
ΑΠΑΙΤΟΥΜΕ να καταργηθούν άμεσα ΟΛΑ τα νέα διόδια.
ΑΠΟΦΑΣΙΣΑΜΕ, σταματώντας στα διόδια, ΝΑ ΜΗΝ ΠΛΗΡΩΝΟΥΜΕ δηλώνοντας κάτοικοι ή εργαζόμενοι της περιοχής και να μη δίνουμε το ονοματεπώνυμό μας, αρνούμενοι να παραλάβουμε οποιοδήποτε χαρτί και να απαντήσουμε στις εριστικές ερωτήσεις των ανθρώπων της εταιρίας. ΕΜΠΙΣΤΕΥΟΜΑΣΤΕ το δίκαιο των αιτημάτων μας
Σας καλούμε να συμμετέχετε κι εσείς στις κινητοποιήσεις μας αρνούμενοι να πληρώνετε τα διόδια (και πολύ περισσότερο αν κατοικείτε ή εργάζεστε στη περιοχή μας).

For the statistical proof, please visit www.aussiespeedingfines.com/pages/Petition-To-Remove-Cameras.html

Every week there is a new story in the media of yet another innocent motorist being punished - despite doing NOTHING wrong - by yet another flawed or faulty camera.

There are constant reports of how much money these so-called "safety cameras" have collected for the various State governments yet the road toll is NOT going down!

The Police try and justify these blatant revenue raising devices by saying that they are making people slow down and they are therefore saving lives yet the facts show that this is NOT the case. Speed cameras are NOT a deterrent, they do NOT save lives and the general motoring public no longer believes in the speed camera program.

It is time to stand up and fight back and send a loud and clear message to the governments that WE voted in to look after us - that we do NOT want speed and red-light cameras operating on our roads any longer!

For full details about what will REALLY make a difference to our road toll, please go to www.aussiespeedingfines.com/pages/Vision-for-the-Future.html

And, for further information on what you can do to fight back against unjust and unlawful speeding fines and parking fines, please visit our Home page at www.aussiespeedingfines.com

The one choice we cannot afford is to do nothing.

A NEW PETITION THAT COVERS BOTH BUSES AND TRAINS HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AND CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.gopetition.com/online/10428.html

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This is a petition designed to combat the growing use of mobile phones and mp3 players to play music out loud by passengers on London Buses.

We contacted the company with regards to this issue and received this reponse:

"If the use of a mobile phone or personal stereo does cause annoyance to other passengers or is distracting the driver's attention, staff can request that the music is reduced. It is very difficult to enforce a complete ban on people listening to music on buses. However, we have recently made the decision to put posters up at bus stops, asking people to keep their music down."

We believe that London Buses need to do more than display posters at bus stops. Easily noticeable posters and warning signs on the buses themselves would be far more useful and would also help support those passengers who choose to confront those who show a lack of respect whilst using public transport.

We feel it is very important to show London Buses and TfL the exact scale of this issue. Please add your experiences, thoughts and suggestions in the comment field when signing the petiton so that we can pass them on.
It is also very useful if you include your usual bus route(s) as it provides an idea of just how widespread the problem is.