HOPES OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES finding new sources of funding for their sustainable transport strategies have been dealt a blow with the news we report in this issue that Leicester City Council has scrapped plans to introduce a workplace parking levy (WPL) next year, citing the current political and economic situation. But it is that very situation – a squeeze on government spending and apparent lack of clarity or resolve at national level to tackle transport challenges in new ways -– that makes grasping the nettle at local level even more urgent.

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