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Friends of the Peak District  protecting the countryside - for the nation, for the future

Image of heavy traffic travelling through a Peak District village - photo courtesy of Peak District National Park Authority

Transport

The Friends of the Peak District (FPD) campaigns to reduce the impact of traffic on the countryside.

Our main transport campaign is to ensure that the traffic problems on the A628 trans-Pennine route (A616T/A628/A57) are solved in ways that do not simply move the problem elsewhere.

For more information go to the A628 Mottram-Tintwistle page.

Our transport aims:

  • We support efforts to improve public transport networks and work to encourage people to travel to the countryside, the shops, their work and leisure activities without having to use the car.

  • FPD lobbies for slower speed limits in the countryside to make our roads safer for all who use them.

  • We support local food networks, which not only support the rural economy but also help reduce impact of food miles – the carbon count produced for every mile food travels from producer to plate.

  • FPD monitors the countryside for roadside clutter and works to reduce their impact and improve design.

Help us!

Three things you can do this week to help us reduce the impacts of traffic on the countryside:

  • Use the bus, train or cycle to make a journey you would normally make by car (more information on our 'Green Travel' page)

  • Check the label for the place of origin and buy local rather than imported food

  • Drive 5 mph more slowly on rural roads than you normally do.
Picture top left: Heavy traffic travelling through a Peak District village - photo courtesy of Peak District National Park Authority

Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), Peak District & South Yorkshire has been caring for the countryside in the Peak District & South Yorkshire area for over 80 years and runs CPRE, South Yorkshire and Friends of the Peak District. The Campaign to Protect Rural England, PDSY is an independent charity and exists to promote the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural England by encouraging the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country.

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