No Expressway Alliance – Radley Parish Council meeintg, 8th July 2019 Hazel Dawe

No Expressway Alliance – an introduction Launched September 2018 Membership currently 34 organisations Form Oxford to Cambridge Friends of the Earth

Aims To present the economic case against the Expressway and promote East West rail as an alternative. To represent a wide geographical spread of member groups and individuals. Conduct public activities Assemble evidence to resist the Expressway proposals.

Economic benefits Expressway 1.2 or 1.3 to one M4 relief road 2:1 – cancelled on cost grounds Benefit below which government must review the project 1:5 to one

Economic benefits – Highways England switching table To achieve 1.5 to one benefit for the Expressway Costs must REDUCE by 14% and 21% for each corridor Costs for HS 2 have doubled since the project began A reduction of 20 – 25% would eliminate all economic benefit from the Expressway/

Web site noexpresswayalliance.org Conference presentations : Sarah Foxcroft: How the campaign against the Expressway started David Rogers: Countryside Richard Harding: Housing Chris Todd transport Paul Miner CPRE – the arc

Web site noexpresswayalliance.org Layle Morna MP Oxford West and Abingdon – has always opposed the Exressway Annaliese Dodds, MP Oxford East originally backed it for the housing it provides. After speaking to the Minister for Housing, Kit Malthouse, she too is now against the Expressway/

No Expressway motions by local authorities Oxford City Council - against Oxfordshire County Council – government must consult Expected shortly - Vale of White Horse South Oxford shire Bicester town council

How can you help? We need: secretary, treasurer, web site manager, social media person. Please respond to the October consultation on routes. - make the case for your locality but also oppose the Expressway in principle.

Any questions