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Labour failing to grasp seriousness of local business Co-Cars going under, say Greens

26th July 2023 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell

Green Party co-leader of the opposition in Exeter, Diana Moore, has criticised Exeter City Council for failing to meet with local enterprise Co-Cars to discuss what support they might need to rework their business model and continue operation in the city. Co-Cars, including Co-Bikes, ceased trading last week citing financial difficulties brought on by the […]

Greens push for higher frequency bus services, lower fares and greater bus priority in meeting with Stagecoach boss

29th March 2023 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell

Exeter Green Party councillors have said they are hopeful ‘buses are moving in the right direction’ in the city following a meeting with Stagecoach boss, Peter Knight. The councillors say they particularly welcome the company’s interest in pursuing ideas for low cost travel for children and young people and restructuring fares to make them fairer […]

Greens warn of bus service crisis in Exeter and Devon

9th March 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty

Green councillors are warning that despite the Government’s announcement last week that the Bus Recovery Grant (BRG) will continue until October, bus services in the city remain in crisis due to ongoing local driver shortages and funding uncertainty. Exeter has experienced drastic cuts to services in the last few months, with routes that ran every […]

Bold strategic approach needed on low traffic neighbourhoods, say Greens

7th October 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty

As Devon County Council continues a series of consultations on making streets safer from the impacts of traffic, Exeter Greens have called for a city-wide strategic approach, similar to one that is proposed in Birmingham.

Call for Exeter to become ‘zero-emissions transport city’

3rd October 2020 / 19th March 2024 by margaretpickering

Green pressure forces Exeter Council to come clean on air pollution

26th August 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty

Following weeks of ‘dither and delay’ Greens say their pressure on the Labour-run City Council to release air pollution figures has paid off. Green councillor, Diana Moore, requested air pollution figures for the lockdown period at a Council scrutiny meeting in July. She was told at the time that raw data could not be released […]

Emergency active travel plans ‘fall considerably short of expectations’ say Greens

4th June 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty

Exeter’s Green Party councillor, Diana Moore, has responded to plans by Devon County Council for creating safer walking and cycling routes as lockdown measures are eased. She says these “fall considerably short of the expectations that many in Exeter have in order to make roads slower and safer.” Last month the government called on Local […]