No to the Northern Distributor Road

On this page you can read the latest news articles and letters to the press about the Green Party's campaign against the Northern Distributor Road. The Green Party argues that more road building only generates more traffic and would rather invest part of the (ever increasing) price tag to create an effective and reasonably-priced public transport system and invest in comprehensive cycle routes and road-safety measures.

06/11/06

NDR Report
Report by Government adviser supports case for sending Norwich Northern Distributor Route back to drawing board.

03/11/06

NDR Less Than 0.3% Funded - Greens Demand Road Scheme Is Abandoned
As the County Council present a large scale plan of the proposed NDR route, Green councillors call for the scheme to be abandoned.

30/10/06

The NDR From A Drivers Perspective
A letter to the local press.

21/07/06

NDR, PFI and Congestion Charging
Letter published recently in local press.

01/10/05

Wensum Valley Saved!
The ruling Conservative Cabinet on Norfolk County Council has dropped its plans for the proposed Northern Distributor Road (NDR) to be built through the Wensum and Tud valleys.

13/09/05

Worst fears about NDR confirmed
The Your Countryside, Your Choice report, published by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), confirms fears of urban sprawl which would result from the building of an NDR.

28/07/05

New shadow falls over Northern Distributor Road
The Norfolk County Council Standards Committee upheld a complaint against Councillor Tim East. The complaint concerned allegations that Councillor East has misled his constituents through purveying misleading information about the NDR routes.

17/03/05

Government questions East of England Plan's advocacy of NDR
In its response to the East of England Plan, Go-East, the Government agency for the East of England, highlighted many of the issues the Green Party had raised earlier, one of which is the NDR.

22/02/05

OK, lets debate it!
After having received no response to his proposal to publicly debate the 'Orange route' (see 'The future is not orange', below), Councillor Rupert Read again invites the LibDems to debate the issue.

03/02/05

Is it a white elephant?
Can a road that will generate more and more traffic still be a white elephant?

01/02/05

A Government in denial
Norwich City Councillor Adrian Holmes is disappointed that New Labour hasn't lived up to its 1997 promise of a new era of public transport and sensible planning.

17/01/05

The future is not orange
Rupert Read argues the 'Orange route' would be a disaster, and challenges the LibDems who favour the route to take it out.

16/01/05

Sleepy Norfolk utopia
Do the Greens envisage a sleepy Norfolk utopia?

13/12/04

Greens accuse LibDems of 'grossly misleading the public' about NDR route
Of all proposed routes for the NDR, the 'Orange' route is one of the proposals that will have a 'large advers environmental impact'. LibDem County Councillors, however, claim the Orange route is the least damaging route for the environment.

08/12/04

No more road building, please
Andrew Boswell argues it is possible to stabilise CO2 concentrations; but the building of the NDR would be a step in the wrong direction.

01/12/04

‘Boycott deeply-flawed NDR routes consultation’
The Green Party believes the consultation on the NDR was flawed, in that it asks people which route they would prefer, but doesn't offer the option of saying 'No' to the NDR.

18/11/04

No blame on motorists for congestion
Roy Walmsley makes the point that as long as there are poor alternatives to taking the car, the Greens will not blame motorists for Norwich's congested roads

07/11/04

Protect out Wensum Valley
Councillor Rupert Read draws attention to the disastrous consequences the NDR would have on a beautiful and precious valley.

11/09/04

Regional quango’s decision to back NDR is ‘pure political horsetrading’
The East of England Regional Assembly backs the NDR, despite the fact that the assembly’s own regional transport strategy task group concluded that the NDR should not be accepted for classification as a regional priority. For the Greens this raises the questions what the democratic value of the Assembly is.

01/07/04

Let Norwich City Council oppose NDR
The Green Councillors hope LibDem and Labour City Councillors will give up there addiction to road building.

19/06/04

Two visions of Norwich in 2040
Councillor Rupert Read takes the long view and asks which road you want to take.

05/12/03

Norwich Green Party launches alternative transport strategy for Norwich
There are alternatives to the NDR, and the Greens believe they are more effective and cheaper.

16/10/03

London Deputy Mayor joins anti-Northern Distributor Road campaign
Jenny Jones, Green Party London Assembly Member and the Deputy Mayor of London, supports the Norwich Green Party's alternatives to the NDR.

08/08/03

Greens oppose Northern Distributor Road plans
The first article on the NDR, in which the Norwich Green Party states its opposition to the road. The NDR would not tackle congestion problems in the city and would be damaging to both the environment and the quality of people's lives in northern Norwich.