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Half of Wales faces debt from transport costs More than a million people in Wales could struggle to afford the costs of running a car [note 1] , and a lack of alternatives is forcing many people to choose between getting into debt and being cut off from jobs, healthcare, shops and schools. Sustrans Cymru has teamed up with Age Cymru, Citizens Advice Cymru and Save the Children to highlight this growing issue and to launch 'Access Denied' (pdf), a report calling on politicians to recognise the complexities of and tackle the growing problem of 'transport poverty'. With a quarter of households having no car at all, and fuel costs set to continue rising, the report calls for more investment in alternatives such as public transport, car clubs and routes for walking and cycling. Download a copy of Access Denied (pdf) or Rhwystro Mynediad (pdf, Welsh version). Download a copy of ...

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@MickAntoniwAM » 27 Feb '12, 8pm
RT @liz_thorne: @MickAntoniwAM 50% people in Pontypridd face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@Amanwy » 27 Feb '12, 5pm
@OwenSmith 50% people in Pontypridd locked into car dependency and suffering transport poverty: [link]
@Amanwy » 27 Feb '12, 4pm
@Paulflynnmp 48% people in Newport West locked into car dependency and suffering transport poverty: [link] @Sustrans
@Amanwy » 27 Feb '12, 2pm
@ChrisBryantMP 59% people in Rhondda locked into car dependency and suffering transport poverty: [link]
@Amanwy » 27 Feb '12, 2pm
@KevinBrennanMP 46% people in Cardiff West locked into car dependency and suffering transport poverty: [link]
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 12pm
@AndrewRTDavies @LeanneWood @DavidMeldingAM @ElunedParrottAM 46% South Wales Central face debt from transport costs [link]
@tinkertailorco » 27 Feb '12, 11am
RT @sustrans Half of Wales faces debt from transport costs #endtransportpoverty [link] StuckInTheMiddle(ofnowhere)WithYou
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 11am
@WilliamPowellAM 45% people in Mid and West Wales face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 11am
@SimonThomasAber 45% people in Mid and West Wales face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 11am
@RebeccaEvansAM 45% people in Mid and West Wales face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@IeuanWynJones 47% people in Ynys Mon face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@JaneHutt 44% people in the Vale of Glamorgan face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@JulieJamesAM 42% people in Swansea West face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@MikeHedgesAM 56% people in Swansea East face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@BlaenauGwent » 27 Feb '12, 10am
RT @transpoverty: @AlunDaviesAM 58% people in Blaenau Gwent face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@LeightonAndrews 59% people in Rhondda face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@MickAntoniwAM 50% people in Pontypridd face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@RosemaryButler 48% people in Newport West face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@liz_thorne » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@Gwendathomas 52% people in Neath face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@NickRamsayAM 37% people in Monmouth face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@HuwLewis 59% people in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@KeithDaviesAC 53% people in Llanelli face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@SandyMewiesAM 46% people in Delyn face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@DarrenMillarAM 46% people in Clwyd West face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@KenSkatesAM 51% people in Clwyd South face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@ElinJonesPlaid 38% people in Ceredigion face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@AngelaBurnsAM 45% Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@MarkDrakeford 46% people in Cardiff West face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@vaughangething 48% people in Cardiff South and Penarth face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@JulieMorganLAB 36% people in Cardiff North face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@JennyRathbone 32% people in Cardiff Central face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@fmwales Half of Wales faces debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 10am
@Kirsty_Williams 42% people in Brecon and Radnorshire face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 9am
@AlunDaviesAM 58% people in Blaenau Gwent face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 9am
@AlunFfredPlaid 43% people in Gwynedd face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 9am
@JFinchSaunders 48% people in Conwy face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@transpoverty » 27 Feb '12, 9am
@dr4aberavon 55% people in Aberavon face debt from the costs of transport [link] #endtransportpoverty
@dianeterese » 27 Feb '12, 9am
RT @Communities1st: 'Access Denied' report available on @Sustrans website [link] #transportpoverty
@DawnHFoster » 27 Feb '12, 9am
RT @sustrans: Half of Wales faces debt from transport costs #endtransportpoverty [link]
@sustrans » 27 Feb '12, 9am
Half of Wales faces debt from transport costs #endtransportpoverty [link]
@Communities1st » 27 Feb '12, 9am
'Access Denied' report available on @Sustrans website [link] #transportpoverty
@SmartSRNews » 27 Feb '12, 10am
RT @sustrans: Half of Wales faces debt from transport costs #endtransportpoverty [link]
@TraffordEco » 27 Feb '12, 10am
"@sustrans: Half of Wales faces debt from transport costs #endtransportpoverty [link]"
@CylchCRC » 27 Feb '12, 10am
RT @sustrans: Half of Wales faces debt from transport costs #endtransportpoverty [link]
@glassdarkest » 27 Feb '12, 9am
RT @sustrans: Half of Wales faces debt from transport costs #endtransportpoverty [link]

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