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Homes before Roads was a 1970s political movement and campaign in the
The Ecologist, published November 1971, accessed 13-05-11 The name was subsequently used by other anti-motorway campaigns elsewhere in the country.
The Ecologist, published April 1971, accessed 13-05-11 Although Homes Before Roads only received 2 per cent of the vote, the Labour Party in London, which had originally commissioned the motorway plans and supported them along with the Conservatives during the 1970 elections, subsequently adopted a policy opposing the scheme.The Lumbering Elephant
The Car & The Elephant, published 2008, accessed 13-05-11 As a result, the plans were cancelled after Labour gained control of the Council in the 1973 GLC elections, adopting policies in favour of
Motorways in central London: how public protest stopped construction
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Homes before Roads was a 1970s political movement and campaign in the United Kingdom
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initially formed in London
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in 1970 to oppose plans to construct a system of four interlinked concentric motorways through and around London, known as Ringways.Ecology Action: Homes before roadsThe Ecologist, published November 1971, accessed 13-05-11 The name was subsequently used by other anti-motorway campaigns elsewhere in the country.
In London
Homes before Roads were active in campaigning against the Draft Greater London Development Plan containing the motorway proposals and in fighting it in the associatedpublic inquiry
A tribunal of inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by a government body. In many common law countries, such as the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, Australia and Canada, such a public inquiry differs from a royal ...
. The movement put up candidates in 80 of the 100 seats in the 1970 elections to the Greater London Council
The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...
.Environmental Politics in BritainThe Ecologist, published April 1971, accessed 13-05-11 Although Homes Before Roads only received 2 per cent of the vote, the Labour Party in London, which had originally commissioned the motorway plans and supported them along with the Conservatives during the 1970 elections, subsequently adopted a policy opposing the scheme.The Lumbering Elephant
The Car & The Elephant, published 2008, accessed 13-05-11 As a result, the plans were cancelled after Labour gained control of the Council in the 1973 GLC elections, adopting policies in favour of
public transport
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...
and traffic management instead,London: A Social History, R Porter, Hamish Hamilton, 1994, ; 448pp. although by then several sections had already been built.
Elsewhere
Many of the movement's supporters went on to fight motorway proposals elsewhere in the country under the Homes before Roads banner, which received widespread public recognition due to the national debate that ensued during the high-profile campaign in London. A core of around 150 people provided speakers, expert witnesses and organised media coverage.See also
* London Ringways * Road protest in the United KingdomReferences
Bibliography
* Asher, Wayne. 2018. Rings Around London - Orbital Motorways and The Battle For Homes Before Roads. {{ISBN, 978-1-85414-421-8External links
Motorways in central London: how public protest stopped construction
BBC Learning Zone Anti-road protest History of social movements Environmental protests in the United Kingdom Roads in the United Kingdom Transport in London Political history of London Defunct political parties in England