Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1">

The Western Link Road will reduce journey times significantly https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏲️" title="Tischuhr" aria-label="Emoji: Tischuhr">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">

Are 3.5 minutes worth the environmental cost?

#StopTheWensumLink
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=The Western Link Road will reduce journey times significantly https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏲️" title="Tischuhr" aria-label="Emoji: Tischuhr">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">Are 3.5 minutes worth the environmental cost? #StopTheWensumLink" title="Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1">The Western Link Road will reduce journey times significantly https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏲️" title="Tischuhr" aria-label="Emoji: Tischuhr">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">Are 3.5 minutes worth the environmental cost? #StopTheWensumLink" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3">

Local villages will stop being disturbed by traffic https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">

An increase in traffic noise is predicted for most residents #StopTheWensumLink

References https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://www.stopthewensumlink.co.uk/references 

https://www.stopthewensumlink.co.uk/reference... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/FridaysForFuture"> #FridaysForFuture
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=Local villages will stop being disturbed by traffic https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">An increase in traffic noise is predicted for most residents #StopTheWensumLink References https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://www.stopthewensumlink.co.uk/reference... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/FridaysForFuture"> #FridaysForFuture" title="Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3">Local villages will stop being disturbed by traffic https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">An increase in traffic noise is predicted for most residents #StopTheWensumLink References https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://www.stopthewensumlink.co.uk/reference... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/FridaysForFuture"> #FridaysForFuture" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="4⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 4" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 4">

A link road is the only solution to local traffic problemhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">

We need to be investing in sustainable & accessible public transport & cycle paths https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚌" title="Bus" aria-label="Emoji: Bus">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚆" title="Zug" aria-label="Emoji: Zug">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚲" title="Fahrrad" aria-label="Emoji: Fahrrad">

References https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://stopthewensumlink.co.uk/references 

https://stopthewensumlink.co.uk/reference... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/StopTheWensumLink"> #StopTheWensumLink
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=A link road is the only solution to local traffic problemhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">We need to be investing in sustainable & accessible public transport & cycle paths https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚌" title="Bus" aria-label="Emoji: Bus">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚆" title="Zug" aria-label="Emoji: Zug">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚲" title="Fahrrad" aria-label="Emoji: Fahrrad">References https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://stopthewensumlink.co.uk/reference... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/StopTheWensumLink"> #StopTheWensumLink" title="Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="4⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 4" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 4">A link road is the only solution to local traffic problemhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">We need to be investing in sustainable & accessible public transport & cycle paths https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚌" title="Bus" aria-label="Emoji: Bus">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚆" title="Zug" aria-label="Emoji: Zug">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚲" title="Fahrrad" aria-label="Emoji: Fahrrad">References https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://stopthewensumlink.co.uk/reference... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/StopTheWensumLink"> #StopTheWensumLink" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="5⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 5" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 5">

A link road will create jobs & economic growthhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">

Studies of recent road building schemes in the UK showed most produced no economic benefit.

References https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://stopthewensumlink.co.uk/references 

https://stopthewensumlink.co.uk/reference... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/StopTheWensumLink"> #StopTheWensumLink
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=A link road will create jobs & economic growthhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">Studies of recent road building schemes in the UK showed most produced no economic benefit.References https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://stopthewensumlink.co.uk/reference... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/StopTheWensumLink"> #StopTheWensumLink" title="Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="5⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 5" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 5">A link road will create jobs & economic growthhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">Studies of recent road building schemes in the UK showed most produced no economic benefit.References https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://stopthewensumlink.co.uk/reference... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/StopTheWensumLink"> #StopTheWensumLink" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="6⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 6" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 6"> The link road will reduce carbon emissions by reducing congestion https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">

NCC& #39;s own data predicts significant traffic increases as the road will produce sprawling development & more car use. This means increased carbon emissions #StopTheWensumLink

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/3gx0p94 ">https://bit.ly/3gx0p94&q...
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= The link road will reduce carbon emissions by reducing congestion https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen"> NCC& #39;s own data predicts significant traffic increases as the road will produce sprawling development & more car use. This means increased carbon emissions #StopTheWensumLinkhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/3gx0p94&q..." title="Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="6⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 6" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 6"> The link road will reduce carbon emissions by reducing congestion https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen"> NCC& #39;s own data predicts significant traffic increases as the road will produce sprawling development & more car use. This means increased carbon emissions #StopTheWensumLinkhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/3gx0p94&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="7⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 7" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 7">

Increasing traffic is ok because everyone will be driving electric cars in the future https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">

It is still more than ten years before new petrol and diesel cars will be banned.

#StopTheWensumLink

Referenceshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5 ">https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q...
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=Increasing traffic is ok because everyone will be driving electric cars in the future https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">It is still more than ten years before new petrol and diesel cars will be banned. #StopTheWensumLinkReferenceshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q..." title="Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="7⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 7" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 7">Increasing traffic is ok because everyone will be driving electric cars in the future https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">It is still more than ten years before new petrol and diesel cars will be banned. #StopTheWensumLinkReferenceshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="8⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 8" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 8"> NCC can build a 4 lane highway in an environmentally sensitive wayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">

Bat habitats are close to any route
Construction will destroy an area 2-3x wider than the road
The river is a rare chalk stream habitat

The local environment will be impacted https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5 ">https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q...
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= NCC can build a 4 lane highway in an environmentally sensitive wayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">Bat habitats are close to any routeConstruction will destroy an area 2-3x wider than the roadThe river is a rare chalk stream habitatThe local environment will be impacted https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q..." title="Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="8⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 8" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 8"> NCC can build a 4 lane highway in an environmentally sensitive wayhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">Bat habitats are close to any routeConstruction will destroy an area 2-3x wider than the roadThe river is a rare chalk stream habitatThe local environment will be impacted https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="9⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 9" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 9">

Impact on habitat can be mitigated e.g. by planting trees elsewhere https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">

If you care about preserving Norfolk& #39;s woodland & wildlife you can& #39;t pretend it can just be replanted somewhere more convenient https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍃" title="Im Wind flatterndes Blatt" aria-label="Emoji: Im Wind flatterndes Blatt">

#StopTheWensumLink

References https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5 ">https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q...
Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=Impact on habitat can be mitigated e.g. by planting trees elsewhere https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">If you care about preserving Norfolk& #39;s woodland & wildlife you can& #39;t pretend it can just be replanted somewhere more convenient https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍃" title="Im Wind flatterndes Blatt" aria-label="Emoji: Im Wind flatterndes Blatt"> #StopTheWensumLinkReferences https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q..." title="Myth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="9⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 9" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 9">Impact on habitat can be mitigated e.g. by planting trees elsewhere https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">If you care about preserving Norfolk& #39;s woodland & wildlife you can& #39;t pretend it can just be replanted somewhere more convenient https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍃" title="Im Wind flatterndes Blatt" aria-label="Emoji: Im Wind flatterndes Blatt"> #StopTheWensumLinkReferences https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Mythhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔟" title="Taste 10" aria-label="Emoji: Taste 10">

The most damaging myth of all:

The road is inevitable, so it& #39;s not worth fighting to stop it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen">

#StopTheWensumLink

References https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5 ">https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q...
Mythhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=The most damaging myth of all: The road is inevitable, so it& #39;s not worth fighting to stop it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen"> #StopTheWensumLinkReferences https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q..." title="Mythhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔟" title="Taste 10" aria-label="Emoji: Taste 10">The most damaging myth of all: The road is inevitable, so it& #39;s not worth fighting to stop it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title=""Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: "Betreten verboten!"-Zeichen"> #StopTheWensumLinkReferences https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/2DIhaQ5&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
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