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Alastair Hanton (1926 – 2021) – Social entrepreneur & banking innovator
Alastair Hanton introduced Direct Debit to the UK, built up National Girobank, founded the Fair Trade Foundation, and through his ...
Alastair Hanton – a tribute
The Foundation for Integrated Transport’s existence owed much to Alastair. We will all miss him, his advice and support, and, above all, his kindness a word that sums him up best.
Fighting car dominance – call for proposals
The Foundation for Integrated Transport (FIT) will make campaigns against the car and its domination of our culture its main theme for 2021.
The Foundation for Integrated Transport was formed by the late Dr Simon Norton in 2014 to make transport better for people and the environment.
Our vision is a world where people can live decently without a car and enjoy good, affordable public transport; where transport causes little climate change; where public transport is integrated and complemented by safe and attractive routes for walking and cycling.
We fund projects that will help to make this vision a reality.
Research from our fellows
Bus service improvement plans must prioritise carbon reduction and modal transfer from car to bus
John Whitelegg sets out how we can maximise the contribution of bus service improvements to decarbonisation objectives.
Ludlow sets out a net zero carbon transport future
The Ludlow net zero carbon project has shown that if its main recommendations are accepted by Shropshire Council and implemented by ...
What have we done so far?
Meet the organisations and individuals that have already received funding from FIT to further their work towards a fairer and more sustainable future for travel.