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Our friends in the West Dorset Western Area Transport Action Group (WATAG), have launched their new website. So if you live in the Bridport area or around that end of the old West Dorset area, take a look and join their email list. Click here to go to their new website.

Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council are drawing up a new Local Transport Plan (LTP).  It will cover the period 2026 – 2041. The draft plan was out for consultation in September and the closing deadline for responses was the end of October. The draft plan set out their long-term vision on […]

In a statement sent to Dorchester Town Council, Dorchester Transport Action Group (DTAG) has strongly welcomed Dorchester Town Council’s decision to explore an area-wide 20mph limit and establish a dedicated Working Group—an important step toward creating a safer, healthier, more liveable town. The statement follows a recent article in the Dorset Echo outlining Dorchester Town […]

At the next open monthly zoom meeting Dorchester Transport Action Group are pleased to announce that the guest speaker will be Athol Noon, CEO of Markides Associates Markides is the transport consultancy employed by Granger’s to look at the transport aspects of the proposed North Dorchester Development. The title of Athol’s talk is “Emerging transport […]

On Saturday 4 October, Stewart Palmer, Chair Dorchester Transport Action Group, gave a rousing speech at the Dorchester town pump at the Protest against the huge development of 4000 houses proposed North of Dorchester. Stewart pointed out this is primarily a car-led development that would bring further traffic chaos and congestion to Dorchester and surrounding […]

Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council are drawing up a new Local Transport Plan (LTP).  It will cover the period 2026 – 2041. The draft strategy plan is now out for consultation and you have until 13 October to submit your comments. The draft strategy sets out their long-term vision on how […]

DTAG held their annual open meeting on Wednesday 18th June 2025 in The Corn Exchange Dorchester. This is a brief update on what took place and what will happen next. Some 30 people attended, a mixture of DTAG members and local residents who are interested in improving how we all get round in Dorchester and […]

On Saturday 14 June Dorchester Transport Action Group held a stall in South Street, Dorchester.  The aim was to promote the coming Big Dorchester Transport Conversation open meeting on Wednesday 18 June, 7-9pm at The Corn Exchange.  During the morning supporters spoke to members of the public asking them about their top transport gripes in […]

Do you wish we had better transport in and around Dorchester? Dorchester Transport Action Group (DTAG) is holding the Big Dorchester Transport Conversation on Wednesday 18th June at the Corn Exchange Dorchester. The meeting is 7:00pm to 9:00pm, and the bar will be open from 6:30pm. Come along and have your say and contribute to […]

Dorchester Transport Action Group April zoom meeting gave a warm welcome to Joe Doak from Dorchester Civic Society. Joe, a veteran urban planner and university lecturer—had come to share his insights on how towns like Dorchester can move toward a more sustainable transport future. Joe opened with a simple but powerful idea: sustainability works best […]