Watch the Churn
...The issue is how to get from 'here' to 'there' without raising up a huge army of aggrieved car users in your path. -Peter Edwardson Of course there's a problem when pondering long term change of getting from 'here' to 'there'. Bear with me for a longer set of reflections. Many, even if they accept the need for change, will argue that people will not alter their transport habits in under a generation, or that our economy is so bound to cars that lessening their use will blight whole cities; see letters and editorials in the press saying motorists and businesses will desert in droves if urban congestion charging is introduced without alternative methods of getting around. I accept that settlement patterns for residence and work have permanence and in many cases change very gradually -- with the exception of the way global corporations can chase the cheapest labour and respond to government incentives to establish often highly temporary businesses when tempted by local economic regener
Watch the Churn Home Humour Essays Travel Images The following is extracted from a post to urbancyclist-uk Watch the Churn by Simon Baddeley ...The issue is how to get from 'here' to 'there' without raising up a huge army of aggrieved car users in your path. -Peter Edwardson Of course there's a problem when pondering long term change of getting from 'here' to 'there'. Bear with me for a longer set of reflections. Many, even if they accept the need for change, will argue that people will not alter their transport habits in under a generation, or that our economy is so bound to cars that lesseni
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