Paul, I've said this before in other threads, but public transport will not get a lot of people out of their cars.Public transport is not door to door for most people. It also stops regularly. Both of those things make it inherently slow, and there is nothing that can be done about it.My wife's journey to work would need 3 buses by public transport, or a bus and a train plus a 10 to 12 minute walk to the station. It would literally take twice as long as driving. You might be able to knock a few minutes of that with more frequent buses, or more bus lanes, but it's always going to be slow, and there is nothing that can change that. You could try adding hundreds of new bus routes across London so there are more direct options, but that would cost billions, and would still be slow, as you waste time waiting at the bus stop, the buses stop every few hundred metres, and they will still get stuck in traffic as the roads aren't wide enough for dedicated bus lanes everywhere.Most of London is very flat. There are a handful of people with physical disabilities who might be unable to cycle, but the vast majority could cycle.Long term, cycling also works out a lot cheaper than public transport as well.You then need to think about the health aspects. There are reports today about the effect of obesity on deaths from Covid. Britain has the fourth highest rate of obesity in the world. That's creating all kinds of other health issues as well. Getting millions of people cycling or walking on a regular basis will bring massive health improvement, and slash the bill for the NHS.Around two thirds of car journeys are under 5 miles. Given how flat London is, that should be easily possible to cycle for most people. A lot of the time, that journey will actually be quicker by bike as well as a lot cheaper.We aren't going to fix our roads and air pollution without getting a lot of people onto bikes, as public transport is just not a viable option for a lot of people, especially in outer London.
Al Webber ● 2063d