No. I think it is inevitable that active travel will take more of a share of public space and that hard measures from national government are part of what it will require to get us there, they will equip LAs, even the reluctant ones, with what they need to make it happen and they will contribute to the progress towards a tipping point. You think hard measures from national government will ensure that the natural order of cars dominating public space is restored, that will happen because such measures disempower LAs, even those that are willing, and cause a populist backlash that dismantles progress on active travel. We see the world very differently. If I were to suspend my disbelief and ignore all evidence on this forum from the past three years I could conclude that your concerns are genuine, that you wish to see progress on active travel and you fear that a hardline government will lead to failure of the cause. If that were the case I'd say you are naive to believe that progress can be achieved by a soft process that leads to the demographics we see objecting to schemes in Chiswick and everywhere else voting to have their driving restricted. There is little point in carrot and stick if you never use the stick.
Paul Campbell ● 1852d