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posted by martyb on Tuesday April 30 2019, @01:34AM   Printer-friendly
from the bipedal-locomotion dept.

Phys.org:

The authors are calling on national and local governments to set targets for the proportion of trips made on foot, by bicycle and by public transport, including national targets of:

  • Doubling the proportion of trips walked to 25 per cent by 2050.
  • Doubling the proportion of cycling trips in each of the next decades, with the ultimate goal of 15 per cent of all trips being on bicycles by 2050.
  • Increasing the proportion of all trips by public transport to 15 per cent by 2050.

The report's authors further recommend:

  • The government develop a national promotion and education campaign to persuade people to walk or cycle to schools and work-places
  • That investment is made in liveable cities and creating urban environments designed for people, rather than cars
  • That new regulations are introduced to make walking and cycling safer

The report prominently cites health concerns as a key reason to not drive, because people need to exercise more. Is it a tacit acknowledgement of electric vehicles' (EVs) imminent takeover of global car fleets?


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @04:15PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @04:15PM (#836744)

    You are correct, surveillance wasn't specifically mentioned I just assumed that was what was meant. There would be little to zero reduction in freedom of travel with public transit because it isn't like that would be the only option. Such a view was so ridiculous that in my haste I did not seriously consider the literally stated opinion.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @07:18PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @07:18PM (#836833)

    There would be little to zero reduction in freedom of travel with public transit

    Have you ever met someone with vs without a car? I mean, you live in a fantasy land if you think public transport is comparable.