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Travel outside your political tribe? Many are saying no thanks

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Innovation   来源:Lifestyle  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:"The government has found itself in a difficult position after 14 years of Conservative government and has had to make difficult decisions.

"The government has found itself in a difficult position after 14 years of Conservative government and has had to make difficult decisions.

He said industry leaders wanted to stay in the region and were eager to see improved transport links which would aid commuters and businesses.: “If we want to be moving people over to the coast and obviously people coming away from the coast into the rural areas and into more urban areas, then having that transport connectivity is key.”

Travel outside your political tribe? Many are saying no thanks

However, the mayor emphasised the need to improve transport links overall, including buses and means of active travel, to give residents “a real opportunity and reliable alternative" to car journeys.“It’s that fully-integrated system, actually, so if you get off a train, you need to know that you can actually go on from that journey on a bus, a coach or walk and cycle as well," he said.“We are in a position where we do want to take the dependency away from the car because if you want to move people en masse and in an affordable manner, the traditional car isn’t the way to do it.”

Travel outside your political tribe? Many are saying no thanks

Around a third of bus services in North Yorkshire have seen timetable reductions or have needed extra financial support since the pandemic, partly due to rising operating costs and difficulties recruiting drivers.A North Yorkshire Council report earlier this year stated that “the majority of the local bus support budget is used to provide rural services”.

Travel outside your political tribe? Many are saying no thanks

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