A MODEL FOR BRITANIN?

摘要

If the UK is to achieve any significant reduction in urban car use, it will it require substantial investment in efficient, frequent bus services. Having spent some time last year in Copenhagen, I believe I've found a model for what can be achieved. Even before its new Metro further widens the gap with what is available on this side of the North Sea, the Danish capital and its surrounding conurbation enjoy an efficient, well-used system with fares that are very reasonable by UK standards. Indeed, the fare structure becomes particularly attractive when one takes into account the general cost of living in Denmark. It may all be helped by Copenhagen, like most Continental cities, having a large population of apartment dwellers and a consequently lower proportion of car owners than in equivalent British cities.