Better Streets in Waltham Forest

摘要

Many local authorities are coming to realise that their streets need to work more efficiently, the air needs to be cleaner, and communities more active, healthy and less reliant on cars. However, encouraging people to drive less and walk and cycle more, not only means making walking and cycling attractive choices, but also making driving a less attractive choice. Why? The first reason is competitive advantage and breaking the habits of a lifetime. People are accustomed to driving cars, even for short, walkable journeys. In London, over 80 per cent of journeys made by motorised modes (including car and public transport) could be walked or cycled, and most of these trips are currently made by car. Even when it isn't quicker to drive, people still perceive that it is. When driving feels easy, the competitiveness of walking and cycling is diminished.