Dr Gary Fuller, who reviewed research supporting the Ulez expansion, has suggested turning cities into ‘green spaces’
  • NaibofTabrEnglish
    -10•1 year ago

    “We should reduce our dependency on cars and shift our infrastructure planning toward other modes of transport wherever possible.”

    This is not what the article says.

    SO YOU WANT TO TEAR OUT ALL ROADS EVERYWHERE

    This is closer to what the article says.

    A government adviser has called for roads in cities to be “ripped out completely” to combat air pollution.

    This is the first paragraph of the article.

    • @[email protected]English
      16•1 year ago

      …and then you actually read the article past the misleading click bait, right? The Telegraph is a conservative paper, they have an interest in smearing anyone who challenges the status quo.

      Up to 80 per cent of people living on arterial routes in urban areas did not own cars, with most of the pollution being caused by motorists driving into and through their communities.

      Pointing to the “greening” of city centres such as Seoul and Utrecht, he said: “We should start changing our cities and actually start thinking about ripping out road infrastructure and turning them into green spaces or green transport corridors. We have to look beyond traffic.”

      That is not something a reasonable person would interpret as ripping out 100% of roads. Especially since he references real projects like Seoul.