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I just fret about how far away we are from that tipping point of people changing their perspectives innit.
It does feel very far away, I know what you mean. But then again, it seems a little nearer than it used to, and that the mini-Holland scheme has even been seriously proposed in the first place, let alone been bid for by 20 separate Boroughs(!) is a really positive sign. So too are the cycle superhighways, shit though they are - it's an initial attempt to bring more options to people than sitting in traffic jams all day.
The negative rhetoric is absolutely depressing, but remember it comes from a place of fear - people are afraid they'll lose money, they're afraid they'll lose time, they're afraid they'll lose their freedom. It's a natural reaction to be afraid of change, and that councils are trying these things out anyway, even with the waves of fear rippling throughout their boroughs, is hopefully a sign that they're going to base their approaches on data rather instead of wailing and gnashing of teeth.
This is where your positive psychology text would come in handy!
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But yeah, Daily Fail headlines aside you're right of course. I just fret about how far away we are from that tipping point of people changing their perspectives innit.
Don't fret, just look to Hackney. :)
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But yeah, Daily Fail headlines aside you're right of course. I just fret about how far away we are from that tipping point of people changing their perspectives innit.
That Straphanger tome looks an interesting read mind. I'm currently on a positive psychology text - I should try and channel some of that into the mini-Holland debate!