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I find it a bit odd that in the middle of a pandemic it's the 'right'* time to implement a load of this stuff. It's such a weird message - stay at home, protect the NHS, whilst we stick some planters in your street or do weird shit to the euston road.
Public transport capacity was reduced due to Covid restrictions and a lot of people were going to be reluctant to use it in any case. LTNs were part of a range of measures to allow people to get moving again without all feeling the need to use their cars for every journey.
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Is there anything about timing here? ^^^ (big posts from FFM and Schick)
I find it a bit odd that in the middle of a pandemic it's the 'right'* time to implement a load of this stuff. It's such a weird message - stay at home, protect the NHS, whilst we stick some planters in your street or do weird shit to the euston road.
I'd imagine that unless you are thoroughly in-tune and on-board with the benefits of these projects, it's going to look / feel bad.
* I get from a logistical point of view, it might be