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Well I can’t disagree with the science, but how do you overcome the rising cost of living/accommodation associated with increases in population density. It will inevitably push those that are less well off further out, and then you’re back to square one. I am totally on board with the tackling the climate crisis we’re facing, but until there is a total policy change and it’s made easier for people to be green, it won’t happen, and being condescending to someone on here with limited options to get to the start time of an event earlier than trains will allow won’t help.
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Hi Colm, I already said that the target of my comments here is not just the OP, but the normalisation of using large, harmful, unnecessary vehicles to transport very small amounts of people and kit fairly short distances. It should not be easy to park, it should be easy to get the train. I'm happy to see loads of people sharing experiences and advice on how to move bikes by train. Consumer demand is one thing that drives change.
Freeing up the obscene amount of space devoted to storing cars would go some way to alleviating the housing crisis, and high density housing is cheaper, not more expensive. We have more green spaces than (almost?) any city in Europe and they are mostly protected from development.
William.
"every 1% increase in the population density of a city associates with a 0.79% reduction in its CO2 emissions per capita"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11184-y