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New greenfield housing forcing people to use cars, report finds (Grauniad)

by brooksby
Mon, Feb 07, 2022 08:34
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/07/new-greenfield-housing-f...

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New greenfield housing developments are locking residents into car dependency, making everyday journeys impossible without a vehicle, a new report has found. Meanwhile, pledges for walking, cycling and public transport are often left unfulfilled.

The group Transport for New Homes (TfNH) visited 20 new housing developments in England, finding that while those on urban brownfield sites generally lived up to sustainable transport pledges, greenfield sites were often far from shops and amenities, without public transport, cycling links or even pavements, and the homes themselves were seemingly designed around car parking.

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mdavidford replied to Hirsute | 3 years ago
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Shouldn't that be 'the bile-filled organ of hate, the Guardian', or something like that?

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Hirsute replied to mdavidford | 3 years ago
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Is that the revised wording ?

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brooksby replied to Hirsute | 3 years ago
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Fair enough.

In the interests of full disclosure, I do tend to look at the nws on the Grauniad site first.

( I don't think I'm an evil hate-filled commie, or anything like that, but YMMV).

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Hirsute replied to brooksby | 3 years ago
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You know I was joking. I'd just been reading this one (page2 onward)

https://road.cc/content/news/what-drives-you-mad-about-cyclists-290117#b...

So lefty/woke/anti was in my subconsious.

" I don't think I'm an evil hate-filled commie, or anything like that, but YMMV"

Ah, but you don't wear lycra, so the jury is still out !

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hawkinspeter replied to brooksby | 3 years ago
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brooksby wrote:

Fair enough.

In the interests of full disclosure, I do tend to look at the nws on the Grauniad site first.

( I don't think I'm an evil hate-filled commie, or anything like that, but YMMV).

To be fair, The Gradunai is going to have much better quality reporting on cars/bikes/environment than the BBC.

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ktache replied to hawkinspeter | 3 years ago
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For example a Bike Blog with contributors from this particular parish.

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Grahamd replied to hawkinspeter | 3 years ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

brooksby wrote:

Fair enough.

In the interests of full disclosure, I do tend to look at the nws on the Grauniad site first.

( I don't think I'm an evil hate-filled commie, or anything like that, but YMMV).

To be fair, The Gradunai is going to have much better quality reporting on cars/bikes/environment than the BBC.

I think the Beano would have better reporting than the BBC.

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