The car is dead, long live transit

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The best transport strategy for London is to make it easier to access alternatives to the car, writes Tim Fendley

The overarching goal of the Mayor’s Transport Strategy is that by 2041, 80% of journeys are to be made by walking, cycling and public transport. This target is closer than we might think.

By some accounts, private vehicles currently account for only 27% of commuter journeys and 37% are by public transport. The rest is nearly all by walking.

But getting everyone to adopt an alternative to the car for the ‘last mile’ of their journey is proving the hardest target to achieve.

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