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We are assured that public transport – usually in the form of heavy commuter rail - will 'solve' the rising congestion problem. If you believe that, please share whatever's in your Kool-Aid.
But first, old thinking about schools needs to change to allow for the opportunities that the future presents and to avoid an inevitable shortage of places in suitable locations.
They have served the industry well enough but come from an era of factory mode office work, with workers dutifully lined up at their cubicles, all arriving at the same times and mostly leaving at the same times.
Not only are buses much cheaper as public transport but they also make use of the existing road network, they can be re-routed in response to changing needs.
Users should fund their own recharging centres and insurance, and all road users should contribute fairly to the costs of road building and maintenance.
