Quote of the week
Decarbonising transport
"On transport, Elliot Fishman director of the [Melbourne-based] Institute for Sensible Transport said the focus on electric vehicles was 'no surprise' to him. He said the best outcome for cities would involve accelerating the right type of electric vehicles, particularly ebikes and scooters instead of cars.
"Fishman cautioned that fully-autonomous vehicles were yet to be proven safe in city environments, and the technology had the potential to lead to unintended consequences like ‘empty miles’ as vehicles drive around without passengers.
"Fishman said governments had a clear role to play in transport and urban planning to make walking, cycling and public transport compelling choices.
"'Our roads basically represent a picture of society as it looked in the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s', he said, 'that needs to change to reflect the contemporary priorities of a more sustainable, more healthy and active transport friendly city', he said."
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