Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, clearly concerned about our planet, told MPs yesterday that the “more congested our roads are, the higher the emissions.... We cannot destroy our economy and get rid of our roads. We have to decarbonise road transport, but we also have to ensure that our roads flow smoothly. Those on the Labour benches do not get that. They want to scrap road improvements, and they want more traffic jams. Those traffic jams increase emissions.”
Here's a great quote from by Lewis Mumford in The New Yorker in 1955: "Building more roads to relieve congestion is like a fat man loosening his belt to prevent obesity". It comes to light in this article by Carlton Reid, taking apart Transport Chris Grayling's argument, back through the history of the Conservative approach to road-building.
No comments:
Post a Comment