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Dutch residents will have to ditch their cars for sustainable transport system (nltimes.nl)
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To build a fully climate-neutral transport system in the Netherlands, many citizens will have to give up their cars, Jan Willem Eirsman, the government’s new chief climate adviser as chairman of the Scientific Climate Council, told the AD.

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[–] 36 points 3 years ago* (5 children)

Dutchman here. Our government has been systematically gutting funding for public transport. I have to extend my commute from 40 minutes to 2 hours if I want to take public transport. It's also unreliable and outrageously expensive since they run it through the "free market".

Fuck cars but there's also no way in hell I will sell my car before they introduce some massive changes to our public transport.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Our government has been systematically gutting funding for public transport.

    silent privatization

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I used to live there back in 2015. What're the prices for intercity trains these days? I remember NL trains being very cheap (€20 Amsterdam to Mastricht). Here in the UK is £50 from Cambridge to London (roughly a ⅓ the distance) so I hope you're still doing better than here

    With that said, I hope you get some more green/left types in government this time around. I'm watching your election closely from here!

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