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Paris residents set to vote on plan to triple parking charges for SUVs (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Rip EVs then

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As much as I like cars, cars aren’t the answer. Public transport is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Public transport is currently quadruple the price, double the duration and significantly more unreliable than personal car travel in the UK when travelling with another person.

Unfortunately it's just not viable to traverse major cities via train. I think it can be far better than it is right now but I have zero confidence it ever will be