the future of commuting

magicbastarder · 2020-08-24 11:18:14

there's no general chat thread here, so posting this in its own thread. written from a british context, but obviously there will be parallels with ireland. The commute completely transformed Britain. Is it over for ever? It helped create the suburbs, with countless towns thriving due to good transport links. Now it is…

24-08-2020 11:18AM

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there's no general chat thread here, so posting this in its own thread.

written from a british context, but obviously there will be parallels with ireland.

The commute completely transformed Britain. Is it over for ever?
It helped create the suburbs, with countless towns thriving due to good transport links. Now it is under threat, with potentially huge consequences for our cities and social lives
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2020/aug/24/the-commute-completely-transformed-britain-is-it-over-for-ever

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