A New Report Calls For Free Tube Travel And "eScooters For Everyone" In A Car Free London

An equivalent of Uber should be run by Transport for London, Tube travel should be free and there should be "e-scooters for everyone" to cut carbon emissions, a think-tank said.

Taxi leaks say.... they should think again !!!
Can you really see TfL providing eScooters, eBikes, eRickshaws... FREE for everyone 😂😂😂

The Away with All Cars reportby Common Wealth, along with campaign groups We Own It and Greenpeace UK, says London should have no private cars by 2030.

TfL said it was investing £2.3bn to ensure 80% of journeys were by walking, cycling or public transport by 2041.

The RAC said many people needed cars.

The report says the number of cars in the UK has grown in every year since the end of World War Two, and increasing distances were travelled by car, making transport the "UK's largest sectoral source of carbon emissions".

It says that even though London is "consistently ranked in the top 10 cities worldwide for high-quality public transport", it is also the most congested and one of the most polluted cities in the UK.

To counteract this, the report says private cars should have "disappeared from Greater London" by 2030 with alternatives being accessible on a TfL app, including walking routes, buses free for Londoners, tram and Tubes, E-bikes, e-scooters, car shares and e-rickshaws.

The report says London is one of the UK's most congested and polluted cities, despite good public transport links. What it failed to mention was most of the congestion has been caused by the Mayors segregated cycle lanes with certain road and junction exclusions, causing major gridlock in surrounding areas.  

Caroline Russell, Green Party member of the London Assembly, described "everything in this report" as "possible".

"We need major change like this to tackle the climate and air pollution crises," she added.

A TfL spokesperson said: "We're investing a record £2.3bn in creating healthier streets where walking, cycling and public transport are the natural choice for all journeys and we want 80% of journeys to be made in these ways by 2041."

Perhaps they should be investing these billions in the Met to make safer streets. Healthy streets are pointless if you are in danger of being stabbed walking along.

Again this idea of banning all cars from central London will see the disabled trapped in their homes. 

It is discriminatory against certain residents in favour of people, many of whom don’t even live in central London. 

Nicholas Lyes, RAC head of roads policy, said many private car journeys in London were "driven by need, rather than choice".

He added: "Our own data suggests that 72% of Londoners say they would find it very difficult to adjust to life without using their vehicles."

But TfL have never taken notice of the majority, one look at their recent consultations show that they ask certain questions, disregard the answers they don’t like and just go ahead and do whatever they want !