Not exact matches
If
public transport networks become efficient and faster then people may be more likely to ditch their cars and
use trains and buses
instead, or so the theory goes.
If there's any way you could
use a taxi or
public transport instead for any of these journeys, the official receiver won't usually class your vehicle as essential, even if
using public transport would be inconvenient.
You can do this by buying a bigger car, or by
using your air conditioning, or by driving to work
instead of taking
public transport.
On the downside, however, people
using bike share are more likely to
use it
instead of either walking or taking
public transport, rather than always replacing a car trip with a bike trip.
If the network is big enough and properly designed, people will
use it
instead of
public transport (often overcrowded) and
instead of driving.
All we're asking is that you swap just one car trip between 30 June - 5 July and walk, cycle,
use public transport or car - share
instead.
For example, local city transit authorities, such as
Transport for London, would encourage commuters to
use public transportation
instead of gas - guzzling alternatives by rewarding them with ETK tokens.