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Transporting large/ awkward things long distances is pretty much exactly what cars are needed for. Trips like yours However are used to justify the dominance of cars everywhere, all the time. You're trying to get out of London for your trip, but you're stuck in traffic for hours because the streets are fouled up with parked by vehicles and people in SUVS popping to the shops. Fewer cars would be a good thing for people who need cars.
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haraguing someone over train vs car is not going to stop the government's unstoppable subsidies for the motor industry nor change private developer's ability to build new homes in greenfield sites away from town centres.
I think it's ok for conversations to develop from one example to take in wider issues. You've explained a root cause of the problem here, which is useful.
On a positive note Lewisham shopping centre multi storey car park is being turned into affordable housing and green spaces. Just moved to the area and watching development with interest.
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Hi Colm, I already said that the target of my comments here is not just the OP, but the normalisation of using large, harmful, unnecessary vehicles to transport very small amounts of people and kit fairly short distances. It should not be easy to park, it should be easy to get the train. I'm happy to see loads of people sharing experiences and advice on how to move bikes by train. Consumer demand is one thing that drives change.
Freeing up the obscene amount of space devoted to storing cars would go some way to alleviating the housing crisis, and high density housing is cheaper, not more expensive. We have more green spaces than (almost?) any city in Europe and they are mostly protected from development.
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