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原文传递 Trying to make sense of highways and transport in the UK

题名：	Trying to make sense of highways and transport in the UK
正文语种：	eng
摘要：	Perhaps I'm taking it out of context slightly, but a social media post from the administrator of the controlling party on a local council recently said: 'All the parties voted for the Climate Change motion but no actions were committed to by it.' This referred to a climate emergency declaration, which means this council has joined the roughly 75% of local authorities, as of 2021 (1), that have also declared a climate emergency. Unfortunately, comments like this don't imbue one with confidence and, in any case, as Canadian urban planner Brent Toderian says (2): 'The truth about a city's aspirations isn't found in its vision. It's found in its budget.' That at least rings true with my local council, which doesn't seem to be putting any money where its mouth is. It seems they said the quiet part out loud. Highway authorities specifically have great potential to lead the fight against climate change from the roads and streets they manage and of course in how the traffic using them is prioritised, and who is prioritised. This is where active travel comes in because, in technical terms, it isn't difficult to repurpose road space or deploy traffic management; it's the political capital required to crack on and deliver it that is hard, and it also requires investment to go with it.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	Highways
卷：	92
期：	5
页码：	50-50