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"The Motorist Won" - Art project emphasizing the absurdity of car-centric design (www.scalefulness.com)

submitted 8 months ago by nix@midwest.social to c/citylife

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[–] frog 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you ever get a chance to use the train heading into the south west (the Paddington to Penzance route), I recommend it for one solid reason: the view on the Exeter to Newton Abbott stretch is absolutely phenomenal. It's worth seeing at least once. :)

I think public transport can end up in a vicious circle. It gets cut so it's less convenient, so less people use it, which leads to companies and governments saying "well nobody is using this, why are we spending money on it?" so it gets cut further, so fewer people use it, and so on. They miss the fact that they need to spend more on it so it's more convenient.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks, I've actually been thinking about a trip to the southern half of the country, I'm a sucker and want to see the white cliffs, Brighton, and have never seen Wales either. I'll look into that route, that sounds really pleasant!