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So...what are your views? Is there really a transport problem? Do the benefits of motorized transport outweigh the costs? Are there any minor (or perhaps major) changes you personally feel could make our present transport system more sustainable?
POSTED BY ENV1017 AT 12:46 AM

Travel is vital, everyone uses one form of travel at some point and it’s always a hot topic when talking about sustainability and being ‘eco friendly’. People have all sorts of different views on travel and travel is a major talking point. From the cycling Dutch to the Americans who use their 10 miles to the gallon ‘gas guzzlers’, everywhere everyone uses travel.

Basic travel isn’t sustainable. One person, driving to and from work every day will used fuel, the world only had about 20 years worth of natural gas left. Sustainable travel includes car sharing, catching the bus or train or cycling. The only problem with these things are that on a train it’s often crowded and too busy and loud, the same as on a bus. People like their personal space, which they can get in their own car, where they can listen to their own music and don’t have to share their space.
In Holland and the low countries of Europe, a vast majority of the population cycle to work, to school and to wherever they need to go.
Motorized transports do have their advantage. They’re quicker, they’re more personal and they have sentimental value to people (i.e. people get attached to cars and motorbikes) however, they’re not the most sustainable way to travel. Also, they are a major contributor to the fact that the population as a whole are growing more obese.


The changes that could be made on a local scale include, days where everyone has to either take the bus or train, or even a national cycle week. This would encourage and show that people can easily use sustainable travel options.

In conclusion, travel should be made sustainable and for the most part, many countries and communities are doing their bit to aid and develop sustainable travel.
From cycling days/weeks, encouraging bus or train taking or even just simple car sharing sustainable travel is easy to do. Personally, I try to car share as much as possible, I walk a lot and I used o cycle to work. If I can do these easy, small little changes, then the world could and should be able to do so as well, and reap the benefits in the future.