YorkshireJumbo wrote:Because businesses never functioned at all before vehicle use became so high, did they
The world had changed enormously since then, going back would cause a level of pain that would make 1970-1985 a golden age of prosperity by comparison.
And few people need to commute long distances - they just chose a job that forces them to do so.
Well I guess they could choose to be unemployed, or work in a supermarket and not be able to afford their home. or to cram their family into a bedsit (which, increasingly, is all most first time buyers on below median income can afford in many city centre areas). The days when every town and many villages had major employers providing skilled work ended decades ago.
Like in driving, I think most people agree that other people need to change, as long as it doesn't affect them...
Just as many people agree that there are quick fix answers out there that allow us all to avoid making that the root and branch changes to society, planning policies et al are beyond what most individuals can influence.