Congestion campaigners in Bath have been watching a video – uploaded on Vimeo – which shows how the Swiss city of Zurich is dealing with its traffic problems.
Entitled ‘Zurich: Where people are welcome and cars are not’ it is an interesting take on smart city planning to make living and working in a city much more of a pleasant experience.
I do suggest both officers and councillors at B&NES sit back and take note – and then get together and show that Bath can also do something radical.
Here’s the link:
Trams are extremely efficient non-polluting people-movers and are very popular with the public. A lot of European cities use them to great effect. Capital costs can be amortised over a long time period. This tram built in 1893 is still functional!
https://manxelectricrailway.co.uk/motors/car-no-1/
Bob Draper