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This @TheEconomist on decline of #Cars + #driving in younger age groups (ht @gwagner ) is interesting.

I'm 40+ & owning a car in #Copenhagen would significantly *reduce* my #QualityOfLife - though thanks to #LetsGoDK #CarShare I can access one when I need.

But it's clear young relatives in rural #England are utterly #Car dependent. Without safe #CycleInfra even #Ebikes are far too dangerous.

The #Future is here, but it's not evenly distributed.

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FediScience.orgRuth Mottram (@Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org)🎁 Throughout the rich world, the young are falling out of love with cars from The Economist https://econ.st/3IeSPPs
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I had my trusty folding #ebike and planned to catch a train home.
Made it through Queen St, but several parts of it were almost knee deep. Had to carry my bike on my shoulders, as I don't think it can be submerged.
At Britomart, they suddenly cancelled all #trains. The staff couldn't say whether or not there would be any rail replacement #buses.
I waited almost 30 minutes for a bus that never showed up. So I booked a #carshare for a day and drove home.
The roads were flooded, but made it home.

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@IPEdmonton Yes, it is easier in some parts of the city than others. Very easy where we live in the West End. We joined #Communauto as soon as we moved here & ditched one of the 2 cars we'd needed in the suburbs. Everything we need is close by - a bus route to work at the end of our street & at least 3 #CarShare options within a 5 min walk. Cycling infrastructure still sucks in #ZeroVisionHFX but it is slowly being built (although well behind schedule).