{"id":26537,"date":"2015-11-10T15:18:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T15:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=26537"},"modified":"2016-10-17T16:10:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T16:10:15","slug":"voxpop-time-to-travel-sustainably","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/no-logo\/voxpop-time-to-travel-sustainably","title":{"rendered":"Voxpop: Time to travel sustainably?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_28484\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Nologo_4_Bikes_Big_JAS-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28484\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Nologo_4_Bikes_Big_JAS--480x220.jpg\" alt=\"Is cycling the way to solve Cardiff's transport problem?\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is cycling the way to solve Cardiff&#8217;s transport problem?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cardiff&#8217;s transport system has worsened during the Rugby World Cup and jam-packed trains and road closures have left many visitors waiting hours to leave the city.<\/p>\n<p>With Cardiff\u2019s transport network at breaking point, is it time to finally make a change and encourage sustainable travel?<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff\u2019s Local Transport Plan aims to improve bus travel and promote cycle lanes. The council is also hoping that by 2026 there will be a 50-50 split between journeys by car and trips by sustainable modes of transport, but are the plans realistic when 80% of Cardiff&#8217;s workers commute by car?<\/p>\n<p>Phill Sykes, manager of Evans Cycles said, \u201cWe are naturally very happy to sit in cars and go for the easy option, but cycling is becoming popular.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We asked the public if they would use sustainable modes of transport rather than travelling by car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff&#8217;s transport system has worsened during the Rugby World Cup and jam-packed trains and road closures have left many visitors waiting hours to leave the city. With Cardiff\u2019s transport network at breaking point, is it time to finally make a change and encourage sustainable travel? 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