Travel patterns have changed for good. Transport systems should, too
Enough with all the radii
In auckland, the largest city in New Zealand, public-transport fares have been cut in half. In London politicians leave passive-aggressive notes on civil servants’ desks telling them to turn up for work and implore people to start going back to the office. Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, has asked bank bosses to set an example by riding the subway.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “From asterisks to spiderwebs”
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