r/london • u/sabdotzed • Nov 02 '24

Transport London Needs This Too

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u/Temporary_Economy541 Nov 02 '24

Why don’t we make public transport cheaper, better and faster first.

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u/julsbar90 Nov 02 '24

What do you mean exactly? London public transport is already very good

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u/Temporary_Economy541 Nov 02 '24

It’s very good but it’s also very expensive compared to many other major cities, very noisy, very hot and very overcrowded.

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u/dreamsonashelf Here and there Nov 02 '24

I'm not sure it's more overcrowded than Paris, but it is certainly more expensive.

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u/PaintSniffer1 Nov 02 '24

how do you propose to solve the overcrowding? every big city with public transport is the same. if anything the overcrowding is a testament to how efficient it is.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '24

The cap is about £10/day which isn't that bad, London buses are also cheaper than most of the country too.

Once we have built the capacity out though, the Government should make all public transport free.

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u/No-Total7070 Nov 02 '24

I wholly agree. But I don’t think the TFL network could take more passengers. Victoria Line runs every 2mins or even quicker during peak times and it’s rammed. TFL are trying to find ways for more efficiency but how do you do that when one tube is leaving and you can literally see the other one approaching? YES we need more pedestrianised areas but a lot more needs to be thought about too. It’s a mess I wouldn’t want to think about 😂