Greener Transport

Lewis Nicol speaks to Helen Moore from Scotland and John O’Neil from Boston, Massachusetts for the ‘100 Voices: Home and Away’ project.

An electric vehicle charging point. Source: Unsplash

Home- Helen Moore, an assistant at Annette Street Primary School

Helen Moore, an assistant at Annette Street Primary School, discussing how transport could be made “greener” said: “Public transport should be prioritised by councils to get more people using it. This would lower the number of cars on the road as if public transport could get them places faster, they would be more inclined to use it.

“Public transport should become electric, this would greatly reduce carbon emissions in the city, it should also not be privatised so that the government and council could control the routes they go which would also persuade people to use public transport.”

Away- John O’Neil, real estate agent in Boston Massachusetts

John O’Neil, a real estate agent in Boston, discussing how transport could be made “greener” said: “Make it a more attractive experience, offer green travel and make it special. I'm not sure how commuting could be fixed, maybe electric buses, trains etc.

 “Our local government is adding bike and bus only lanes, however, Boston's an old city, the existing roads aren’t ready for these improvements, they are creating havoc with city traffic.

“The goal to lower the amount of gas cars should be brought forward but the tax incentives should be better to encourage the switch to electric cars.”