The scramble to build new homes in England is producing large housing estates which are being built next to bypasses and link roads. There are no shops, no pub, no doctor, no school, no church, and no jobs; they are too far out of town to walk or cycle, and they lack good local buses. Car travel is the only option. Researchers from a new green group, Transport for New Homes, backed by the RAC Foundation, visited over twenty new housing estates across England and said, ‘We were appalled to find so many new housing developments built around the car, with residents driving for almost every journey. Those cars head for towns and cities clogging up existing roads. Commuter times get longer and longer. Car-based living of this kind is not good for our health or quality of life.’ Also in some estates there is nowhere to park in front of houses, so owners have to park on pavements.
New housing and ‘car dependency'
Written by David Fletcher 26 Oct 2018Additional Info
- Pray: for new quality housing developments to include schools, churches, corner shops, community centres, and a genuine mix of transport options. (Proverbs 15:31)
- More: www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45956792
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