we can live slower and greener

our towns in Cornwall are so set up for cars alone. I think the lockdown has shown how this needn't be the case anymore. The empty streets showed how much space we waste on cars. Post lockdown our attempts at covid friendly streets has actually been laughable cpmpared to so many other places. Our high streets will not compete with online shopping unless we make serious changes to give walking and cycling a chance. We have one, yes one, cycle stand in a town of 10,000 people. We have as many EV chargers as bike stands! We have no car share nearby. I drive but prefer to walk and cycle for leisure and short trips to shops if i can, but our streets have been dominated by people, many from out of town, who choose to drive through, often at high speed. If we are to deal with the climate and biodiversity emergency we have to get serious about short trips being easier by walk and cycle than by car. We need to slow traffic in the urban area and villages, even if on the main roads. We need 20mph zones, street trees, edible street spaces, rain gradens to reduce run off and more space to walk or eat al fresco. 2050 net zero is not that far off. Let's do it.