The good news about making our creaking transport system fit for the low-carbon future is that every improvement also makes those experiences more enjoyable.
a shift to better bus and train services would genuinely reduce pressure on the roads. Quieter streets would mean fewer accidents, less air pollution and less frustration.
The experience of getting a bus, a train or a metro in one of the many European cities which have figured this all out can seem almost jarring. Have I just been undercharged? Why do the cheapest seats feel better than first class in the UK?
If the public and Parliament can persuade Ministers to think again on transport, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the way we travel. The current high-carbon, high-cost, high-frustration system can become something that’s good for where we live, good for the planet as a whole, and a joy to use.