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According to PennDOT data, in 2020, there were 310 crashes and three fatalities in the Philadelphia region during the Friday to Monday Memorial Day travel period. Of those, 27 crashes involved impair…
The ersatz indignation at persecuted motorists needs elementary scrutiny. Motorists are massively subsidised – to more than three times the total tax and duty take on their activity. Subsidy in Winchester includes public parking that comes nowhere near paying the resource cost of its provision, and the externalising costs placed on public health, on public transport by impeding more efficient access, on shops and businesses through reducing the total access of people and the costs of occupying valuable space. The subsidy is highly regressive – it is enjoyed only by motorists but paid by...
SIR: John Hearn’s “Radical Vision for Historic City” – ( Chronicle, April 8) – is undoubtedly a commendable objective but seems to overlook the needs of those less mobile. Some people are unable to walk or cycle. Age, arthritis and physical disability affect a significant number of our population so, making Winchester a “Pedestrian’s City” would preclude access to many. Additionally, not everyone has an hour spare to walk in and back from the suburbs and carrying shopping on a bike could be precarious. That said we do need to reduce traffic in the city and encourage walkin...