The city's mayor says more needs to be done to prevent a crisis of 'filthy air and gridlocked roads'.
London faces a crisis of "filthy air and gridlocked roads" unless car use is reduced, the city's mayor has warned., which claimed London was the world's most congested city last year.
This was based on an estimate of the earnings drivers could be making, or the leisure time they could be enjoying, if they were not stuck in traffic. "If we do not double down on our efforts to deliver a greener, more sustainable future, we will replace one public health crisis with another - caused by filthy air and gridlocked roads."He added: "The cost to both Londoners and the capital [should not] be underestimated, with days wasted stuck in traffic, billions lost to the economy and increased road danger and health impacts.
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