Monday, September 28, 2009

HOW CAN PRINCE CHARLES TELL COMMONERS TO ABANDON CARS WHEN HE HAS SIX ??

This is hypocrisy for him to ask this of the people. Has he no shame ? I just can't imagine him saying a thing. He is doing his part of high carbon emissions and global warming by asking this of his subjects. He should be leading by example. But I guess it is do as I say, not as I do !

The Prince, who has two Jaguars, two Audi's, a Range Rover and still drives an Aston Martin given to him by the Queen on his 21st birthday, said developers had a duty to put public transport and the pedestrian at the heart of their housing schemes.

Speaking about the “domination of the car over the pedestrian”, the future King said: “We must surely be able to organise ourselves… in ways in which we are not dependent on it to such a great extent for our daily needs.”

The Prince said the principle of “elevating the pedestrian above the car” was one of the guiding factors of Poundbury – his model development in Dorset. The importance of “pedestrian friendly public space” is central to the Poundbury ethos.

This kind of public transport-oriented development is fundamental to achieving the ultimate goal of a low carbon community, and it is very likely that such communities, far from being austere, will actually become the sought-after places where people will choose to live and spend their time.”

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