FUTURE TRANSPORTATION METHODS
ELECTRIC VECHICLES A steering committee consisting of leaders from governmental and private organizations should be established, along with making the infrastructural changes needed for electric vehicles to become a more common choice of transportation. Needed amount of charging stations should be readily available along major routes - highways, popular destinations, and public transport hubs. High-use vehicles like buses need to come first for the biggest impact on city budgets and air quality. (Planning a City’s Transition to the Electric Vehicle Future, 2020) Electric cars seem particularly well suited to urban driving as trips are typically short, and electric cars can reduce congestion in cities. existing bicycle pathways
By 2050, infrastructure in Kanta-Häme has been developed to a point where all transportation is electric.
BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CYCLING
BIKES AND SCOOTERS
Encouraging people to ride bikes and electric scooters instead of driving fairly short distances will reduce carbon emissions while gasoline-powered vehicles still make the majority of passengervehicle sales. Promoting cycling doesn’t do much if there aren’t good enough incentives to do so. Guiding residents through good planning is a better long-term plan that also highlight residents’ freedom to make their own decisions.
Cycling is a popular mode of transport for many commuters. In addition to work and school trips, scooter rides and visiting nature attractions by bike are popular leisure activities.
By improving connections within the already existing bikeway network in Kanta-Häme, transportation linkages become more efficient. Connecting bikeways to the densest routes of the public transport systems allows more people to have the accessibility to movement along major corridors. Making areas more comfortable and attractive to walk or bike will make commuting and visiting new destinations by bike a more attractive option.
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Our aim is to improve connections within the already existing bicycle path network in Kanta-Häme and encourage people to ride bikes instead of driving fairly short distances.
