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People have to make journeys, what we want is people to have alternatives in public transport so that they can make a choice about the sort of way in which they're going to travel.

I try to use public transport, always.

Every city has to deal with the problem of cars and public transport.

We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our highways.

I've not stopped going on public transport. I love going on it.

Take the back roads instead of the highways.

Freight mobility and movement, while not a sexy policy issue, is a highly important one. Capacity constraints and congestion on our nation's freight rail system create many problems.

You have got to connect your land use decisions with transportation decisions.

The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve.

I have a driver in London because I am slightly dyslexic and cannot drive in the U.K.; after all, the traffic runs the opposite way to that in the United States.