6 Minute English
Pedestrianisation - is it good for cities and towns?
Norwich was the first
city in the UK to ban cars from parts of the city center. Planners wanted to
protect pedestrians from cars and to reduce pollution in its old and narrow
streets. That was 50 years ago. There’s a fresh interest in keeping cars out of
cities now for the same reasons. Rob and Neil talk about pedestrianizing
streets and teach you new vocabulary.
This week's question
What’s the average speed of a bus travelling along Oxford Street? Is it:
a) 4.6 miles per hour,
b) 14.6 miles per hour or
c) 46 miles per hour?
Vocabulary
pedestrian
a person who is walking, usually in an area where there’s traffic
a person who is walking, usually in an area where there’s traffic
tackle
(something)
make an effort to deal with a difficult problem
make an effort to deal with a difficult problem
ban (to prohibit,
officially say that something can’t be done
officially say that something can’t be done
reroute
change the direction you’re travelling in
change the direction you’re travelling in
congestion
too much traffic, making it difficult to move
too much traffic, making it difficult to move
pollution
damage to the environment caused by releasing waste substances such as carbon dioxide into the air, or plastic into the sea
damage to the environment caused by releasing waste substances such as carbon dioxide into the air, or plastic into the sea