I have always lived in Northampton in the Abington area and I have recently moved to kingsthorpe. I never really took notice whether the area I lived was sustainable or not before but since I moved to kingsthorpe (boughton green road) I have noticed some slight differences.
The area I live now I don’t think is very sustainable. The area I live in is very busy and the road I live is like a main road. There are many things near by i.e. the university, schools, pubs, supermarket etc so there is always traffic in the area especially cars and buses which creates a vast amount of emissions and environmental damage to the area.
There are a lot of old houses and buildings and right now there is a lot of building work being carried out along the nearer roads which causes congestion.
The area in which I live according to the SOA has 887 that travel by car/ van to work, 35 by bicycle and 261 walking. This shows a great amount of people travelling by car which reduces sustainability. Also there are 1,175 families claiming benefits and altogether 1550 families claiming child benefit for children of 5 – 19, showing that many people are unemployed or are on a low income. On a whole I think the area I live is unsustainable but hopefully in time will change and become a more sustainable place to live.
Thursday, 1 April 2010
What is your attitude concerning people who are not planning to vote in the general election?
The constituency I live is: Northampton South
My local MP is: Sally Keeble, Labour
My local council is: Northampton Borough Council
Dominate political party of my local council is: Liberal Democrats
My attitude concerning people not planning to vote in the general election is that it is their choice whether to vote or not. Personally I am not concerned with voting and I don’t think I am going to vote as its not really something I am strongly concerned about. People are different, some are honoured to vote and feel privileged that they actually have a part in the decision of the elections where as others are just not bothered.
My main concerns on what may influence my vote is whether the candidates for the election actually carry out and put into action what they propose to do to help people in the wider community.
My local MP is: Sally Keeble, Labour
My local council is: Northampton Borough Council
Dominate political party of my local council is: Liberal Democrats
My attitude concerning people not planning to vote in the general election is that it is their choice whether to vote or not. Personally I am not concerned with voting and I don’t think I am going to vote as its not really something I am strongly concerned about. People are different, some are honoured to vote and feel privileged that they actually have a part in the decision of the elections where as others are just not bothered.
My main concerns on what may influence my vote is whether the candidates for the election actually carry out and put into action what they propose to do to help people in the wider community.
Is there really a transport problem? Do the benefits of motorized transport outweigh the costs?
I think there is a transport problem because there are more and more people driving and a lot of young people are now passing driving tests adding to the fuel emissions and causing more traffic and congestion. This pollutes the atmosphere and people become less sustainable.
People tend to depend on their own transport i.e. owning a car, to become independent and less reliant upon public transport. People have the view that having their own transport gives more freedom, so they are not really concerned about the effect it has upon the atmosphere or the environment around them.
The benefits of motorised transport does outweigh the costs because maintaining motorised transport is extremely expensive considering the amount of things that need to be paid for it comes at a big expense.
I think that if people were encouraged to walk more or ride more the environment would be better. Also if bus fares were made cheaper and there was a wider choice of destinations for people to get to, there would be less people having their own motorised transport which make a more sustainable environment.
People tend to depend on their own transport i.e. owning a car, to become independent and less reliant upon public transport. People have the view that having their own transport gives more freedom, so they are not really concerned about the effect it has upon the atmosphere or the environment around them.
The benefits of motorised transport does outweigh the costs because maintaining motorised transport is extremely expensive considering the amount of things that need to be paid for it comes at a big expense.
I think that if people were encouraged to walk more or ride more the environment would be better. Also if bus fares were made cheaper and there was a wider choice of destinations for people to get to, there would be less people having their own motorised transport which make a more sustainable environment.
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