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Diamond GeezerAs the PM nudges Londoners back onto public transport, TfL» are doing their bit to keep us off it.
If a journey's walkable, why get on the tube?
Long article ... interesting read ...
In short, TfL's Journey Planner has started adding entry and exit times to every journey you try to plan, using numbers that don't necessarily relate to real life, resulting in journeys appearing to take longer than they used to. This might be to deter extra travellers from piling aboard public transport, or it might be because some digital guru thought it was a 'good idea', but it is a ridiculously subjective imposition. Even if you're a large family with luggage, taking the tube from Embankment to Piccadilly Circus shouldn't take 16 minutes.
I will confess when in London to walking shorter journeys ... always have done. Mixed views about the TfL advise ... what do others think?