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Amir's travel story
Amir is an 18 year old student at Westfield Community College
Currently...
- Amir lives with his parents in Oxhey.
- He walks to college, which takes 30 minutes, or his parents give him a lift when it's raining
- After college he takes the bus into town where he works part time at Primark. It takes 22 minutes.
- He has a bus pass whichs costs £49 per month.
- The bus is usually full by the time he gets on, meaning he has to stand for the whole journey.
- He then takes the bus home from work, a 14 minute journey.
Total daily travel time: 66 minutes
In the future...
- There is now a bike-hire bay near Amir's home. He gets reward points when he cycles through the app he uses to book the bike, and spends the points on coffee when he meets his friends. He no longer needs his parents to drive him around.
- Amir now jumps on a hire bike on the way to college, taking 12 minutes.
- He has stopped buying a bus pass and buys minute bundles for the bike hire service.
- For the journey between college and work, he takes the new public transport service on the former MLX line (10 minute journey), which is quicker and more comfortable than taking the bus.
- He usually cycles home after work as he now feels safe using the improved cycle lane, a 9 minute journey, leaving the bike in a docking station near his house.
Total daily travel time: 31 minutes (saving 35 minutes)
