Levy cars if public transport works, says Livingstone - The Irish Times - Fri, Oct 17, 2008

FORMER MAYOR of London Ken Livingstone has said the €200 levy introduced in the Budget on car park spaces in urban areas was "like something I would do. But you must make sure you have good public transport".

He said "such is the catastrophe to come [with climate change] that we really have to do something about emissions, a third of which cars are responsible for".

He also felt that "in a small city like Dublin it should be possible to get around walking, cycling, busing". Mr Livingstone, who has never learned to drive, said it must be cheaper to get around cities through using cabs, public transport or walking.