The Guardian. Off the top, this story seems not to have a lot of relevance for Nanaimo. But if you take the principle of legislating use of the most efficient forms of transportation, it’s connections to Vancouver Island begin swimming into focus. No matter if we think of mandated use or government subsidization of foot passenger ferries to the mainland, passenger service on the E&N railbed, or inter-community bus lines, the travel timeout imposed by COVID gives us the opportunity to re-think our future transportation possibilities. As France’s actions suggest, new rules for transportation in the era of climate change are likely more an imperative than an option. [ARTICLE LINK]