{"id":15880,"date":"2016-10-28T14:35:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T14:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=15880"},"modified":"2016-10-28T14:35:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T14:35:45","slug":"south-wales-metro-is-it-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/south-wales-metro-is-it-needed","title":{"rendered":"South Wales Metro is it needed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The South Wales\u00a0is currently under construction, but do the people of Cardiff know about it and want it?<\/h2>\n<p>The South Wales Metro is a plan to make the south region of Wales more accessible by public transport. It uses bus, train and light rail to link the towns in the valleys, like Merthyr Tydfil, to main cities on the south coast, Cardiff, Newport and Bridgend. Construction of the first phase is currently underway with the main metro links being aimed to be completed by 2023. But what are the people of Cardiff&#8217;s thoughts on the South Wales Metro?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Richard Collingwood, 34, Designer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15930\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-1.jpg\" alt=\"david-thomas\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-1-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-1-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15930\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-1.jpg\" alt=\"david-thomas\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-1-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-1-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cI wouldn\u2019t advise people to use public transport because of the costs involved. I think the Metro will only be a good thing if the price is right, they [government] should reduce the cost of the Metro to make it more accessible for people.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>David Thomas, 65, Retired<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15933\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-2.jpg\" alt=\"david-thomas\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-2.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-2-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-2-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15933\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-2.jpg\" alt=\"david-thomas\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-2.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-2-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/David-Thomas-2-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cI like public transport in Cardiff because I have a bus pass which I use all the time. The Metro can\u2019t come soon enough. It will be good for Cardiff and the surrounding area.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lucy Thomas, 20, Sales Assistant\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Lucy-Thomas.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15927\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Lucy-Thomas.jpg\" alt=\"lucy-thomas\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Lucy-Thomas.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Lucy-Thomas-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Lucy-Thomas-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Lucy-Thomas-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15927\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Lucy-Thomas.jpg\" alt=\"lucy-thomas\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Lucy-Thomas.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Lucy-Thomas-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Lucy-Thomas-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Lucy-Thomas-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cI think public transport in Cardiff is good, there\u2019s a range of ways to get across the city. I think the Metro is a brilliant idea as now I wouldn\u2019t know how to get to many places in the valleys or certain coastal towns like Porthcrawl because they\u2019re not on the main South Wales rail line, but the Metro and its maps will make it easier to get anywhere in the South Wales area.\u00a0It will also make transport to the airport easier which can only be good for tourism.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Simon Blunddul, 30, Small Business Owner<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Simon-Blunddul.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15928\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Simon-Blunddul.jpg\" alt=\"simon-blunddul\" width=\"950\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Simon-Blunddul.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Simon-Blunddul-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Simon-Blunddul-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Simon-Blunddul-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15928\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Simon-Blunddul.jpg\" alt=\"simon-blunddul\" width=\"950\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Simon-Blunddul.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Simon-Blunddul-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Simon-Blunddul-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Simon-Blunddul-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cI haven&#8217;t used public transport in Cardiff as I only drive into the city. I don\u2019t know of the South Wales Metro but I have been to cities like Nottingham where the Metro exists. It would be good as it will reduce cars in the city centre, therefore reduce Cardiff\u2019s carbon footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Tara, 19, Student<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Tara-Jones.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15929\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Tara-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"tara-jones\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Tara-Jones.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Tara-Jones-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Tara-Jones-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Tara-Jones-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15929\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Tara-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"tara-jones\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Tara-Jones.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Tara-Jones-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Tara-Jones-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/10\/Tara-Jones-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Public transport in Cardiff isn&#8217;t too bad. A lower price would make me use it more. The Metro is a good idea but I think the time scale is too long as it will cause lots of disruptions when being built.\u201d<br \/>\nOverall, the people survey\u00a0today think that the South Wales Metro is a good addition to public transport in Cardiff, as long as the ticket prices stay reasonable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transport links between areas of the South Wales region are lacking but do the residents of Cardiff think the introduction of the South Wales Metro will change anything?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":365,"featured_media":16042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"coauthors":[596],"class_list":["post-15880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-environment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>South Wales Metro is it needed? 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