We need to stop pretending that heatwaves are just a 'bit of a funny week' in the summer.

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They aren’t. They’re our new reality, and frankly, our transport infrastructure hasn’t caught up. We’re still treating extreme heat as a freak weather event rather than a permanent fixture of British life.

Life in London doesn’t just pause because the thermometer hits 30 degrees. We still have to get to work, catch flights, and show up for our lives. In fact, our own trip data at Freenow by Lyft proves it. Londoners are out there regardless of the sun, with journeys to neighbourhoods like Greenwich, Peckham, and Clapton all climbing year-on-year. The city is moving, but the infrastructure it’s moving through is struggling to keep pace.

The 'one size fits all' approach to public transport just isn't cutting it anymore. If........

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