People are lonely. Is it because we are addicted to our phones, or is that a symptom of larger design choices we made when building our places? We cover some of the general concepts related to social infrastructure an try to evaluate what to do next. In this Small Towns video explores solutions.<\/p>\n
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For further information concerning the points raised in this video comment:<\/p>\n
* [*CityConnect*\u00a0– the national public transport network](https:\/\/www.publictransportforum.nz\/articles\/article\/cityconnect-national-public-transport-network-02-04-2024)
\n* [Its time for a national public transport network](https:\/\/www.publictransportforum.nz\/articles\/article\/national-public-transport-network-07-06-2022)
\n* [Time for a new regional passenger rail network](https:\/\/publictransportforum.nz\/articles\/article\/new-zealands-regional-passenger-rail-network-20-08-2022)
\n* [Long distance passenger rail services i\ufeffn New Zealand](https:\/\/publictransportforum.nz\/articles\/article\/future-of-passenger-rail-services-in-new-zealand-05-01-2023)[](https:\/\/publictransportforum.nz\/articles\/article\/can-small-semi-rural-towns-and-rural-communities-has-public-transport-10-08-2022)<\/p>\n
*The video content used on publictransportforum.nz is for education purposes only and the promotion of better urban design and public transport in Aotearoa New Zealand.*<\/p>\n
If you support a national public transport network concept,\u00a0[have your say](https:\/\/publictransportforum.nz\/get-involved)\u00a0or become proactive by getting involved in local\u00a0[better public transport campaign groups](https:\/\/publictransportforum.nz\/about).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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