Is This Peak 'Clown World'?

Is This Peak 'Clown World'? Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Transport for London has dropped a dog house-shaped "calm space" onto the concourse at Ealing Broadway station and called it progress. The tiny pod features a bench, noise-dampening acoustics and a "soothing" forest mural. They claim that it is part of an effort to "boost accessibility for neurodivergent travellers under TfL's Equity in Motion strategy," whatever that means. Massive backlash has ensued, with many questioning this as a priority over train delays, complete lack of air conditioning on many lines, poor cleanliness, broken escalators and an epidemic of fare dodgers costing £190 million a year. We're trialling a calm space at Ealing...

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