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What’s the point?

There’s more to urban ‘transport’ than merely getting from A to B. We need to broaden our outlook

John Dales
12 June 2015
People boarding a city project in Edinburgh, en route to doing something of importance to them
People boarding a city project in Edinburgh, en route to doing something of importance to them
Even in Amsterdam, hardly anyone cycles (or gets the tram) just for the heck of it
Even in Amsterdam, hardly anyone cycles (or gets the tram) just for the heck of it
One of two fancy new footbridges that replaced an old footbridge. Was £40m good value for London?
One of two fancy new footbridges that replaced an old footbridge. Was £40m good value for London?

 

I was at the VeloCity conference last week, the first time I’d been to this annual three-day urban cycling jamboree. While having a chat with a friend, a microphone was suddenly produced by a third party, and we were asked a few questions off the cuff. In answer to one of these, I found myself saying that I didn’t really care how many people ride bikes.

This wasn’t the revelation of a heart of darkness. It was, rather, just the opening clause of the following statement:...

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John Dales

John Dales

John Dales MSC BSC MCIHT CMILT Director, Urban Mov

John Dales is a streets design adviser to local authorities around the UK, a member of several design review panels, and one of the London mayor’s design advocates. He is a past chair of the Transport Planning Society, a former trustee of Living Streets, and a committee member of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. He is director of transport planning and street design consultancy Urban Movement. 

 

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