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Professional judgement needs to stand tall in the gap between modelling and opinion

John Dales
12 October 2012
As recent events have shown, conventional transport appraisal is no guarantee of wise judgement...
As recent events have shown, conventional transport appraisal is no guarantee of wise judgement...
As the Hungerford Bridges show, there is usually much more to transport projects than transport
As the Hungerford Bridges show, there is usually much more to transport projects than transport
…and yet we question the wisdom of judgements that transcend conventional transport appraisal
…and yet we question the wisdom of judgements that transcend conventional transport appraisal

 

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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. 

 

j.dales@urbanmovement.co.uk
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