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Ev’rything is all right, uptight

Rethinking and reworking side street junctions is vital for improving everyday walkability

John Dales
10 June 2016
Shiremoor
Shiremoor
Kew
Kew

 

Just so you know, this is the second time in the past year that I’ve used Stevie Wonder lyrics for my title. I trust the reason for my using these words this time will become clear.

Last month, as during every May since 2011, I walked to work. My office is around 12 miles from my home, so one commute on foot per year is the most I can really manage. But why even one?

Well, in 2011, I became a trustee of Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking. Living Streets designates May as...

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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
+44 (0)7768 377 150
www.johndales.com

 

 
 
 

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