Active Travel England! Mad Eccentrics! And The War On The Motorist? Or, dare we prioritise design for walking and cycling even if a tabloid reader might get mad?

Will prioritising cycling really worsen traffic jams? Or are traffic jams actually the result of too many cars on the road, not cyclists riding in the primary position? Find out in this week’s Sketch…

#motonormativity #walking #cycling #activetravelengland #officeforplace #LTN120 #waronthemotorist

Urban Designers, 10,000 years and the Smart ForTwo Or, an ode to good placemaking

✅ Investing in good design will increase the value of your scheme! Find out how in this week’s Sketch...

#placemaking #urbandesign #urbandesigners #officeforplace #urbandesigngroup #udg #manualforstreets #walking #cycling #nowheresville

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Beauty! Stoke-on-Trent! Specsavers? Or, what omissions in the NPPF mean for the quality of the built environment

Perhaps Keir Starmer should just have gone to Specsavers…
#NPPF #LTN1/20 #planning #transport #transportfornewhomes #officeforplace #cycling #placemaking #activetravel

Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

So, government is closing the #OfficeForPlace...

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The #OfficeForPlace launched today - here are its five guiding principles