In Portswood, bus users enjoyed reliable journeys and a calmer high street. But some residents faced longer and less convenient car journeys.
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Conspiracy theories about urban planning are born of a national context in which public transport provision is failing
Residential ‘stroads’ – neighbourhood streets that have become rat runs for through traffic – can be turned back into safe, mixed-use streets that put residents’ and children’s needs first.
Residents across the world have seen how the pandemic has ushered in changes – shall and big – to the way their cities look and function.
When it comes to ring roads, Birmingham has a poor track record. Can the city’s new transport plan buck that trend and benefit both its inhabitants and the environment?
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Professor of Active Living Environments, University of Southern Denmark
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Research Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham
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Director of Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, Curtin University
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Reader in English, City St George's, University of London
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Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Urban Resilience and Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol
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Professor, University of Southampton
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Research Fellow Public Health and Engineering, University of Southampton
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Research Scientist, Sustainable Cities, University of Southampton