By expanding our understanding of streets and enhancing their design, every street corner could become a space to socialise, to exercise, to play, or to trade.
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It’s time to turn Oxford Street into a haven for walkers.
The clock change’s impact on commuter numbers highlights the need to use street lighting more effectively.
If all the elements in the transportation system are going to talk to each other, the people at the companies and government agencies that make those items need to talk to each other too.
In recent years the number of motor vehicles – and the pollution they generate – has grown astronomically, leading some citydwellers to wear facemasks in the hopes of protecting themselves. So do they work?
Shifting to plug-in cars wouldn’t be enough to max out global oil consumption by 2040. But it could help make that happen if cities pitch in and ride-sharing doesn’t crowd out public transportation.
The golden rule of shared paths is that the person in the less vulnerable position should be mindful of the more vulnerable user.
If we want older people to stay mobile, we need to look at the everday issues they encounter first.
In contrast to increases in vehicle safety over the decades, we have seen little new technology to ensure the safety of pedestrians – and current innovations are still based on a car-centric approach.
Racewalking has been part of the Olympic Games since 1904, but gets little respect in the United States. That might change if Americans knew a little more about it.
Banning pedestrians from using their phones seems a natural extension of the prohibition against mobile phone use while driving.
Everyone has experienced it. Striding along in a purposeful hurry, your progress is thwarted by a slow-moving pedestrian, dawdling along the pavement. Perhaps they’re talking into their mobile phone, looking…
The way we get around has been revolutionised over the past half a century. But old habits die hard.
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Chadwick Professor of Civil Engineering, UCL
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