Or, why it’s odd to encourage people to walk more when you can’t give them anything to walk to
“We are building homes on the fringes of towns in places that have very little public transport, where teenagers have nowhere to go independently. Our volunteers saw developments with no corner shops or cafes, no sense of space.” – Steve Chambers, Transport for New Homes
Why are we building new housing estates with no facilities? Despite the NHS wanting to get Britain walking and cycling more, what’s the point if there is nowhere for people to walk or cycle to? When passing one of these nowheresvilles, I often find myself wondering what the people who live there actually do in the evening or on a weekend.
Let’s investigate in this week’s Sketch…
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