Mobile Phones, Actors And… A Sleepy Village Near Bedford?

Or, do we have the skills to deliver new towns that are safe enough that women don’t feel the need to walk around clutching their phones?

That’s what girls have to think about all the time.” – Saoirse Ronan

What are we doing, as placemakers, to deliver a public realm where everyone – not just women and girls – feel safe to be there at any time of day regardless of gender, age, disability, race or religious belief? Not much. And what does this mean for the new towns?

Find out in this week’s Sketch…

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