Regular contributors have a few items that indicate how the United Kingdom is remaking itself for a less car-centric world.
Ian Robertson links this from The Guardian:
Ian Robertson links this from The Guardian:
Glasgow to follow Edinburgh’s lead with 20mph zones
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Drivers in Glasgow’s city centre could have their top speed restricted to 20mph under plans intended to cut the number of accidents on the city’s roads.
The city’s council has announced a public consultation on the proposals, which it hopes could come into effect by March 2016. The announcement comes afterEdinburgh’s council approved an ambitious plan to impose a 20mph speed limit on almost all of the city’s streets earlier this year.
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At another scale, Michael Mortensen submits this item on the transformation of Walthamstow Village through the Mini-Holland program:
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