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  • What Do Hearts and Cells Have To Do With Our Cities?

    What Do Hearts and Cells Have To Do With Our Cities?

    Biological metaphors for the city abound in daily use. You may live close to an “arterial” road or in the “heart” of a metropolis. You may work in one of the city’s “nerve centres” or exercise in a park described as the city’s “lungs”. The ready use of such metaphors indicates an underlying naturalism in…


  • How To Avoid Cars Clogging our Cities During Coronavirus Recovery

    How To Avoid Cars Clogging our Cities During Coronavirus Recovery

    As we re-open our economy and workers gradually return to workplaces, overall travel will increase. However, the need to maintain social distancing means public transport can’t operate at usual capacity. And fears of crowded public transport will lead to commuters making a much higher proportion of trips in private vehicles – unless they are offered…