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Dr Streetlove

Or: how I learned to stop worrying and love being a good professional

09 September 2011
An upside-down sign and a low profile island: both visible and plain in their purpose
An upside-down sign and a low profile island: both visible and plain in their purpose
Great movie; great title
Great movie; great title
Highway Risk and Liability Claims. I have said it before and I will say it again: you must read this
Highway Risk and Liability Claims. I have said it before and I will say it again: you must read this

 

My title for this month’s offering plays on that of the 1964 Stanley Kubrick movie ‘Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb’ and the reasons it does so are twofold. I like the general idea of loving (being passionate about) streets; and I specifically want to focus on the ‘stop worrying’ bit.

Put simply: too many transport and street design practitioners still operate within a completely unwarranted climate of fear; and the unintended...

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