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Walking back to healthiness

And cycling too. It’s high time we started prescribing, not just talking about, these ‘miracle cures’

John Dales
30 May 2014
It’s a world-first apparently. But then our nation’s need for action is greater than many
It’s a world-first apparently. But then our nation’s need for action is greater than many
One of a fun series of ‘encouraging’ adverts from 2003: but did they really have any lasting impact?
One of a fun series of ‘encouraging’ adverts from 2003: but did they really have any lasting impact?
Also from 2003, an Economist cover with an idea later used by the 2008 film Wall-E
Also from 2003, an Economist cover with an idea later used by the 2008 film Wall-E

 

This month’s heading goes out to all you Helen Shapiro fans – you know who you are. Of course, the title of her 1961 hit actually ended with the word ‘happiness’; but then, as the saying goes, the key to happiness is health (and a short memory!).

The reason I want to talk about transport and health this month arises from two principle sources. The first is the publication by Transport for London of what it calls “the world’s first Transport Health Action...

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John Dales

John Dales

John Dales MSC BSC MCIHT CMILT Director, Urban Mov

John Dales is a streets design adviser to local authorities around the UK, a member of several design review panels, and one of the London mayor’s design advocates. He is a past chair of the Transport Planning Society, a former trustee of Living Streets, and a committee member of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. He is director of transport planning and street design consultancy Urban Movement. 

 

j.dales@urbanmovement.co.uk
+44 (0)7768 377 150
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