Five things town planners must remember

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own planners need to consider five things in descending order when laying out or designing a community.

First, every allowance and convenience must be made for the pedestrian; second, similar consideration must be given to the cyclist; third, public transit systems need to be integrated with both pedestrians and cyclists; fourth, there need to be many and generously sized green public spaces and fifth, and last, the planner needs to think about the motorist.

People, regardless of socio-economic standing, need to somewhere to walk or cycle to as it is those green public spaces that refurbish human wellbeing and repair broken spirits.

Such human sized and community places will be increasingly important as our disrupted climate makes life increasingly difficult for everyone, irrespective of income.

The Guardian has written about the importance of these green spaces arguing that arguing they are equally important as social housing.

Read The Guardian story - “People don’t just need social housing, they need green spaces close by”.