City Conversations – Segregation and Safety

Only a small percentage of journeys in UK cities are undertaken by bicycle. This compares poorly with, for example, Copenhagen where 40+ per cent of the population regularly commute or go to school by bike. Key to this success is a sense of security which in turn relies on a number of factors – principally good transport planning.

If you provide more space devoted to cycling then cycling will increase to fill that space. But should this space be segregated? Or is a smart-enabled shared space the future of city transport? Perhaps commuter cycling culture also needs to be addressed. For a true change, a much broader cross section of the public need to be persuaded to adopt the bicycle as a regular form of transport.

This conversation will discuss what we can do with limited transport space to make more sustainable forms of transport safer.

Participants include:

– Brian Deegan, design engineer at Urban Movement

– Olivia Walker, head of city development at Bosch UK

– Phil Jones, city planner and movement specialist

Chair: Andy Murdoch, director, cities at BuroHappold Engineering

Registration will be from 6.00pm and the talk will start at 6.30pm.