BBC Radio 4: Thinking Streets

[Richard Goldthorpe]

The streets beneath our feet are getting smart. Pavements are melting into the roads and traffic lights are disappearing. Inspired by the work of scientists and engineers in Holland and Japan, some see this as a revolution in urban design. Part of it is a movement known as 'Shared Space', which promises to dramatically change the way cities look and how we experience them.

In Thinking Streets (3.30pm Tuesday 4th January 2012) Angela Saini asks if all these ideas really fulfil the promise of making us all safer, happier and more efficient.

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Thinking Streets