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Article — 23 December 2019 — 1,503 words

Pedestrian ways

Accessibility — Architecture — Human-centred approaches — Society

Seddon Highwalk in the Barbican Estate

Town planners in the mid-20th century faced a big problem. The advent of the motor car brought increased congestion and safety risks. Planners wrongly thought that separating pedestrians and vehicles on different levels was the solution. If you know where to look, you can still see remnants of this thinking.

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