What a glorious sunny day here in Highbury.
Before you settle down to Strictly 💃🕺 time for a little research:
Connecting communities. For this we are going to look at the work of Donald Appleyard. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Appleyard
He had a theory that residential streets with higher numbers of vehicles meant that the people who lived there had fewer human interactions. But was it true?
Well yes. He studied 3 different types of street with light, medium and heavy levels of traffic. He found residents on light traffic streets had 3 times the number of friends on the street than a heavy traffic resident.
Well yes. He studied 3 different types of street with light, medium and heavy levels of traffic. He found residents on light traffic streets had 3 times the number of friends on the street than a heavy traffic resident.
Well yes. He studied 3 different types of street with light, medium and heavy levels of traffic. He found residents on light traffic streets had 3 times the number of friends on the street than a heavy traffic resident.
So rather than dividing communities, LTNs actually bring them together. If you want to know more, this excellent thread by @LambethLivingSt is well worth a read.

PS: their GIF game is ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1276505160660013056.html
Thread by @LambethLivingSt: Here at Living Streets Lambeth — We. Love. Nerds. ( ) Today we’re...

Thread by @LambethLivingSt: Here at Living Streets Lambeth — We. Love. Nerds. ( ) Today we’re profiling one of our very favourite nerds — ProAppleyard: urban designer slash owner of a handsome smile...

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