A Poplar Move?

The Poplar Harca organisation, in East London, is planning to create 1000 new homes in their area. They are consulting with architect, Dinah Bornat, who specialises in asking young people what they think about proposed developments (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/19/nobody-asks-us-kids-the-youth-led-approach-to-improving-uk-streets). She has started, by asking 6th formers from local schools, what they would like to get from the streets serving the development. 'Kids' are rarely asked how they would like to travel, play and congregate on in their areas, in spite of being directly in intimate contact with the location. Most seem to feel that the streets are insufficiently safe for walking and cycling to school, let alone for play. It is hoped that the consultation will lead to streets being more pedestrian- rather than car-centred.