Dr. Sarah Rock:

I reiterate our point. Urban regeneration is multifaceted but transport plays a very important role in it. We absolutely share that view. If we approach it in the wrong way, we essentially kill a town. If we approach it correctly and make it about people, we can bring life to a town. Part of the reason for the death of many towns in recent decades is that we focused on road-based transport. We might have ploughed a national road through the heart of a town. The approach taken is intrinsically linked to the vitality of a town.

On large vehicles and the trend towards having them, we share the view that large vehicles are completely unsuited to urban locations. They are very dangerous. Children cannot be seen around them. They are unfit for open roads. We absolutely support a move away from large vehicles and SUVs in general, which result in so many other problems.

Regarding the multidisciplinarity of senior level decision-making, it is essential there be more diversity and knowledge in higher level decision-making in local authorities with a view to understanding and valuing the importance of urban design and transport and all the other elements that come together to shape and inform urban regeneration.