Ms Eimear Fox:

The average three-year-old is about 95 cm tall. We need to design for ourselves, people in wheelchairs and also to think about how children experience an environment. That can include traffic crossings where there are exhaust emissions. We maybe need sheltered areas directly beside junctions where children can wait to cross. We need to think about segregation so that when children get to the age of independence, parents are happy to let them go ahead because there is either planted segregation or physical segregation that keeps the modes of travel safe. The thinking of that design type means that we see the public realm in a different way. One can begin to see how seating can be adapted or how a group of rocks beside a junction can be a way for kids to explore their environment. It means they are more interested in taking that journey again, since there are elements that animate their journey, which we might not see as adults. Small design elements like that can make children want to do active travel. As Ms Cahill said, it is followed by the school. Much green school data is coming out, which really encourages kids. We need to make it safe, fun and sheltered for them. We need to design not just around points A and B but also the journey. Children's lives would be enhanced by active travel.