[mattw]

A bit of a bee in my bonnet. I’d like to see “segregated” fall out use around descriptions of active travel infrastructure, and be replaced by “protected”, for two reasons:

1 – Importantly “protected infrastructure”, “protected cycle tracks” etc correctly implies that the people walking, wheeling and cycling need to be protected from the dangers of motorised vehicles.

2 – “Segregated” is a negative not a positive concept, which vaguely smacks of South Africa circa 1950.

Can I encourage us to make the switch in our own use, and it will eventually feed into general usage.

What about it?

 

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[IanMSpencer]

I will if you spell check

I will if you spell check first. 

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