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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nBy Bruce McVean, at Movement for Liveable London<\/a><\/p>\n Cities have always been shaped bytransport, while the planning and design of cities impacts on transport choices. The first cities were inherently walkable \u2013 the primary mode of transport was people\u2019s feet and cities were necessarily compact in size and form as a result.<\/p>\n Public transport allowed cities to grow well beyond a size that would allow a person to comfortably walk from one side to the other. The expansion of train, tram, bus and tube lines helped suburbia spread, but the component parts of suburban growth remained walkable \u2013 homes needed to be within walking distance of train stations, tram stops, bus routes, shops and services. Today we\u2019d say that cities were expanding through \u2018transit orientated development\u2019.<\/p>\n Continue at original site<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Bruce McVean, at Movement for Liveable London Cities have always been shaped bytransport, while the planning and design of cities impacts on transport choices. The first cities were inherently walkable \u2013 the primary mode of transport was people\u2019s feet … Continue reading