50 years after the publication Traffic in
Towns warned of the need to tame the tyranny of the motor car in urbanareas, UK designers are finally beginning to rethink the strategies of traffic control.

In 2013 the Cheshire town of Poynton completed a scheme to transform itscentral streets by re-engineering how the large volume of traffic moved
through it. Its success has been described as a 'game changer' and as a beacon forother towns and cities looking to regenerate the places where there is a
need to rebalance the needs of people and vehicles.

The evening is a chance to explore how this works. It will begin with a showing of the video Poynton Regenerated whichwill be followed by a panel discussion examining the issues raised by the scheme. The panel will include Ben Hamilton-Baillie an urban movement specialist who was lead designer for the Poynton scheme and Robert Huxford, Director of the Urban Design Group.

The Building Centre,
Store Street,
London
WC1