Petra Marko Leading Shifting Gear Think Tank at The London School of Architecture

Petra Marko with Steven Smith (Urban Narrative) are leading this year’s think tank at The London School of Architecture exploring the physical, social, political, cultural and economic dimensions of cycling. The pandemic has challenged many notions of co-habitation in cities and opened up opportunities to think differently about planning for the future. This summer the UK government announced a £2bn package to realise a travel revolution in England’s streets. Central to our approach will be to look at cycling and walking infrastructure as a ‘place’ – the journey as enjoyable part of people’s day-to-day lives. Members of the GLA Good Growth team will act as a sounding board for the think tank. Photo: A group of early female cyclists in 1899 (photo public via The Guardian).