Do we want life to go back to the way it was before the pandemic? Or do we want something different?
That’s the basic question being asked in local elections across the UK next week. The mosaic of municipal politics means the argument has different details in different places, but one particular feature seems to have gained prominence across many of Britain’s cities: Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, or, as they’re called here in Scotland, Spaces for People.
In some cases, these schemes date back nearly a decade. In others, they took root during the pandemic, when roads were quieter and pavements needed widening to allow social distancing.
