In January 2023 our friend and colleague, Emma Burke Newman was killed whilst cycling from her home in the Southside to Glasgow School of Art.
She was a brilliant young woman and is sorely missed by us all at New Practice. She was also a confident and committed cyclist used to the challenges of urban cycling and found joy in the freedom a bike offers.
As a team we have been finding our wheels again and continue to be committed to making our cities safer places for walking, biking and wheeling through the projects we work on and outside of our professional lives.
Waiting to Happen brings these together.
You can read more here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/01/glasgow-architects-road-changes-colleague-cycling-death
Through Waiting to Happen we have gathered anecdotal, qualitative and quantitative data through surveys, open from 3rd August to 6th October 2023. We have received a huge number of responses, with over 1,000 survey participants and hundreds of final thoughts. These will help inform solutions specific to these locations and create systems for a safer city for us all.
Thank you to everyone who has shared their stories and ideas with us.