Making Better Places for People to Live, Work, Play and Learn. Living Adventurously 52

Daisy Narayanan is the director of Urbanism at Sustrans and is working on the central Edinburgh transformation project. Daisy is an architect, an urban designer, a cyclist, and a fan of books, food and music. THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY OffGrid, a design agency that wants to work with people who aren’t scared to look at things differently, that want to make a difference and are willing to go a (little) Off Grid. (If your company or organisation is interested in sponsoring Living Adventurously, please get in touch!) PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIVING ADVENTUROUSLY PODCAST (It’s completely free, zero hassle to do (click here), but very helpful for me. If you’re feeling extra kind, please leave a review on the app – that really helps.) Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn (“Alexa, please play the Living Adventurously podcast”) or on your favourite podcast platform such as Overcast, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Breaker, Soundcloud, Castbox, Castro. www.alastairhumphreys.com/podcasts SHOW NOTES If you enjoy listening to this episode over a cup of coffee and think it might be worth the price, you can buy me a "coffee" here: www. ko-fi.com/al_humphreys Keep up to date with future episodes (and my other adventures, projects and books) with my free monthly newsletter: alastairhumphreys.com/newsletters Say hello on Twitter and Instagram: @al_humphreys https://twitter.com/Daisynmurphy Director of Urbanism at Sustrans and working on the central Edinburgh transformation project Placemaking - making a better place for people to live, work, play and learn. Good city design should be intutive, and the city 'lead you' in a flow through the places you need to go Open Streets campaign - https://www.connectingedinburgh.com/open-streets/open-streets-1 A parent should feel safe for their child to cross the street in a city Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on city design - https://www.citymetric.com/transport/mayor-anne-hidalgo-making-paris-more-friendly-cyclists-and-more-hostile-cars-4885 20-minute neighbourhood - all your amenities should be within a 20-minute walk. Therefore fewer cars needed. Builds a stronger sense of community too. Melbourne's 20-minute neighbourhoods - https://www.planmelbourne.vic.gov.au/current-projects/20-minute-neighbourhoods Dabbawallas - the world's best delivery system - https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/dabbawalas-food-delivery-system-mumbai-india-lunchbox-work-lunch-tiffin-dabbas-a7859701.html Invisible Women: https://invisiblewomenbook.co.uk/ Music: AR Rahman: http://www.arrahman.com/biography.aspx VS Naipaul - A Million Mutinies Now - https://www.amazon.co.uk/India-Mutinies-V-S-Naipaul/dp/0330519867/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Mumbai's extraordinary laundry system - https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/awash-with-color-a-visual-tour-of-mumbais-dhobi-ghat/ I love cycling because it gets me places and I know what time I will arrive Bought an e-bike last year Calls herself a 'utility cyclist' As you grow up in India you become too cool for cycling In America cycling was only for recreation We need to make it easier to cycle and walk, and harder to make it drive There has been a great improvement in urban planning and sustainable planning in the UK I am a relentless optimist Cities that are designed for women are designed for everyone Vienna has consciously tried to design the city from a women's perspective - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/may/14/city-with-a-female-face-how-modern-vienna-was-shaped-by-women Men and women use cities in very different ways, making different journeys Lee Craigie is the Active Nation Commissioner - https://www.transport.gov.scot/active-travel/active-nation-commissioner/ @leecraigie_ https://twitter.com/leecraigie_ The first part of changing your lens for how you view something is to not take things for granted. Listen and ask 'why?' Safety is a big issue for getting more women cycling - well-lit cycle paths etc. Without action now the car will become the default socially-distanced means of transport In lockdown China went to a huge increase in car usership. Scotland is trying to encourage people to walk and cycle rather than a default setting of 'jump in the car' The high street has to be a place where people want to linger, not just pass through. Has a spreadsheet of books to read Leonard and Hungry Paul: https://bluemoosebooks.com/books/leonard-and-hungry-paul The extraordinary ordinary To Kill a Mockingbird Tom Waits - "You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkpaKx1UUUw Cooking Daal - deceptively simple. Have to get the proportions just right, and add the 'tarka' at the end Daisy's recommended Daal recipe - https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/dal-makhani-recipe/ Dishoom black daal - https://hotcooking.co.uk/recipes/dishoom-house-black-daal Couch to 5k - https://ww...