Together’s Glasgow Public Forum: Low Emission Zones, Active Travel & Net Zero - recorded 26 March 2024 - with Alan MIller, Donald MacLeod, Penny Lewis, Ben Pile, Michael Bergson
About this episode
Recording of Together’s Glasgow Public Forum on 26 March 2024
Discussing
* “Low Emission Zones” (LEZs)
* Parking Restrictions
* “20 Minute Neighbourhoods”
* “Liveable Neighbourhoods” (AKA “Low Traffic Neighbourhoods” = road blocks)
* “Active Travel”
* Net Zero
Who benefits? Who loses? Who decides?
* Democratic agreement or imposed from above?
* Citizen wellbeing or income generation?
* Freedom and choice – or enforced restrictions?
With LEZs set to be imposed across Scottish cities, join Together in Glasgow for this timely public debate, with panel speakers including:
Penny Lewis, Architecture and Urban Planning lecturer at the University of Dundee, author Architecture and Collective Life, and former editor of Prospect, the Scottish architectural magazine
Donald MacLeod MBE, Glasgow’s entertainment and club guru, and former columnist for The Scottish Herald, a vocal opponent of Glasgow’s LEZ and “Liveable Neighbourhoods”
Ben Pile, co-founder of Climate Debate UK, which helps the public, journalists and other organisations find the information necessary for democratic discussion about climate and energy policy, author “Clean” Air, Dirty Money, Filthy Politics and Chair of Together Cabinet Workgroup on Net Zero
Alan Miller, Together Co-Founder