In message , Guy Bentham
writes
"London has not been designed
with recreation in mind and it is noticeable that there are few children or
elderly people using the streets."
He's obviously missed the vast tracts of parkland, used by people of all
ages, which make central London one of the greenest central areas of any
city in the world.

In the bar after his lecture [in
Edinburgh] he is rather more forthright with me [Worpole]. "To be honest, I
was shocked. To my mind, London comes only after Moscow in the contempt the
city planners show for pedestrians. You never see any children on London
streets -- what have done with them all?"
See above remark about the parks. Also the area around Cinemas in
Leicester Square. Or near the London Eye. Or the Palace of
Westminster. Or Covent Garden and the Transport Museum. or Hamley's.
Or on Thames boat cruises and tour buses.

Well, you get the idea.......

(He probably did the research between 9.00am and 4.00pm on a weekday in
term time.)

--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk