John Dales is a traffic engineer, transport planner and urban realm designer and have been involved with urban design for more than three decades. In 2011 John founded Urban Movement. Driven by environmental, public health, placemaking and economic priorities, everything they do seeks to make walking, cycling and public transport more attractive; to minimise the need for private car travel in urban areas; and to maximise the value of the public realm in meeting the challenges of climate change, urban growth, inactive lifestyles, and social exclusion.