From a graphic design perspective, the above - sent to us by the Bristol Traffic team - is quite beautiful. The word 'Desire', and the chosen font, send positive signals and the map has strong graphic elements. And then you learn what it is. A map from 1965 taken out of a master plan by Scot & Wilson, Kirkpatric & Partners proposing the future of motorized traffic. At the bottom right it reads: " Desire lines of Traffic - 1990 ". It's a positive, glowing vision of the future of transport. This is apparently where 'Traffic' desired to go. The thick, coloured lines are motorways. Somewhere underneath is Glasgow. Bristol Traffic sent a link to this website - Report on a Highway Plan for Glasgow, 1965 - featuring the above map and other drawings, where excerpts of the plan can be read: "The very nature of this motorway will define the City into understandable units each with its own identity and from this it will be possible for the c...
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