timwaterman, 
Typical of Boys-Smith's narrow approach to call out the untidiness of 'snail trails' or 'street scars' but we really ought to think the whole mess through. Do we need a limited materials palette? Should utilities be buried/what's the carbon footprint of that? etc. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/09/call-uk-utility-firms-higher-fines-street-scars-pavements
