A Playable City?

I came across this link recently and found the idea quite compelling. The article was posted on Reslience.org and is a radio interview with Hilary O'Shaughnessy.

The key question asked by the author of the article referred to the work of a National Trust report. The question is: What happens when play disappears from our cities?

“a potential impact is that children who don’t take risks become adults who don’t take risks”.

See the podcast link below and please comment.
https://soundcloud.com/transition-culture/hilary-oshaughnessy-on-the-playable-