Program 745: Orkney Living; Walkable European Cities; Nomads of Europe

Hear what it's like to live on one of the windswept Orkney Islands off the northern tip of Scotland, where people have lived since before recorded history. Then learn how redesigned traffic patterns in Europe have had a positive impact on quality of life — and get ideas for making your own city a more enjoyable place to be outdoors. Plus, a historian examines the underappreciated role of nomadic societies and their struggles in the modern world.

• Kinlay Francis, tour guide from Kirkwall in Orkney, Scotland
• Urban planner Jeff Speck, author of "Walkable City" (Picador)
• Historian Anthony Sattin, author of "Nomads" (Norton)

• Kinlay Francis and his wife operate Orkney Uncovered to provide custom tours in the Orkney archipelago.
• Rick writes about visiting Orkney.
• Jeff Speck is a city planner and urban designer based in the Boston area. His book "Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America One Step at a Time" has been reissued in an updated edition. Links that show many of Jeff's city design projects and TED Talks are provided on his website.
• The town of Poynton, in Cheshire, England (population 13,000), has a 15-minute video showing how redesigning streets in its downtown with the concepts of "shared space" has improved the experience for both pedestrians and motorists.
• Anthony Sattin is the author of "Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World."