This masthead was told realigning the team into the engineering group would bring walking and cycling expertise into the planning and design process earlier, which would strengthen the delivery of active transport projects, including for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Sounds good if true, but there are very good reasons to doubt it's even true. And frankly even if it is, it's less than ideal. A dedicated team and embedding experts in earlier stages of projects would be the ideal outcome. There's a place for both.