Arthur Ling

Arthur Ling
Born
Arthur George Ling

(1913-09-20)20 September 1913
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Died20 December 1995(1995-12-20) (aged 82)
Helmdon, Brackley, Northamptonshire
Alma materBartlett School of Architecture, University College London
OccupationArchitect
SpouseMarjorie Tall
Children4
PracticeArthur Ling and Associates
BuildingsBelgrade Theatre, Coventry Central Baths
ProjectsLansbury Estate, Runcorn New Town

Arthur George Ling (20 September 1913 – 20 December 1995) was a British architect and town planner. From 1955 to 1964, he was City Architect and Planning Officer for Coventry.[1] As head of Nottingham University’s Department of Architecture, he was Consultant Architect-Planner for the Runcorn New Town Masterplan (1967).[2] There he invented the Runcorn Busway, the world's first bus rapid transit system.[3]

  1. ^ Gold, John R. (2019). "Ling, Arthur George (1913–1995)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.109713. Retrieved 1 June 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Ling, Arthur (1967). Runcorn New Town Master Plan (PDF). Runcorn Development Corporation. OCLC 311425. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ Couch, Chris; Fowles, Steven (2006). "Britain: Runcorn — A Tale of Two Centres". Built Environment. 32 (1): 88–102. doi:10.2148/benv.32.1.88. JSTOR 23289488.