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Think Of The Other Fella*
you don't need me to explain the risks of cycling around lorries, but how many cyclists have driven lorries? How many lorry drivers have ridden bikes? How many highway designers have cycled and driven...
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What A Load Of Bollards!
bollards! they are everywhere on our streets, but do we really need so many of them? What are they for? who do they help? who do they hinder?So, what are we talking about? "Bollard" is a catch-all term...
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Cycling In London: What Could Be Done Now
after the 5th cycling death on London's streets in 9 days, people who use bikes are understandably more angry and frustrated than ever and they are demanding immediate action. What could be done...
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King Duncan's Road: A Slippery Slope Or A Bridge Too Far?
Zenbike has been looking at how to connect the Raigmore Estate in Inverness with the rest of the world for walking and cycling and has asked twitter for help. here are are a couple of ideas at each end...
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If you go back to the woods today (again!)
Those of you who have been following this blog a while will remember that I took part in two of the Transport for London (tfl) Safer Cycling Innovations trials earlier in the year at the Transport...
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A Bicycle Is A Vehicle Capable Of Speed
not my sage words, but those of john parkin, professor of transport engineering at the university of the west of england.My blog is a year old and as is tradition, I have been thinking what has been...
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Underground, Overground: Should We Be Building Underpasses & Bridges Again?
a few years back, i was working on a project to refurbish an underpass which was to be used for walking and cycling to avoid crossing a busy dual carriageway.OK, we probably need to wipe the walls with...
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i may be over sensitive, but london mayor boris johnson has made some comments about a lack of UK cycling infrastructure design skills which I find a bit insulting. But perhaps it might be a good point...
View ArticleDavid Cameron is a disingenuous git!
How much cash do you have in your wallet or purse right now? Go on, have a look, I will wait. OK, how many days food will that buy you and your family?I was once a member of a group of people attending...
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Profit or people: what is public transport for?
Public Transport-wise, I am fortunate to live in london as there is so much choice. I am even more fortunate that I don't have to use it too much because I can ride my bike for many of my journeys...
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Traffic Signal Pie - First Slice
We have all heard of traffic jam, but what about traffic signal pie? This week I will try and explain how traffic signals work at stand-alone crossings (bear with me as I am bound to get something...
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SkyCycle: Ticket To Ride or We Can Work It Out?
I have muttered a little bit about the concept and even suggested that we should stop giving oxygen to the idea, but I cannot contain myself any longer, I need to comment. I did surprise myself where...
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The Crappy Alley
I posted a couple of photos on Twitter the other day showing an alleyway which besides being utterly hostile to people on bikes, was quite literally a barrier to many other people.I came across the...
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The Power Of Dreams
I guess many of you recognised the title of this post as honda's tag line and of course it is a part of the process of using advertising to raise "brand awareness", flog us stuff and so on.There have...
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The School Run (Well Walk & Cycle Anyway!)
I was invited to give a talk at a school travel conference this week which was attended by several local primary and secondary school pupils and staff.Typical outer-London layout, no good for children...
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A Small But Determined Vigil
Last night, I attended a vigil to remember the first cyclist to die on London's Roads this year. I have thought about whether I should post about it on and off today, but on balance thought I...
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The Curious Tale Of The West Dunbartonshire Ramp
This is a story about a campaign to make a house accessible for a disabled child which should get all designers thinking about inclusive design.The ramp as viewed from the house.Photo from Clydebank...
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Seeking Closure With A Maniacal Manipulation Of Movement
For a number of reasons, I have been thinking about road closures this week. They have benefits for walking and cycling as well as making places more civilised. This post explains the process taken to...
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Traffic Signal Pie: Second Slice - SCOOT Shenanigans
ok, perhaps a small slice this week, but I was intrigued to learn that Transport for London is about to conduct live trials of a new kit to detect pedestrians at junctions which will work with scoot.My...
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Going Local: How can campaigners and engineers work together?
this idea has been hanging around for ages following a question from @angus_fx back in october (thanks by the way!) - "what can local campaigners best do to help?"The discussion was prompted by my post...
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