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Go Dutch 2024 - Part 2: The Double Floating Bus Stop
I like collecting traffic engineering curiosities and the Netherlands can always be relied on for providing them; so after refuelling near the Hovenring, we headed into the edge of Veldhoven to tick...
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Go Dutch 2024 - Part 3: Football And Fietsers
Ostensibly, my trips to the Netherlands are meant to be holidays, but of course, it's impossible to switch off completely and besides, travelling is about finding out about how other people live isn't...
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Go Dutch 2024 - Part 4: Intercity
When I visit the Netherlands, one of the things I enjoy doing is cycling between towns and cities because it is a great way to experience just how the cycle network operates separately to the motoring...
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A Tale Of Two Roundabouts
This post comes from London where two roundabouts have been redesigned to add protected cycling space.The first is the Old Street junction which is right on the border of the boroughs of Hackney and...
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Booking Time & Space
There's very little to innovate in (motor) vehicle parking management and so it's nice to be able to report on something which is both simple and clever at the same time.I found myself with a bit of...
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A Tram To Trafford
Earlier this week I was in Manchester for a conference. I didn't have time for a proper look around at what's new, but I did manage to jump on a tram to Stretford before it got dark on the day I...
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Not Invented In Norwich
A couple of weeks back I had the afternoon off and jumped on a train to Norwich to give a talk at the Norwich Cycling Campaign's AGM called "Not Invented Here". At some point, I will produce a video of...
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Stratford Streets
Boxing Day called for a little bit of fresh air and with the Elizabeth Line closed, I took my folding bike out for a trip to Stratford (East London) via the District Line for a little post-Christmas...
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Floating Bus Stops: Redux
I write this with a deep sigh. Not because it's an unimportant subject, it's just that it comes up every so often and I need to remind people that floating bus stops are not the starting position, they...
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Bouncing Around Bournemouth
At the end of March, I visited Bournemouth where I gave a talk at the BCP Council Transport Conference called "Movement, Place, Choice & Space" which I have written about on my business blog over...
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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe: Spring 2025 Part 1
At the beginning of April, I was fortunate to be able to make another trip to the Netherlands, my ninth since 2015, and this will be the first of a few posts talking about what I saw.I am of course...
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