Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
"Somewhere hidden amongst thorny brambles is a little kingdom of elves and fairies. Everyone who lives here is very, very small." If you have kids of a certain age, you'll know this show and might even...
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It's About The People, Stupid
I'm back from a week away on the Norfolk/ Suffolk border and as usual it has given me some thinking time.As usual, I have managed to get some reading in; this time "Street Smart" by Sam Schwartz, the...
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A Waste Of Space
Design Bulletin 32 has a lot to answer for as it is one of the main reasons we have ended up with some of our wide and open estate roads with junctions designed to take the largest possible...
View ArticleNegative Feedback
Does background negativity and fear of objections hold us back in our designs? It's an interesting question to explore but it is probably one reason why it's so difficult to make change happen, but...
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Rain, Rain, Go Away!
For the less observant of you, it's June, but at least in London and the South-East, you could be forgiven for thinking it's Autumn.Well, not quite, the temperature as I write at 7pm, is 20 degrees...
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Thanks To The Campaigners & The Experts: London KidicalMass 26-6-16
Central London saw something pretty damn amazing yesterday when around 50 people turned up for a ride along the new section of CS3 between Royal Mint Street and Parliament Square.The amazing thing was...
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The Good, The Bad & The Bollardy: London's Quietway 1
Last Saturday, a small group of us rode Quietway 1 from Waterloo to Greenwich. I think it's fair to say that the cycling infrastructure was variable, but overall it is a potentially useful route which...
View ArticleLoopy
I attended a briefing this week about a planned "improvement" to a motorway junction and for me, it's a microcosm of how we simply cannot wean ourselves off predict and provide.It doesn't matter too...
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The Flat Of The Land: The Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain's 2016 AGM (Part 1)
Last weekend saw a warm and sunny visit to the City of Cambridge for the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain's AGM. Naturally, the event included some cycling around looking at stuff and a big thank you...
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Out Of Space: The Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain's 2016 AGM (Part 2)
Last week was the first part of my review of some of the cycling infrastructure we saw during the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain's 2016 AGM in Cambridge.This week, is the second and final part of my...
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#RideLondon #FreeCycle 2016: Mixed Feelings
London has just been basking in the delight of the 2016 Ride London and as usual, it was a great weekend of cycling.For my family, it was the first time my wife and two girls participated in the Free...
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I Come From A Land Down Under
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) is an area of civil engineering I've only had a peripheral involvement with, but when putting together my programme of Continuing Professional Development this...
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A Walk In Walton
In this week's blog, I look at a little high street which has made extensive use of continuous footways and it serves to remind us that new ideas are rarely new.Walton-on-the-Naze is in the far...
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Close The Road, Open The Street
So, yesterday, we decamped to Clacton-on-Sea in Essex for the annual Clacton Air Show and although the main interest was blasting around the sky, there was the usual opportunity for some geeky...
View ArticleBuilding Resilience
There's a subject which I don't think gets discussed enough and that is transport resilience, so this week, here are a few thoughts on the subject (at least how I see it).Resilience is an interesting...
View ArticleSpace Delusion
Thinking of road transport (in the broadest sense), how much space does each mode take up. The answer is a little bit more complicated that you might at first imagine.Take a human standing in the...
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Every Day Is Cycle To Work Day
Today was the annual cycle to work day which celebrates getting to work by pedal-power (no surprise there!)I posted a little set of photos from cycle to work in 2014 and this year I thought I'd do it...
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200th Blog Post : London Kidical Massive 2016
Yesterday was the 2016 international Kidical Massive ride Here in London, a group of families from all over the Capital gathered together to celebrate to simple pleasure of getting about under their...
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Map Signs Are Useful
OK, this post is a bit niche, but let's pause for a minute and think about how we can multi-purpose the humble traffic direction sign and make things (a little bit) better.My industry is often accused...
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Tower Bridge
Sorry, it's a London-centric post this week, but there's application for many situations. The iconic Tower Bridge is closing for essential maintenance for three months and it presents an...
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