Paul Gannon Thank you to @SaveBloomsbury for taking time to lay out the reasons for your dislike of the ‘Taviplace’ cycle scheme. To start, I should declare an interest in the matter in that I was responsible in the late 1990s for coming up the idea for the Taviplace cycle route and that on Royal… [Read More]
Cycling the fastest way around UK’s most congested cities, finds new report | road.cc
SIMON_MACMICHAEL MON, MAR 09, 2020 12:28 Latest annual Global Traffic Scorecard from Inrix includes cycling metrics for the first time Cycling is the quickest way of getting around some of the UK’s most congested cities, according to the latest annual Global Traffic Scorecard from traffic data experts Inrix – which, for the first time, includes… [Read More]
2019) Mayor ‘pauses’ work on Canary Wharf cycling bridge due to costs | road.cc
road cc) ALEX BOWDEN FRI, JUN 21, 2019 Says project could be replaced by a ‘fast ferry’ A proposed walking and cycling bridge across the Thames between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf has been ‘paused’ after costs escalated. Deputy Mayor for transport, Heidi Alexander, said that the project had now become unaffordable. Last year 93 per… [Read More]
Plans laid for Stockport’s multi-million transport interchange, inc cycle bridge
Cycle Industry News) Jonathon Harker3 March, 2020 Stockport is building cycle infrastructure into a new transport interchange, including a cycle and foot bridge linking the town’s railway station to a new rooftop park. Willmott Dixon has been appointed to help develop the multi-million pound development in Greater Manchester, which will include around 200 new apartments… [Read More]
Why cycling in Palestine is an intensely political act | The Guardian
Riding is way of thumbing the nose at occupation and connecting with the land Carlton Reid Tue 10 Mar 2020 Are you annoyed by the anti-motorcycle barriers or speed bumps on your local bike path? Spare a thought for Palestinian bicycle advocates. According to the UN, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank imposes 705… [Read More]
How to start a Critical Mass Bike Ride in your town or city – By Bike
I am just back from Oxford’s third recent Critical Mass bike ride. And what a fabulous event it was. I loved as we meandered on our bicycles throughout the city which I was born and spent all of my life in or around. Anyone who knows Oxford will know that the car is king here… [Read More]
If You Could Power Your Entire Home With 60 Minutes Of Cycling, Would You Do It? – educateinspirechange.org
By Andrew Wilson March 7, 2020 Imagine if your morning workout could power your home for the entire day, all the way until your next morning workout. Well, you may not have to imagine, as this technology exists now. Manoj Bhargava has invented a new exercise bike that can power some homes for 24 hours… [Read More]
Survey: Denver voters support bike lanes, Vision Zero | Focus on Denver | coloradopolitics.com
A survey of 500 Denver voters found that four in five people support the city’s plan to add 125 miles of bicycle lanes by 2024, with majorities even agreeing that bike infrastructure should come at the expense of parking and travel lanes. “Increasing mobility options in Denver is a non-partisan issue that crosses ethnic, gender… [Read More]
Construction starts in Netherlands on longest cycling bridge in Europe | The Guardian
The 800-metre Blauwe Loper will only be accessible to cyclists, pedestrians – and bats Daniel Boffey Wed 4 Mar 2020 18.28 GMT Construction has started in the Netherlands on what will be Europe’s longest bridge for cyclists and pedestrians – stretching over a lake, canal, motorway and nature reserve – to connect a new village… [Read More]
Example of how the Dutch might design for cycling in rural areas – CEoGB Good Cycling Facility of the Week: 5/3/20
This week’s Good Cycling Facility is just one example of how the Dutch might design for cycling in rural areas – by converting a road through a smal village entirely to a cycleway, which only allows motor vehicle access for ‘destination traffic’ (i.e. only people accessing properties along the road). This technique won’t work in… [Read More]