A couple of weeks back I wrote about how the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges (DMRB) was changing and this week I’m doing to have a dig through CD195 – Designing for Cycle Traffic. The first thing to say is the DMRB is a standard to be used on Highways England and devolved administration… [Read More]
Good Cycling Facility of the Week: 21st November 2019 – filtered street in the city centre of Utrecht | CEoGB
This week’s Good Cycling Facility is a filtered street in the city centre of Utrecht. The canal on the left is a replacement of the original city canal that had been filled in, in the 20th century, for an inner ring road. The large junction that was at this location has now gone, and the… [Read More]
Candidates urged to pledge support for investment in cycling and walking – BikeBiz
Rebecca Morley Cycling UK has written to all the main parties’ candidates asking them to make a ‘simple pledge’ to stand up for cycling and walking if they are successful in their election campaigns. The charity is calling on each candidate to pledge their support to an increase in investment in cycling and walking to… [Read More]
Danish cycling infrastructure study illustrates societal change with safe lanes – Cycle Industry News
Mark Sutton15 November, 2019 A newly published study of Denmark’s cycling infrastructure and the associated benefits attached to safe cycling has cemented links to improved health, reduced congestion and ever increasing numbers taking to bikes. Pulling data from eight of the key cycle superhighways that are present in the capital region, it was found that… [Read More]
Fossil fuel production on track for double the safe climate limit | The Guardian
‘We’re in a deep hole over the climate crisis and we need to stop digging,’ warn experts Damian CarringtonLast modified on Wed 20 Nov 2019 17.16 GMT The world’s nations are on track to produce more than twice as much coal, oil and gas as can be burned in 2030 while restricting rise in the… [Read More]
Finally, the public wants action on the climate crisis. Now politics must catch up |The Guardian
Stephen Burany Thu 21 Nov 2019 A cosy consensus among politicians allowed lofty targets to be set, and then ignored. But now voters want actual solutions The most shocking political development of 2019 may be the end of the nearly three-decade old consensus that the public doesn’t care about the climate crisis. People were hopelessly… [Read More]
Climate-heating greenhouse gases hit new high, UN reports i The Guardian
Head of World Meteorological Organization says ‘no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline’ Damian CarringtonLast modified on Mon 25 Nov 2019 18.48 GMT The concentration of climate-heating greenhouse gases has hit a record high, according to a report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. The jumps in the key gases measured in 2018… [Read More]
Danish cycling infrastructure study illustrates societal change with safe lanes – Cycle Industry News
Mark Sutton15 November, 2019 A newly published study of Denmark’s cycling infrastructure and the associated benefits attached to safe cycling has cemented links to improved health, reduced congestion and ever increasing numbers taking to bikes. Pulling data from eight of the key cycle superhighways that are present in the capital region, it was found that… [Read More]
Londoners support K&C cycle scheme, reveals TfL – LCC
Over 5,000 people responded to the public consultation on improvements to four areas spanning west London from Wood Lane to Notting Hill in May, TfL has announced. A large majority of respondents said the scheme would enable more people to walk and/or cycle in the area, the consultation report released today reveals. Over 70 per… [Read More]
Londoners support making Royal Parks for people, not cars – LCC
The Royal Parks has released the results of its initial engagement survey on the principles of its draft Movement Strategy, and Londoners have overwhelmingly supported these and the Parks’ intention to begin to reclaim parks from cars, for people, walking and cycling. The Royal Parks are eight iconic and large green spaces scattered across London,… [Read More]