Saturday, 6 June 2020 It’s high time we allowed people to cycle along motorways. I’m being completely serious because we’re spending all of this money on building road space and yet drivers won’t stick to these motorways. Therefore it’s time to allow cycling along them. Now I’ve got your attention and created outrage amongst the… [Read More]
Archives for 2020
Glasgow loses a third of parking to social distancing – BBC News
By Jamie McIvor BBC Scotland local government correspondent Glasgow city centre is to suspend about a third of its on-street parking spaces to increase space for social distancing. The move is part of an initiative by the city council to create about 25km (15 miles) of extra space for physical distancing. The plan is to… [Read More]
The Fourth Power Rule – Cyclelicious
Richard Masoner Discussion about fees and taxes for bicycles so that we cyclists “pay our fair share” often turn to mentions of the “Fourth Power Rule.” What is this mysterious Fourth Power Rule? Back in the 1950s and 1960s, highway engineers researched damage done to road beds and road surfaces for the purposes of allocating… [Read More]
Local authorities share how they are responding – transportxtra
Juliana O’Rourke 01 June 2020 Local authorities have, in recent weeks, been responding to calls for action regarding street and road space transformations in the light of the pandemic restrictions and changes in traffic levels and travel behaviour. LTT’s online discussion last week heard that, despite some lack of clarity in government guidance, and obvious… [Read More]
Press watchdog rejects complaints over Rod Liddle “piano wire” column | road.cc
SIMON_MACMICHAEL TUE, JUN 02, 2020 16:30 Press watchdog the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has rejected complaints regarding Rod Liddle’s recent column in The Sunday Times in which he wrote that he found it “tempting” to “tie piano wire at neck height across the road” to target cyclists, with the regulator saying that the article… [Read More]
Westminster announces space for walking and cycling – LCC
This blog post is from Westminster Healthy Streets, originally published here. Westminster City Council have released their plans to “get the economy moving again” by reallocating space for walking, cycling and social distancing on their streets. See the announcement here. Will these plans prevent traffic flooding back and keep the clean air and all-age active… [Read More]
How is lockdown changing Londoners’ travel habits? – Centre for London
Rob Whitehead Empty tube stations, new cycle lanes, and bustling parks — what do Londoners make of this new world? Coronavirus has upended life in London. Nowhere is this more evident than on the capital’s tubes, buses and across the road network. Non-essential travel has been restricted. Passenger numbers and fare revenues have plummeted, while… [Read More]
How to solve the UK’s transport problem in the time of coronavirus – video | The Guardian
Josh Toussaint-StraussWed 3 Jun 2020 12.04 BST link to original article Josh Toussaint-Strauss, Joseph Pierce, Simon Roberts, Ryan Baxter and Paul Boyd, Source: The Guardian Wed 3 Jun 2020 12.04 BST
London: Park Lane traffic lanes cut from three to one – transportxtra
01 June 2020 David Tarsh in his video on YouTube about the Park Lane changes Transport for London has defended its installation of a temporary cycle lane and a bus lane along Park Lane, leaving just one of the three northbound lanes of the busy thoroughfare open to general traffic. The dual carriageway Park Lane… [Read More]
Silvertown tunnel will go ahead after lockdown despite massive cuts in TfL budget – South London New s
Toby Porter 2nd June 2020 By Jessie Mathewson, Local Democracy Reporter Transport for London (TfL) must “completely overhaul” its business plan because of the coronavirus pandemic, its finance chief has said. The network stands to lose up to £4 billion of income this financial year – and chief finance officer Simon Kilonback has warned of… [Read More]
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