01 June 2020 An offer of quick and easy-to-use technical support to local authorities charged with recasting urban streetspace to meet new statutory guidance in the light of Covid-19 has been sent to transport secretary Grant Shapps by a group of professional representatives co-ordinated by Urban Design Group director Robert Huxford. The initiative was shaped… [Read More]
Archives for 2020
Government leads review into TfL’s finances and structure – transportxtra
01 June 2020 The Government has launched a review of Transport for London’s financial position and structure. The review is one of the conditions of the funding deal struck between ministers and mayor Sadiq Khan to keep TfL solvent through the Covid-19 pandemic when its fare revenues have plummeted. Another condition is the temporary suspension… [Read More]
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says – Streetsblog USA
A 13-year study of a dozen cities found that protected bike lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all users of the road. By Aaron Short May 29, 2019 Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a… [Read More]
Cycling is much slower than driving – By Bike
Richard16th March 2020 It stands to reason, right? A car travelling through a town can go from 20 to 30 mph in urban areas and a bike only 10 to 12 mph on average. Clearly the car is going to win every single time so I’m taking the car! Seems logical right? Yes. but potential… [Read More]
New Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Phase 2
Footway widening and removal of parking.
CCC AGM Minutes 18th May 2020
Treasurer’s report; budget for coming year; Coordinator’s report; minor modifications to the constitution; adoption of policies on Equal Opportunity and Safeguarding; re-election of committee and officers. Discussion of Cycling and walking during and after the Covid-19 Emergency – what we, Camden and TfL are doing
The Pandemic Has Taken Cars Off Urban Streets. Will It Last? – Yale E360
With a sharp drop in auto traffic due to the coronavirus, cities around the globe have closed streets to cars and expanded pedestrian thoroughfares and bike lanes. But as life edges back to normal, will these initiatives survive, especially if virus-wary citizens shun mass transit? By Cheryl Katz • June 1, 2020 With a sharp… [Read More]
8.2019) A way with All Cars (Redux) – Leo Murray
Leo Murray 1.8.2019 Unless we radically decarbonise our transport system, we cannot build a just post-carbon society. But rapid decarbonisation won’t be achieved without re-imagining how we move and connect. The future will be different. This report sets out the contours of an alternative vision for transport: public focused, multi-modal, and zero carbon. It sets… [Read More]
Drivers in Coventry get unique chance to swap their car for £3,000 – CoventryLive
The project, the first of its kind in the UK, is designed to get polluting cars off the road 12:30, 21 FEB 2020 People in Coventry are being offered a unique opportunity to be paid up to £3,000 a year to give up their cars. A Transport for West Midlands scheme is being launched in… [Read More]
Two futures – As Easy As Riding A Bike
Posted on May 29, 2020 At the end of April, the retail consultant Mary Portas appeared on the BBC’s World at One programme to discuss how physical shopping could continue to function during the coronavirus crisis. Portas has a bit of form for, shall we say, car-centric ‘solutions’ to high street problems, proposing the quack… [Read More]
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