On April 17th, as part of the Think & Do series of webinars, Sam Parkes ran an online Dr Bike session from his workshop in Kentish Town.
Archives for 2020
Lithuanian capital to be turned into vast open-air cafe | World news | The Guardian
Vilnius gives public space to bars and cafes to allow physical distancing during lockdown Jon HenleyTue 28 Apr 2020 12.25 BST Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, has announced plans to turn the city into a vast open-air cafe by giving over much of its public space to hard-hit bar and restaurant owners so they can put their… [Read More]
London shopping street pavements to be widened to help social distancing – Transport Xtra
Mark Moran 23 April 2020 A west London council has introduced measures to create wider pavements on two busy streets, enabling shoppers to comply with social distancing rules. Pavements in King Street and Uxbridge Road are to be temporarily widened to help with social distancing. The move follows feedback from residents. The widening measures will… [Read More]
Local Actions to Support Walking and Cycling During Social Distancing Dataset – Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Centre
The Local Actions to Support Walking and Cycling During Social Distancing Dataset tracks immediate community actions that show adaptation to changing demands on public space in response to COVID-19. It is also used as a reference for communities looking for examples from other cities on ways to create safe spaces for social distancing. The dataset… [Read More]
Calls for more space for walking and cycling in UK during lockdown | World news | The Guardian
Experts urge councils to reallocate roads and prevent congestion when restrictions are lifted Laura LakerTue 28 Apr 2020 11.17 BST Politicians and experts have called for urgent action to create more space for walking and cycling during lockdown in the UK, and to avoid a “nightmare” rise in traffic as restrictions on movement are lifted…. [Read More]
U.K.’s First Pop-Up Cycleway—A ‘Keyworker Corridor’—Installed In King Richard III’s Leicester – Forbes
Carlton Reid Apr 27, 2020, Leicester has installed a 500-meter pop-up cycleway close to the city’s NHS hospital. Marked out with traffic cones, the cycleway has been put in place to help key workers cycling to and from Leicester Royal Infirmary during the coronavirus lockdown. Leicester—famous for links to King Richard III; he was found… [Read More]
Maps of Covid-19 Highway Interventions in Camden
The maps show (1) Covid-19 highway interventions already completed or signed-off by Camden and (2) those collected by Camden Cycling Campaign
Barcelona convertirá espacios destinados al coche en aceras y carriles bici
Barcelona removing more on-street car parking to add 12km of emergency pavements, 21km of emergency bike lanes + improve bus lanes David Guerrero, Barcelona | Actualizado a 25/04/2020 13:41 La necesidad de preservar una distancia mínima entre las personas que salgan a la calle en el progresivo desconfinamiento de la ciudadanía obliga al Ayuntamiento de… [Read More]
Safe emergency cycle routes, needed now – LCC
Simon Munk 24.04.20 We’ve asked our borough groups to send us the highest priority routes for temporary protected space for cycling during lockdown and as it eases. We’re looking for those routes with most potential to be rapidly deployed – main roads with multiple lanes, now spare capacity – and which parallel key bus and… [Read More]
Minutes of Quarterly Meeting Mar 2020 between CCC, LLS and Camden Officers
Midland-Judd: Congratulations to Simi ; How is Camden Council going to function during shutdown; Projects under construction; CHS north of Britannia Junction: CCC concern that pedestrianisation means banning ; Side road zebras in Camdencycle;
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