Rishi Sunak fails to even mention energy efficiency, the no-brainer climate policy Damian CarringtonLast modified on Wed 11 Mar 2020 23.35 GMT The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and in his budget the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, headed off down the motorway towards climate catastrophe, all the while proclaiming his intention to protect […]
Cities placing amenities within 20-minute walk, cycle or public transport trip to combat climate crisis Gary FullerThu 12 Mar 2020 21.30 GMT One quarter of car journeys in England and Wales are less than 3km. Nearly two-thirds are less than 8km. Converting these journeys to walking, cycling or public transport could tackle air pollution, climate
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
