Andy Singer Today, we are sharing a guest post by Andy Singer, a professional cartoonist and illustrator and the volunteer co-chair of the Saint Paul Bicycle Coalition. This article was originally published on Streets.mn. It is reprinted here with permission. We liked Singer’s take because it dovetails nicely with Strong Towns’ skepticism of silver-bullet solutions […]
The BMA, the body that represents the UK’s doctors, has urged the government to spend £20 per head a year on active travel such as cycling and walking to improve the nation’s health. In its report Steps to increase physical activity levels in the UK, which was published last week, the organisation highlights the benefits
This week’s Good Cycling Facility is a new modal filter in the London borough of Hackney, on the route of CS1 (Cycle Superhighway 1). Modal filters are simple, low-cost interventions that block streets to motor traffic, but allow access for cycling and walking. They retain direct routes for these modes, while making driving less direct
The Government is to update the law on mobile phone use while driving to ‘reflect the real world’ after a loophole allowed drivers filming or taking photos to escape prosecution. The Department for Transport said the review would be carried out “urgently” with proposals in place by Spring 2020. In July, Ramsey Barreto was acquitted
Myfanwy1st November 2019 FixMyStreet’s offering for Londoners becomes ever better, as we announce a new partnership with Transport for London (TfL). For anyone making reports within Greater London, this will mean a whole new level of connectedness — with no extra effort required from you. Just make a report as usual, and if the issue
Only 110 of 30,000 who receive invites will take part in event over four weekends next year Fiona HarveySat 2 Nov 2019 08.00 GMT Thirty-thousand people across the UK have been randomly chosen to take part in a citizens’ assembly on the climate emergency convened by MPs. Invitations to the assembly, which will be held
A petition has been launched urging action to protect vulnerable road users on a road in south London where a cyclist was killed in a collision involving a lorry yesterday morning, with one local describing it as a “death trap.” The male cyclist died at the scene of the incident, which happened just after 6.30am
Luke John Smith| UPDATED: 15:14, Thu, Jun 13, 2019 Car emissions: Nick Molden explains AIR Index’s ratings Diesel cars could soon be banned from Bristol city centre to clean up the air. In the new proposal, diesel vehicles would be banned between the hours of 7 am to 3 pm. This would force motorists who
Hayley Everett30 October, 2019 Sadiq Khan has launched a scheme to ‘revolutionise lorry safety’ in London this week, in a bid to make the capital’s streets a safer place for those walking and cycling. First outlined in 2016, the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) aims to minimise HGV blind sports with a star-based rating system and
A new study finds that even considering other factors, the walkability of a child’s neighborhood has a direct correlation to increased adult earnings. Richard Florida is a co-founder and editor at large of CityLab and a senior editor at The Atlantic. He is a university professor in the University of Toronto’s School of Cities and
