By Simon M on 5 days ago UPDATE 14/05/20: Over the last few days, the media has carried images of crammed tube and bus routes with social distancing clearly failing. TfL continues to say that it will ramp up frequency of service, but that overall capacity will not improve above 20%, more likely lower. Given […]
by LAURA LAKER THU, MAR 12, 2020 14:44 What did we get for cycling in the budget? Well, according to Cycling UK, nothing new, but these items were in there: £36m for an “iconic new Central Park Bridge in Plymouth, £79m for new cycleways in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole” £1bn from the Transforming Cities Fund,
Laura LakerMon 11 May 2020 15.13 BST Saturday’s announcement of extra funds for walking and cycling was a rare example of political focus on sustainable travel. Could the investment announced by the transport minister, Grant Shapps, help usher in what Boris Johnson pledged a week earlier: a ‘golden age for cycling’?. The measures announced at
Stencils and spray paint at the ready in call for safe space for people on foot and on bikes Extinction Rebellion activists will this week create pop-up cycle lanes in towns and cities across the UK and are calling on national and local politicians to do more to create safe space for people on bikes
December 29, 2019 There was a 17% increase in the volume of traffic jams on Dutch roads this year, according to the annual summary by motoring organisation ANWB. Jams increased during both the morning and evening rush hour as well as during the day, the ANWB said. The association estimates the Netherlands is now back
Carlton Reid12:39pm EDT |518 views|Apr 23, 2020, German universities are to start teaching the hitherto neglected subject of bicycling traffic. Seven institutions have received funding from the national government to appoint professors in the subject, with the first students expected to sign up for Masters courses next year. “Cycling must be placed on an equal
Human cost of climate crisis will hit harder and sooner than previously believed, research reveals Jonathan WattsTue 5 May 2020 09.52 BST The human cost of the climate crisis will hit harder, wider and sooner than previously believed, according to a study that shows a billion people will either be displaced or forced to endure
By John Massengale May 4, 2020 “If everybody drives a car,” the mayor of Milan said last week, “there is no space for people, there is no space to move, there is no space for commercial activities outside the shops.” Why do we normally have too many cars driving around New York City? Because we
It’s fun, freeing, socially distant and good for you – no wonder bicycle usage has soared across the US Miranda Bryant Published on Wed 13 May 2020 10.30 BST Such is the demand for bicycles that Denver bike shop co-owner Phillip Brown and his colleagues can’t build them quick enough. “I’ve been in this industry
Carlton Reid05:52am EDT How Grey Street could look soon. Newcastle City Council “As for the curve of Grey Street,” wrote poet John Betjeman, “I shall never forget seeing it to perfection, traffic-less on a misty Sunday morning.” That 1948 remark about the traffic-free perfection of one of England’s most beautiful streets could be about to
