Tracy Watkins05:00, Apr 12 2020 Life after lock down may look very different to before – and that even includes city streets. Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter has revealed planning is already underway for expanded footpaths and temporary cycleways so people can still keep two metres of physical distance when the current Alert Level 4… [Read More]
Extreme speeds I Some roads averaging 50% over limit I How do we change this driving culture? Share ideas – via Supt Andy Cox – Twitter
Extreme speeds enforced this week in #London Andy Cox @SuptAndyCox 145/70 130/50 60/30 A 20mph road averaged 40mph! Some roads speed Avg over 50% limit How do we change this driving culture? Please share ideas in comment section & RT to capture large audience. Will review 24/4 Thank you! link to tweet
Slapdash signals | At War With The Motorist
Posted on April 18, 2020 by Joe Dunckley I tweeted a little clip of something from a commute of a few months ago. It was the police making a couple of annoying, potentially very dangerous, and entirely understandable mistakes. First, the police driver has blocked an advance stop box. I imagine probably the lights were… [Read More]
Cars to be banned from road along Brighton seafront to allow people to exercise safely | road.cc
No motor vehicles allowed on Madeira Drive from Monday, council is considering similar measures elsewhere in city Brighton & Hove City Council is closing a major road along the south coast resort’s seafront to motor traffic from Monday 20 April to give locals more space to take their outdoor exercise during the coronavirus pandemic, including… [Read More]
Kerb Your Enthusiasm: Forgiveness – The Ranty Highwayman
It’s nice when we happen on something useful without searching for it and over the weekend, it turned out that the UK has deployed a 30° splayed kerb. Why is this important you ask? Well, in the kerbnerd world, this type of profile is somewhat a holy grail type of artefact – often discussed, sometimes… [Read More]
This week’s Good Cycling Facility is a cycle-only street in the London borough of Hackney – CEoGB
Normally this street – Pitfield Street – is open to all vehicular traffic, but while construction which has narrowed the road is taking place, only cycle access is permitted. Not only has this meant cycle journeys are not inconvenienced, the surrrounding streets are much quieter due to the removal of through motor traffic. See this… [Read More]
“Seize the opportunity for a green Covid-19 recovery” – CIN
Jonathon Harker17 April, 2020 With travel, retail, work and just about every corner of everyday life disrupted due to coronavirus around most of the world, there’s a growing movement pointing out that everything doesn’t have to go back to ‘normal’, with opportunities to improve the way things are normally done. Pundits and associations – including… [Read More]
Traffic Regulation Orders – Covid19 Guidance – LCRIG
This guidance on Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO) applies to England. It has been produced in response to concerns about the ability of traffic authorities to implement the publicity requirements when making permanent or temporary TROs during the current crisis. Its purpose is to mitigate the impact on the public and assist authorities in considering other… [Read More]
Ile-de-France : le vélo, piste idéale pour les déplacements après le confinement ? – Le Parisien
L’écologiste Pierre Serne, ex vice-président aux transports de la région Ile-de-France, s’est vu confier par le gouvernement une mission destinée à favoriser les déplacements à vélo lors du futur déconfinement d’après 11 mai. Par David CharpentierLe 13 avril 2020 à 20h42, modifié le 13 avril 2020 à 23h38 Et si le vélo devenait l’outil de… [Read More]
UK cycle shops in top gear to handle coronavirus rush – FT
Robert Wright in London April 11 2020 6-7 minutes The coronavirus crisis has provided a badly needed boost to one of the few non-food retail sectors still operating in the UK: the neighbourhood bicycle shop. Fear of overcrowded public transport systems, a lack of car parking spaces in city centres and concern over social distancing… [Read More]