With the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the nation is suddenly finding itself spending a lot more time indoors. And now that all gyms — and a huge number of parks and gardens — are closed to the public, the question has to be asked: how are we going to stay fit? Cycling might just be the […]
We have identified more than 30 locations where urgent measures are needed to create safe space for people walking and cycling. Members and supporters are invited to suggest further locations – click the title for more details.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
The maps show (1) Covid-19 highway interventions already completed or signed-off by Camden and (2) those collected by Camden Cycling Campaign
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
