While vertical storage is an effective use of space, it deters cyclists from using trains Robyn Jankel and Peter Walker Mon 4 Nov 2019 08.02 GMT Do you ever get the feeling you’re not wanted? I recently took a trip to Sheffield from my home in York. My plan was to travel by train and […]

It had been a motorway for over four decades, but now Utrecht has its old city-moat back! What better way to start the new year than with this new beginning for Utrecht? The “motorway from nothing to nowhere”, which was finished in the mid-1970s, still had 11 lanes when it was closed early 2010. While

Cynemon – Cycle Network Model For London Aled Davies, TfL – Cycling network model for London (Cynemon) New cycling model which estimates cycling routes, journey times and flows at a strategic level across London for scheme and policy appraisal” link to original article

Leanna GarfieldJun 1, 2018, 2:55 PM Starting in November, Madrid will bar non-resident vehicles from driving anywhere in the city center. The only cars that will be allowed downtown will be those that belong to locals, zero-emissions delivery vehicles, taxis, and public transit like buses. While this goal may seem ambitious, Madrid seems to have

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