Monthly Archives: June 2014

Designing for existing mode share

Posted on June 25, 2014 by aseasyasriding

There’s been plenty of discussion already about Camden’s West End Project – on Cyclescape, and in detailed blog form on Fitzrovia News, City Cyclists, I Bike London, VoleOSpeed and Rachel Aldred, as well as this open letter from the Movement for Liveable London. A summary can also be found on … Continue reading →

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The trouble with our physical environment

Posted on June 19, 2014 by aseasyasriding

A device that offers mobility to people who have great difficulty walking, that is limited to a maximum speed of 8mph, and poses little or no danger (at least relative to other forms of transport like the private car) should never … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd transport solutions, Road safety, The media | 24 Comments

Perspectives on Poynton

Posted on June 16, 2014 by aseasyasriding

The Poynton ‘shared space’ scheme has attracted a large amount of attention, both in the UK, and abroad – attention driven principally by this seductive video, produced by Martin Cassini, an advocate of the removal, or reduction, of priority seen in … Continue reading →

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‘Critical mass’

Posted on June 12, 2014 by aseasyasriding

Over the last few years it has seemed (to me at least) that the notion of a ‘critical mass’ of riders being a key plank of cycling policy has lost its credibility. The idea of ‘safety coming from numbers’ has, … Continue reading →

Posted in 20 mph limits, critical mass, Subjective safety | 28 Comments