Monthly Archives: September 2015

Come and see Horsham’s ‘East-West’ cycle route this Saturday

Posted on September 27, 2015 by aseasyasriding

This Saturday the Horsham District Cycle Forum are organising a ride along the route of the town’s newest piece of ‘infrastructure’ – our ‘East-West’ cycle route across the town, funded by a Local Sustainable Transport Fund grant from the DfT to the tune … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsham, Infrastructure, The Netherlands, West Sussex County Council | 28 Comments

The importance of road classification under Sustainable Safety

Posted on September 24, 2015 by aseasyasriding

There was interesting detail buried in Bicycle Dutch’s (as usual, excellent) explanation of the evolution of a street in Utrecht, the Mariaplaats. [Before the 1980s] much of the street’s width was allocated to the private car. Lateral parking on both … Continue reading →

Posted in placefaking, Sustainable Safety, The Netherlands | 11 Comments

Types of filtered permeability, and its effects

Posted on September 22, 2015 by aseasyasriding

I suspect most people who read this and similar blogs are familiar with the term ‘filtered permeability’, and what it implies. Maybe a better term is required; perhaps it isn’t particularly easy for the general public to grasp what it … Continue reading →

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Gridlock, and confirmation bias

Posted on September 18, 2015 by aseasyasriding

Way back in 2003, the north side of Trafalgar Square – the portion in front of the National Gallery – was pedestrianised, with the road running in front of the gallery, that severed it from the square, removed. Before the … Continue reading →

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Utrecht – a city that has been designed for cycling and mass mobility

Posted on September 16, 2015 by aseasyasriding

I remember David Arditti once describing the experience of viewing pictures of Dutch cycling infrastructure, while sitting in a British conference a few years ago, as like seeing scenes beamed back from another planet – such was the difference between the road- … Continue reading →

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Stress test

Posted on September 4, 2015 by aseasyasriding

There was a typical August ‘silly season’ story last week – the idea of women-only train carriages, prompted by some comments from a Labour leadership candidate that were seized on and used to generate ‘news’ at a typically quiet time of … Continue reading →

Posted in Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 6 Comments