Monthly Archives: May 2016

Space for mobility

Posted on May 31, 2016 by aseasyasriding

One of the most remarkable things about the new cycling infrastructure in London is not just the numbers of people using it, already, but the way it is being used spontaneously, by a wide range of users. Not just by tourists … Continue reading →

Posted in Inclusivity, Infrastructure, London | 24 Comments

Propensity to Cycle, and the importance of main roads

Posted on May 26, 2016 by aseasyasriding

The National Propensity to Cycle Tool (PCT) is a powerful planning tool which shows existing commuting cycling trips (based on mapping the 2011 census), and then uses that data to illustrate where the main cycle flows are, or should be, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsham, Infrastructure, Propensity to Cycle | 22 Comments

A tale of two cities

Posted on May 24, 2016 by aseasyasriding

I was in Leicester last week and (briefly) managed to look again at some of the cycling infrastructure the city has been building recently. There is an impressive-looking cycleway, complete with bus stop bypass, on Welford Road. Like other new … Continue reading →

Posted in Department for Transport, Infrastructure, London, The Netherlands | 30 Comments

Would you design a road like that?

Posted on May 19, 2016 by aseasyasriding

A few recent examples of dreadful cycling infrastructure design in Britain all seem to have something in common. They’ve been built in ways that we would never design a road for motor vehicles. We wouldn’t build a road for motor … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 16 Comments

Hooligans

Posted on May 12, 2016 by aseasyasriding

There’s a very good piece by David Aaronovitch in the Times (£) on how the Hillsborough disaster shouldn’t be seen purely as a result of police incompetence and negligence, but instead as the product of wider institutional failure and prejudice. Aaronovitch … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 22 Comments