Author Archives: aseasyasriding

Total inconsistency from the Royal Parks

Posted on February 11, 2015 by aseasyasriding

I can’t really add much to Cyclists in the City’s excellent and thorough analysis of the problems facing the East-West Superhighway route through the Royal Parks – problems, it seems, that are entirely being caused by the Royal Parks themselves, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Gilligan, Evening Standard, Infrastructure, London, Royal Parks, Superhighways, Walking | 18 Comments

Marginal gains

Posted on February 9, 2015 by aseasyasriding

There was a fair bit of discussion last week about the value – or lack of value – of promotional marketing campaigns related to cycling. On the one hand, we had the view that any kind of policy, promotional or otherwise, that purports … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 20 Comments

Sharing and caring

Posted on February 2, 2015 by aseasyasriding

The website The American Conservative has published a deeply, deeply confused piece about road design, apparently inspired by the announcement the cycle ‘Superhighways’ in London will be going ahead. The tone is set in the opening paragraphs.  Jacobs eventually prevailed, protecting … Continue reading →

Posted in Shared Space | 18 Comments

Bodging

Posted on January 30, 2015 by aseasyasriding

Last year, Stop the Killing held a protest at Elephant and Castle following the death of Abdelkhalak Lahyani, who had been killed in a collision with a left-turning HGV at the junction shown in the photograph below. Both he and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Elephant and Castle, Infrastructure, London, Sustainable Safety, The Netherlands | 5 Comments

Do you have a problem with ‘fast’ cyclists, or with bad design?

Posted on January 23, 2015 by aseasyasriding

Fast cyclists, eh. Whizzing around; speeding through; belting around corners; appearing out of nowhere; tearing along. At twenty miles an hour, even. Sometimes. Twenty miles an hour. Hang on. Twenty miles an hour? Twenty miles an hour? Isn’t that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Infrastructure, The Netherlands | 36 Comments

Taking responsibility for social safety

Posted on January 20, 2015 by aseasyasriding

Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, iniichael Dugher, gave an interview with the Mirror in December, which attracted a fair bit of attention, principally because it resembles a transparent attempt to court the ‘motorist vote’ (whatever that may be) – presenting Labour … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd transport solutions, Infrastructure, Social safety, The Netherlands, Transport policy, Walking | 18 Comments

Space for cycling, Dutch-style

Posted on January 14, 2015 by aseasyasriding

I follow the Amsterdam-based photographer Thomas Schlijper on Twitter, mainly for his excellent photographs of street life, and cycling in particular. He’s well worth a follow. This photograph of his, from a few weeks ago, caught my attention. It shows … Continue reading →

Posted in Space for Cycling, Subjective safety, Sustainable Safety, The Netherlands | 27 Comments

Thinking outside the box

Posted on January 8, 2015 by aseasyasriding

Urban Design London have recently released some new guidance (in draft form), entitled the ‘Slow Streets Sourcebook: designing for 20mph streets’. This manual – like other ones I have commented on recently – has revealing design recommendations for ‘cyclists’. These are the kinds of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, London, Subjective safety, Sustainable Safety, The Netherlands, Transport policy | 16 Comments

An avoidable tragedy

Posted on January 5, 2015 by aseasyasriding

The appalling story of Victoria Lebrec – the young woman who was seriously injured by a left-turning lorry at the junction of St John Street and Clerkenwell in Islington in December last year – features in the Evening Standard today. She … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Natural character

Posted on December 17, 2014 by aseasyasriding

What is ‘natural’? The word, formally, means something that is not made, or caused, by humans. But this strict definition is very rarely employed. We use the word ‘natural’ to describe all kinds of things that are not ‘natural’ at … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd transport solutions, Car dependence, Dual network, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Infrastructure, Mobility, Natural character, Safety, Southwater, Sustrans, The Netherlands, Town planning, Transport policy | 100 Comments