Author Archives: aseasyasriding

TfL’s retrograde ‘School and Young Person Delivery Plan’

Posted on March 13, 2013 by aseasyasriding

I blogged recently (as did several others) about the Mayor of London’s new Vision for Cycling document, which, while short on detail, appears to represent a new approach towards cycling in London; responding to the concerns and needs of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Cycling policy, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, London, Safety, Subjective safety, Transport for London | 11 Comments

The language has changed – will the strategy match it?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Nearly two years ago I quoted the Mayor of London stating that In many places, the existing layout of roads and buildings means that there is simply not enough space to provide segregated cycle lanes without adversely impacting other users. … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Bow Roundabout, Car dependence, Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Cycling policy, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, Junction Review, LCC, London, Safety, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, Transport for London | 6 Comments

Institutional motorism

Posted on March 5, 2013 by aseasyasriding

You are probably aware that the Association of Chief Police Officers have now ‘clarified’ their position on the enforcement of 20 mph limits, following the appearance of the assistant chief constable of West Yorkshire police before the All Party Parliamentary … Continue reading →

Posted in 20 mph limits, Police, Road safety, The Times' Cities Safe for Cycling campaign, West Sussex County Council | 36 Comments

Some parking issues at Horsham station

Posted on March 4, 2013 by aseasyasriding

There’s a story in this week’s West Sussex County Times regarding the removal of bicycles chained to the railings outside the front of Horsham station. It seems one commuter returned to Horsham to find that his bicycle had been removed and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle Stands, Horsham, Southern Railway, West Sussex County Council | 4 Comments

Britain’s exclusionary roads and streets

Posted on February 27, 2013 by aseasyasriding

A recent news item from Epping should come as no surprise to anyone who understands the reasons why people don’t cycle in Britain. A head teacher has moved to explain changes to plans for the first new school the district … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Cycling policy, Cycling renaissance, Department for Transport, Infrastructure, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, Uncategorized | 35 Comments

Do the Dutch create ‘shared use’ pavements like us?

Posted on February 21, 2013 by aseasyasriding

There was a small bit of back-and-forth in the comments under my piece about attitudes to ‘surrendering’ the roads in UK cycling campaigning, principally about the usefulness of the Hierarchy of Provision, and its advice (albeit listed last) to Convert … Continue reading →

Posted in Hierarchy of Provision, Infrastructure, The Netherlands | 31 Comments

Uses for bicycle facilities

Posted on February 20, 2013 by aseasyasriding

I’m currently reading (probably about two years after everyone else has) Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Too Big to Fail, about the collapse of Lehman Brothers and attempts to stop a financial meltdown on Wall Street. The book contains this brief but … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Dangerous driving, Infrastructure | 5 Comments

‘No surrender’ – the damaging, enduring legacy of the 1930s in British cycle campaigning

Posted on February 15, 2013 by aseasyasriding

The notion of providing a separate, dedicated space for people on bikes, away from motor vehicles, continues to be met with opposition of a particular form. I am not talking here about pragmatic opposition; the kind of opposition which tends … Continue reading →

Posted in CTC, Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Cyclists' Touring Club, Go Dutch, Hierarchy of Provision, History, Infrastructure, LCC, Road safety, Safety In Numbers, Shared Space, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 89 Comments

Pedestrianisation and the decline of the high street

Posted on February 12, 2013 by aseasyasriding

A very silly article has appeared on the BBC news website this morning, the thrust of which is that the decline of the high street – in particular, one high street in north Wales – is apparently due to pedestrianisation. … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Parking, Pedestrianisation | 21 Comments