Category Archives: access roads

People choose to live on quiet streets – so why is it so hard to close residential streets to through traffic?

Posted on August 31, 2015 by aseasyasriding

An interview with the founder of housebuilder Redrow has been floating around in my drafts as a potential basis for a post for a while. It caught my attention because it touched upon residential streets and how they should be … Continue reading →

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Blindness to motor traffic

Posted on August 4, 2015 by aseasyasriding

An essential component of whether a road or a street is a pleasant place is the amount of motor traffic travelling down it. It isn’t the only component, of course, but it’s going to be a struggle to make somewhere that … Continue reading →

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