Category Archives: Cycling policy

“Where will your bike take you?”

Posted on August 26, 2011 by aseasyasriding

It’s nearly time for the “Mayor of London’s Sky Ride.” Which also means it is, habitually, time for Boris to cavort around with Kelly Brook on a nice safe patch of grass just outside the London Assembly. Nice horn, Boris. … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Cycling policy, Helmets, Infrastructure, London, Road safety | 2 Comments

How to access an eco-development

Posted on August 23, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Intrigued by this comment What I want to know is why cycle lanes are not being designed into every new development? We have a massive “Eco” development near us – Upton, Northampton – and there is not one cycle lane … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Cycling policy, Infrastructure, Town planning, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

The extraordinary claims of an anti-infrastructuralist

Posted on August 21, 2011 by aseasyasriding

The homepage of an organization that apparently considers cycle lanes and tracks to be ‘irrelevant.’ Last week, on the website Cyclechat, a contributor by name of Tommi posted a large list of academic papers that showed – or purported to show – … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Europe, Infrastructure, The Netherlands, Uncategorized | 82 Comments

Transport for London – Selling Cycling By Deception

Posted on August 7, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Inspired by Freewheeler’s recent experience of Transport for London cycling propaganda, I decided to take a closer look at one of their adverts, one featuring Edith Bowman. This advert dates from last year, and is designed to promote the Cycle … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Cycling renaissance, Transport for London | 4 Comments

‘Taking the lane’

Posted on August 2, 2011 by aseasyasriding

The Guardian have a piece up on their bike blog addressing the awkward question of ‘primary position’ – a topic I have previously addressed here and here. In both my pieces, I accepted that assertive road positioning is, in general, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Cycling renaissance, Road safety | 5 Comments

Protest ride today on Blackfriars Bridge

Posted on July 29, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Incredibly, it seems that Transport for London are entirely disregarding the welter of criticisms their plans for ‘improving’ Blackfriars Bridge have received over the last few months, and are simply pressing ahead, regardless, with their preferred scheme. This evening. In … Continue reading →

Posted in 20 mph limits, Cycling policy, London, Road safety, Transport for London | 3 Comments

Fantasy cycling targets

Posted on July 3, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Both David Arditti, and Freewheeler of Crap Waltham Forest, have recently blogged about the National Cycling Strategy, published in 1996 by the Department for Transport. This document set a target of quadrupling national cycling levels by 2012, based on a … Continue reading →

Posted in CTC, Cycling policy, Cycling renaissance, Department for Transport, Targets, Uncategorized, West Sussex County Council, WSCC LTP | 4 Comments

Tricycles, tandems and transforming bike-buggies – Bike Week guff

Posted on June 23, 2011 by aseasyasriding

I spotted this in my local paper, the West Sussex County Times. Get ready for Bike Week! Research shows that 77 per cent of people own a bike yet only 14 per cent use them regularly, so this year ‘Team … Continue reading →

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Why *would* you ride a bike? The UK experience

Posted on June 21, 2011 by aseasyasriding

In my post yesterday on my partner’s first use of a bike in over 20 years, I mentioned how the street she first rode along, Biltstraat, was a busy road, connecting Utrecht’s ring road to the centre of town. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Horsham, Infrastructure, Road safety, Town planning | 4 Comments

“Why wouldn’t you ride a bike?”

Posted on June 20, 2011 by aseasyasriding

My partner has not ridden a bicycle for over 20 years. The reasons for this are manifold, but in essence, they boil down to the roads she would have to use being too unpleasant to ride on, in combination with … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Infrastructure, Road safety, The Netherlands | 14 Comments