Category Archives: Cycling policy

Car crime vs. knife crime

Posted on April 17, 2011 by aseasyasriding

‘Knife crime’ is, in common usage, the act of threatening , injuring or killing someone with a knife. ‘Car crime’ is, in common usage, the act of threatening , injuring or killing someone with a car stealing a car. The driver in … Continue reading →

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Horsham District Council, and Cycle Parking

Posted on March 17, 2011 by aseasyasriding

One of the ‘Key Issues’ for the Horsham District, listed in the newly-published West Sussex County Council Transport Plan 2011-26, is that There is a lack of secure public cycle parking through the District, particularly in Horsham [page 60] And … Continue reading →

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West Sussex County Council’s 2011-26 Transport Plan, and Cycling In Horsham

Posted on March 11, 2011 by aseasyasriding

King’s Road, Horsham. A typical Horsham ‘Cycle Route’. The post carries a nice blue sign with a bicycle picture on it. West Sussex County Council’s newly published Transport Plan 2011-2026 admits that, in the Horsham district, The current provision of … Continue reading →

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Grand Avenue Cycle Lanes to be kept

Posted on March 5, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Thankfully, the ludicrous proposal to to remove a cycle lane in Hove, at a cost of around one million pounds (background here), has narrowly been defeated at the annual budget meeting – by only one vote. As there are 13 Labour and … Continue reading →

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Horsham Cycle Routes, Route 1 – “Cycling On the Route To Nowhere”

Posted on March 2, 2011 by aseasyasriding

I mentioned in this post that I would be making an assessment of West Sussex County Council’s latest Transport Plan for 2011-2026, examining just how the cheery and rather vague language about ‘sustainability’ and ‘taking on board the challenges’ of … Continue reading →

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The ‘Magic Roundabout’, York

Posted on March 1, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Freewheeler, of ‘Crap Cycling & Walking in Waltham Forest‘ fame, has recently put up a post asking “What’s so magical for cyclists about York’s ‘magic roundabout’?” The piece notes that the design of the roundabout seems to meet with the … Continue reading →

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Mary Mears, The Grand Avenue Cycle Lane, Brighton & Hove, and “Improving Traffic Flow”

Posted on February 26, 2011 by aseasyasriding

In 2008, a cycle lane that largely separated cyclists from passing traffic was constructed along the Grand Avenue and The Drive in Hove, at a cost of several hundred thousand pounds. Now Brighton and Hove Council are proposing to remove … Continue reading →

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Cycling In Utrecht

Posted on February 25, 2011 by aseasyasriding

I’ve just come back from a far too short trip to the Netherlands, staying for a couple of days in the wonderful city of Utrecht. Having read – jealously! – about the conditions for cycling in the Netherlands on David … Continue reading →

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Letting People Use Bicycles In Sydney

Posted on February 5, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Crossrider, the author of the excellent Cycalogical blog, has just put a piece up about the city of Sydney’s attempts to increase cycling levels. The plan is ambitious – to increase the number of trips made by bicycle, between 2 … Continue reading →

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