Category Archives: Infrastructure

Smoothing traffic flow, West Sussex-style

Posted on April 11, 2012 by aseasyasriding

The village of Southwater, which lies around 2 miles south of Horsham, has expanded at an incredible rate over the last two decades. In the early 1990s, its population was just over 5,000. In the 2001 census, the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Infrastructure, Road safety, Smoothing traffic flow, Southwater, Town planning, Transport policy, Walking, West Sussex County Council | 9 Comments

Paris

Posted on April 4, 2012 by aseasyasriding

As promised in my earlier review of the French city of Strasbourg, here is my report on Paris, a city that I found rather less civilised for cycling than the Alsatian one. I have, as it happens, already written about Paris, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Europe, Infrastructure, Paris, Road safety | 4 Comments

Some local responses to the Times’ ‘Cities fit for cycling’ campaign

Posted on April 3, 2012 by aseasyasriding

A letter published in the County Times of Thursday, 29th March – Safe cycling I am pleased that our MP, Francis Maude, has shown an interest in the safety of cyclists in the Horsham District (County Times 22 March 2012). Unfortunately … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, David Cameron, Department for Transport, Francis Maude, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Infrastructure, Road safety, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, The Times' Cities Safe for Cycling campaign, Town planning, West Sussex County Council | 10 Comments

How car dependence has turned parking charges into a ‘tax’

Posted on April 2, 2012 by aseasyasriding

The ITV Tonight programme came to Horsham recently, for a programme entitled How Much Is Your Council Charging You? The programme focused on how local councils are increasing the fees for the services they provide. This is either – depending … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Grant Shapps, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Infrastructure, Transport policy | 4 Comments

Going Dutch in Strasbourg

Posted on March 19, 2012 by aseasyasriding

I have recently spent a short amount of time in two French cities, Strasbourg and Paris. Although only about two hours apart by train, the two places are of a very different character. A large part of this is due, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Europe, Infrastructure, Paris, Strasbourg, Street closures, Subjective safety, Transport policy | 8 Comments

Friday Facility no.11 – Furneaux Walk, Horsham

Posted on March 16, 2012 by aseasyasriding

As Joe Dunckley has noted in a recent post, The Department for Transport’s Local Transport Note 2/08, Cycle Infrastructure Design, is a curiously muddled-headed document when it comes to off-carriageway provision. While ostensibly a prescriptive document, one that should tell us how … Continue reading →

Posted in Department for Transport, Friday facility, Horsham, Infrastructure, The Netherlands, Town planning, Walking | 6 Comments

‘There is not the width available’

Posted on March 5, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Like the villain in a bad horror film, the myth that ‘our roads are just too narrow’ for Dutch-style cycling infrastructure refuses to die, despite repeated attempts to kill it off. Here it is, spawning again. Having his [Hembrow’s] way is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Horsham, Infrastructure, The Netherlands | 20 Comments

Cycling safety is paramount

Posted on March 2, 2012 by aseasyasriding

The Times has picked up the story of Transport for London potentially facing corporate manslaughter charges over the death of Min Joo Lee at King’s Cross on October 3rd last year, reporting that The stretch of road where Ms Lee … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Infrastructure, London, Road safety, Smoothing traffic flow, The Times' Cities Safe for Cycling campaign, Transport for London | 5 Comments

Misconceptions, and context – A View From The Cycle Path disappears

Posted on February 28, 2012 by aseasyasriding

David Hembrow has deleted his blog, A View From The Cycle Path. David is, of course, perfectly at liberty to do what he wants with his website, and I can understand entirely the reasons he has given for doing so, which … Continue reading →

Posted in David Hembrow, Infrastructure, Street closures, The Netherlands | 23 Comments