Category Archives: Infrastructure

Transport for London, and London’s bridges

Posted on March 7, 2011 by aseasyasriding

The Cyclists In The City blog has been doing an excellent job recently in documenting the rather unpleasant potential consequences for cyclists arising from the proposed redesign of the Blackfriars Bridge gyratory. Reading the back and forth with Transport for … 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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To segregate, or not to segregate?

Posted on February 13, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Some opponents of segregation think that putting in separated facilities would result in cyclists losing their right to use the road. Well, on A-roads like this, I’m not sure that ‘right’ is worth anything at all. Incidentally, in case you … Continue reading →

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“Shared Space” – East Street, Horsham

Posted on February 11, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Over the next few weeks, I plan to examine West Sussex County Council’s Transport Plan 2011-2026, looking in particular at how it is going to affect cycling and walking in my area, Horsham, and at how what has actually happened … 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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