Category Archives: Infrastructure

Resistance to change

Posted on October 28, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Towards the end of the Ranty Highwayman’s excellent summary of a recent Institution of Civil Engineer’s lecture in London about cycling infrastructure, he makes an interesting observation, based on the two talks given by TfL staff during the evening – … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Bow Roundabout, Car dependence, Go Dutch, Gyratories, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Space for Cycling, Subjective safety, Transport for London | 11 Comments

Space for cycling confirmed as separation from motor traffic

Posted on October 21, 2013 by aseasyasriding

The AGM of the London Cycling Campaign on Saturday saw a series of important motions being passed – ones that will serve to define how the LCC formulate policy, and what they will campaign for. Indeed, the motions that were … Continue reading →

Posted in Infrastructure, LCC, London, Space for Cycling, The Netherlands, Transport for London | 20 Comments

Ben Hamilton-Baillie and motor traffic

Posted on October 17, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Last night I attended a talk given by Ben Hamilton-Baillie in Eastbourne. I didn’t really learn very much, because the talk was very similar to the ‘stock’ talk he has presumably given on numerous occasions before – the one you … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Infrastructure, Shared Space, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, Town planning, Transport policy, Uncategorized | 30 Comments

What ‘robocars’ tell us about British cycle campaigning

Posted on October 14, 2013 by aseasyasriding

There was a flurry of discussion at the end of last week about what the emergence of ‘robocars’ – shorthand for cars that automatically drive themselves, without any human input – might mean for how we design for cycling, prompted … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Cyclists' Touring Club, David Hembrow, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, Robocars, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 44 Comments

Helmets, and James Cracknell’s brain

Posted on October 10, 2013 by aseasyasriding

James Cracknell was struck by a petrol tanker travelling at high speed in July 2010, while he was cycling in Arizona. This incident has converted Cracknell into one of the most prominent advocates of cycle helmets in Britain, apparently on … Continue reading →

Posted in Helmets, Infrastructure, James Cracknell | 62 Comments

Broad Lane – the great TfL supertanker ploughs on

Posted on October 6, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Rachel Aldred blogged last week about Transport for London’s proposals for Broad Lane in Tottenham, pointing out that this wide three lane road is going to be reduced in capacity to just a single lane in each direction – but … Continue reading →

Posted in Infrastructure, LCC, London, One-way streets, Subjective safety, Transport for London | 15 Comments

Separate to liberate

Posted on September 23, 2013 by aseasyasriding

In four days in Utrecht last week, I took nearly 400 photographs of people cycling. Part of this exuberance with a camera can be attributed to my innate geekiness about cycling, but mostly it stemmed from the sheer excitement I … Continue reading →

Posted in Infrastructure, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 39 Comments

The myth of incompetence

Posted on September 16, 2013 by aseasyasriding

You won’t need me to tell you that John Forester is the ‘father of vehicular cycling’. One of his biggest apparent obsessions is the notion that cycle tracks and cycle paths foster ‘incompetent’ cycling. He has written, for instance, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Cyclecraft, Cycling policy, Infrastructure, John Franklin, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 27 Comments

Park Life

Posted on September 12, 2013 by aseasyasriding

When I was in London last Monday ahead of the Space for Cycling protest, I found myself on the Mall quite near Buckingham Palace, and I wanted to head north towards Oxford Street. The obvious option is a cycle route … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Gilligan, Infrastructure, London | 10 Comments

Cheapside – a video is not an adequate response to bad road design

Posted on September 10, 2013 by aseasyasriding

The City of London have brought out what they presumably believe to be a charming ‘road safety’ video, entitled ‘Handle Like Eggs’. The presenter of the video informs us that it is really important we ‘share the streets, safely.’ This … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd transport solutions, City of London, Infrastructure, London, Pinch points, Road rage, Subjective safety | 25 Comments