Category Archives: London

A selection of London streets that, due to the existing layout of roads and buildings, could never accommodate segregated cycle paths

Posted on April 5, 2011 by aseasyasriding

In many places, the existing layout of roads and buildings means that there is simply not enough space to provide segregated cycle lanes without adversely impacting other users. Boris Johnson, 23rd February 2011, in answer to question from John Biggs regarding segregated … Continue reading →

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History Repeating

Posted on March 23, 2011 by aseasyasriding

On 18th March 2008, Nga Diep was killed while cycling to work, at the junction of Ilderton Road, and Rotherhithe New Road, in south-east London. She was pressed up against pedestrian railings by a skip lorry, before falling under the … Continue reading →

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A slightly unrepresentative picture of the Cycle Superhighways

Posted on March 17, 2011 by aseasyasriding

A recent piece on infrastructure for cyclists at the Cycling Mobility website, charting the debate amongst cycling advocates about the utility and safety of protected cycled lanes, is illustrated with this picture of Southwark Bridge, on Superhighway 7. The picture … Continue reading →

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Segregated Lanes in London, and ‘Lack of Space’

Posted on March 12, 2011 by aseasyasriding

My attention has been drawn, via Crap Waltham Forest and Karl McCracken, to the recent comments of Alison Dines, the leader of Islington Cyclists’ Action Group, about the possibility of safer, separated cycle lanes in London. In an interview with … Continue reading →

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