Category Archives: London

Priority of cycle tracks across side roads

Posted on July 11, 2012 by aseasyasriding

In summarising the results of their recently-conducted survey into the opinions of both members and non-members into varying types of cycling infrastructure, the CTC had this to say on the particular matter of cycle tracks – Respondents were offered a set … Continue reading →

Posted in CTC, Department for Transport, Infrastructure, London, Priority, Road safety, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 51 Comments

A new arrangment on Parkway, Camden

Posted on July 4, 2012 by aseasyasriding

It does feel slightly wrong to make criticisms of a scheme that has vastly improved the streetscape in a particular area, especially when you’ve just left an excellent talk given by a great traffic engineer and designer who happened to … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Go Dutch, Guardrail, Infrastructure, LCC, London, One-way streets, Pavement parking, Transport for London | 1 Comment

The tragedy of Stratford High Street

Posted on July 3, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Having written last week about the flaws in the essentially useless Cycle Superhighway 2, today I’m going to take a look at the continuation of that route, Stratford High Street, in the London Borough of Newham. The original plan was … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd transport solutions, Boris Johnson, Bow Roundabout, Infrastructure, London, Stratford High Street, Town planning, Transport for London | 6 Comments

Cycle Superhighway 2

Posted on June 27, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Last week I visited the University of East London’s Stratford Campus to attend the launch of the Cycling Cultures report (pdf) (you can read the Cycling Embassy news story on the launch here). This gave me – and a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Bow Roundabout, Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Infrastructure, London, Parking, Subjective safety, Transport for London | 23 Comments

Bow Roundabout

Posted on June 8, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Having some spare time in London yesterday, I went over to Bow to see how the new junction design on the roundabout is working. The Superhighway (CS2) on the approach to the roundabout is deeply unimpressive. Blocked intermittently with queuing … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Bow Roundabout, Cycle Superhighways, LCC, London, The Netherlands | 54 Comments

Love London, Go Danish? Or even Go Bow?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by aseasyasriding

This is the final post in a series on LCC’s Love London, Go Dutch campaign – the previous three are here, here and here I am not especially precious about the form of infrastructure that might be put in place on London’s streets … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Bow Roundabout, Cycle Superhighways, David Hembrow, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Strict liability, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, Transport for London | 35 Comments

Love London, Go Dutch – Cycle tracks and civility

Posted on May 10, 2012 by aseasyasriding

This is the third in a series of posts on LCC’s Love London, Go Dutch campaign – the first two are here and here A surprisingly common response to the idea of creating Dutch-style cycle tracks on some of London’s roads … Continue reading →

Posted in Go Dutch, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Pedestrianisation, Shared Space, Street closures, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, Transport for London | 21 Comments

Love London, Go Dutch – Safety In Numbers?

Posted on May 9, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Yesterday I wrote about a potential area of weakness in London Cycling Campaign’s Go Dutch strategy; the principal objection was that in maintaining that cyclists should still be able to choose whether or not they use the road, or cycle tracks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Safety In Numbers, The Netherlands, Transport for London | 16 Comments