Category Archives: Parking

Squeezing out walking and cycling for a few extra car parking spaces – local planning in action

Posted on July 18, 2017 by aseasyasriding

Why do we want people to walk and cycle for short trips, instead of driving? One of the main reasons, of course, is public health. If we cycled as much as the Dutch and the Danes in urban areas, figures … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Infrastructure, Parking, Town planning, Walking, West Sussex County Council | 15 Comments

What is ‘clutter’?

Posted on August 27, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Eric Pickles was in the news again yesterday with his fourth pronouncement – within a matter of weeks – on car parking. It comes ahead of some new Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) guidance that will, apparently, aim … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd transport solutions, Bollards, Car dependence, Eric Pickles, Horsham, Infrastructure, Parking, Pedestrianisation, Permeability, Shared Space | 22 Comments

Accessibility versus amenity – how the bicycle can solve the dilemma

Posted on May 10, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Yesterday I gave a brief presentation at a Town Centre Opportunities event in London; the theme of the conference was on revitalising urban space and keeping ‘The High Street’ thriving. I was invited to talk in a supposedly provocative capacity, … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Department for Transport, Infrastructure, Parking, Pedestrianisation, Subjective safety, Sustrans, The Netherlands, Town planning, Transport policy | 14 Comments

Pedestrianisation and the decline of the high street

Posted on February 12, 2013 by aseasyasriding

A very silly article has appeared on the BBC news website this morning, the thrust of which is that the decline of the high street – in particular, one high street in north Wales – is apparently due to pedestrianisation. … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Parking, Pedestrianisation | 23 Comments

A challenge to pedestrianisation

Posted on October 22, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Long-time readers of this blog will no doubt be familiar with the story of East Street in Horsham. This is a narrow town centre street that used to be a one-way road, with narrow pavements and plenty of on-street parking, … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsham, Horsham District Council, Parking, Pedestrianisation, Shared Space, Street closures, West Sussex County Council | 6 Comments

Friday Facility no.13 – Merryfield Drive, Horsham

Posted on August 31, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Yesterday I cycled over to Merryfield Drive, in the west of Horsham, to take some pictures of the town’s only stretch of segregated cycle track. Here it is, all twenty metres of it. It’s a slightly confusing arrangement, because as … Continue reading →

Posted in 20 mph limits, Car dependence, Friday facility, Horsham, Infrastructure, Parking, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 14 Comments

Cycle tracks and on-street parking

Posted on August 13, 2012 by aseasyasriding

On-street parking and cycle tracks are not incompatible; in fact, quite the opposite. Parked cars – where on-street parking is necessary, and/or allowed – actually provide a useful barrier between the cycle track and moving traffic. Take this example from … Continue reading →

Posted in David Hembrow, Horsham, Infrastructure, London, Parking, Safety, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 28 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

Brighton, weather and parking charges

Posted on May 24, 2012 by aseasyasriding

A lot of noise has been generated recently in Brighton by traders upset by an increase in parking charges, implemented on April 1st – they are firm in the belief that the increases have driven away their customers. Seafront businesses … Continue reading →

Posted in Brighton, Car dependence, Parking | 6 Comments