Category Archives: Town planning

How to access an eco-development

Posted on August 23, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Intrigued by this comment What I want to know is why cycle lanes are not being designed into every new development? We have a massive “Eco” development near us – Upton, Northampton – and there is not one cycle lane … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Cycling policy, Infrastructure, Town planning, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

How to “tame the traffic” on a shared space street

Posted on August 18, 2011 by aseasyasriding

In a post on shared space back in July, I noted how the high-minded concepts of these kinds of schemes are eroded by a failure to address the vexed issue of motor traffic flow. The streets can’t truly be ‘shared’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsham, Shared Space, Town planning | 1 Comment

If you needed an indication of how far behind the Netherlands we are…

Posted on July 2, 2011 by aseasyasriding

… this is it. Wolvenstraat, Utrecht – a bicycle-only street. I wonder how long it will be before we see a street like this in Great Britain? We can only dream…

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East Street, Horsham – A shared space that can’t be shared?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Back in February, I wrote quite enthusiastically about East Street in Horsham. This narrow road, in the centre of the town, was converted by our local councils into a ‘shared space’ environment over the summer of 2010. It was an … Continue reading →

Posted in 20 mph limits, blue badge abuse, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Infrastructure, Road safety, Shared Space, Town planning | 8 Comments

Why *would* you ride a bike? The UK experience

Posted on June 21, 2011 by aseasyasriding

In my post yesterday on my partner’s first use of a bike in over 20 years, I mentioned how the street she first rode along, Biltstraat, was a busy road, connecting Utrecht’s ring road to the centre of town. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Horsham, Infrastructure, Road safety, Town planning | 4 Comments

The village of Cowfold moves one step closer to total car dependency

Posted on June 4, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Back in the 1960s, the Sussex village of Cowfold was a short distance – a couple of miles – from a railway station that could take its residents south to Shoreham and Brighton, or north to Horsham. That railway station … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Road safety, Town planning, West Sussex County Council | 3 Comments

The Tanbridge Retail Park, Horsham – when urban planning goes wrong

Posted on April 13, 2011 by aseasyasriding

The ‘A’ arrow on the map below marks the location of the Tanbridge Retail Park in Horsham. It was constructed in the early 1990s, alongside a new section of dual carriageway that had been blasted through part of the town, … Continue reading →

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