Category Archives: Transport for London

Impressions of Paris

Posted on June 19, 2011 by aseasyasriding

I’m recently back from a short trip to Europe – a few days in Paris, and then a longer period in Utrecht (about which more later). Paris has always struck me – at least on a few previous visits – … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Infrastructure, London, Road safety, Shared Space, Transport for London, Transport policy | 4 Comments

Taxis and congestion

Posted on June 9, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Here are some vehicles causing congestion in central London. Great George Street, queuing to enter Parliament Square. The Mall, queuing to enter Trafalgar Square. I have a couple of questions. Why should these congestion-causing vehicles be exempt from the congestion … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, London, Transport for London, Transport policy | 5 Comments

Transport for London, are you listening?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by aseasyasriding

An excellent video from the London Cycling Campaign, which shows precisely how hostile Blackfriars is for vulnerable road users, even with the current speed limit set at 20 mph. Transport for London want to raise that speed limit back to … Continue reading →

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Lethal Superhighway Design

Posted on May 13, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Gaz545 – who also blogs at Croydon Cyclist – has recently posted this excellent video, showing a particularly poorly thought-through section of ‘Superhighway’. Notice how the blue paint encourages cyclists to progress down the side of vehicles, at a point where the … Continue reading →

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“Where cycle lanes are less than 1.5 metres in width, it is because the road is too narrow to introduce a wider lane.”

Posted on April 7, 2011 by aseasyasriding

On 22nd May 2010, Everton Smith was killed while riding his bicycle northbound along Vauxhall Bridge Road. The cycle lane he was travelling in was 1.2 metres wide, a good deal less than the 1.5 metre minimum stipulated by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Cycle Superhighways, Infrastructure, London, Transport for London, Transport policy | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Cycling renaissance, Infrastructure, London, Transport for London | 10 Comments

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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Transport for London, and London’s bridges

Posted on March 7, 2011 by aseasyasriding

The Cyclists In The City blog has been doing an excellent job recently in documenting the rather unpleasant potential consequences for cyclists arising from the proposed redesign of the Blackfriars Bridge gyratory. Reading the back and forth with Transport for … Continue reading →

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