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Back in 2012, the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain received a letter from Patrick McLoughlin, the Secretary of State for Transport. It contained the following passages. With reference to the Netherlands and Denmark, McLoughlin wrote We do not place the … Continue reading →

This week Transport for London have been tweeting pictures of proposed station improvements, connected to Crossrail upgrades. I’ve been struck – as have many others – by the way these designs appear to involve polishing a turd, and also by the way … Continue reading →

The Frideswide Square redevelopment in Oxford has got me thinking (again) about the ways in which current road design – even in places with relatively high levels of cycling use – continue to treat cycling as a mode of transport … Continue reading →

Hackney’s Cycling Plan has the (admirable) stated aim – To make Hackney’s roads the most attractive and safest roads for cycling in the UK, and a place where it is second nature for everyone, no matter what their age, background … Continue reading →

The visualisations Transport for London have been producing recently for the Superhighways – and for the Oval junction redesign – have attracted some comment from naysayers, about how little motor traffic is shown. By implication, TfL have wished motor traffic … Continue reading →

The issue of ‘kerbside activity’ and cycling infrastructure comes up intermittently. In plain language, this is loading, and dropping off/setting down, and how it works with cycle tracks between the loading/drop-off point, and the footway. Just last month, the Freight Transport … Continue reading →

I blogged for the Cycling Embassy last week about the value of new audit tools, from TfL, and in the Welsh Active Travel Design Guidance. These tools allow professionals and cycle campaigners to objectively assess the quality of cycling provision, scoring routes … Continue reading →

A bit of a follow-up to last week’s post about the Perne Road roundabout, looking at the potential issues, and what could have been done instead. This roundabout has now hit the headlines because a child has been injured while … Continue reading →

The Perne Road/Radegund Road roundabout in Cambridge reopened recently – it’s been redesigned with ‘continental’ geometry, and wide shared use paths around the perimeter. This picture from Chris Rand gives you an impression of how it looks (and some of … Continue reading →