February 2012
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ECF: The Best Way to Promote Cycling ‘Is to Not... →
Great read!! Gil Peñalosa on how making cities more liveable for everyone can also improve conditions for cycling!
…Politicians often want to have a magic formula when it comes to cycling. How do we get more people on bicycle? With his wealth of experience, Gil said that you need to focus on two major things. The first ‘must have’ is slowing down streets...
…“It’s a real paradox....
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Sustrans Liveable Neighbourhoods: Shoppers and... →
Interesting short case study by Sustrans that highlights how a lack of detailed local travel information can lead to retailers being misinformed about how their customers reach their shops.
Sustrans found that most traders greatly overestimated how many of their customers use cars and underestimated how many walked, cycled or used public transport.
Worth reading!
Over ten years ago, retailers...
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How Copenhagen became a winter city: presentation... →
Nice presentation with good images!
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Mary Dejevsky on cycling in London →
Article by Mary Dejevesky in the Independent today about cycling in London.
Given the enthusiasm with which London and its visitors have embraced “Boris bikes” and the recent efforts to signpost cycle routes, you would have thought that just a bit more thought (and cash) could have been earmarked for kerbing off cycle lanes, as in most Continental cities. This might entail expensive...
January 2012
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Life in the Bike Lane - The mayor of Montreal’s... →
Nice article about a local Canadian mayor trying to make his neighbourhood a nice place to be as opposed to a rat run for commuters…
LUC FERRANDEZ’S last bicycle was a Kona, a sturdy model with thick tires, ideal for hauling heavy loads. During his 2009 campaign as the Projet Montréal candidate for the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough, he would hook it to a trailer piled with a laptop, a...
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Kaid Benfield: More walkable urban development is... →
Nice read!
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Making Cycling Irresistible: Lessons from The... →
The key to achieving high levels of cycling appears to be the provision of separate cycling facilities along heavily travelled roads and at intersections, combined with traffic calming of most residential neighbourhoods. Extensive cycling rights of way in the Netherlands,Denmark and Germany are complemented by ample bike parking, full integration with public transport, comprehensive traffic...
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TechCrunch: A City Is A Startup: The Rise Of The... →
An interesting piece comparing successful cities to start up businesses
On stage at last month’s Le Web conferenceShervin Pishevar, a Managing Director at Menlo Ventures, stated “The World is a Startup.” It’s an interesting perspective, and I think what’s true for the world is also true for countries, states and municipalities. With developments like last month’sannouncement that Cornell was...
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WatchCool inspiring video by the City of Portland. Taking inspiration from some of the best cities in the world, Portland is delivering road space that can be safely used by all road users.
Listen up @MayorOfLondon…Portland is getting bikes and cars where they need to go safely and efficiently!
plantedcity:
Bikes in the City: ‘On the Right Track’
From Vimeo:
Catherine Ciarlo,...
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Calculate the modal split in your city! →
The European Platform on Mobility Management (EPOMM) have created TEMS, a database that lets you calculate and compare the modal split between cars, public transit, cycling and walking in different European cities including the UK!
EPOMM hopes TEMS will enable comparison and a positive competition between cities for more sustainability. EPOMM is well aware that comparability is difficult with...
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The Telegraph: London's cycle accident black spots... →
Interesting reading and graphics in the telegraph today. They have published a map detailing all of the reported bicycle accidents in London between August 2010 and July 2011.
Details of every accident involving a bicycle reported to Transport for London between August 2010 and July 2011 have been released…
Mapping the incidents reveals some of the most dangerous areas for cycling in...
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“First life, then spaces, then buildings; the other way around never works.”
– Jan Gehl (via landusejournal)
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Salon: Can gentrification work for everyone? →
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camping in the city...of New York! →
I love this..New York plans to redevelop existing camping facilities at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn! I wish Royal Parks and London Councils would try this…properly managed it could make London’s parks even more accessible and valuable! Read the US DOI press release here!
Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, once the city’s first municipal airport but now virtually unused, is...
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December 2011
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Inside Housing: Time to roll back the Green Belt →
Oh! So that’s the answer…simples! NOT! Seriously I read things like this and shudder…
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November 2011
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“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion...”
– Abraham Lincoln (via davidberlekamp)
I read this and thought it was so true when it came to car dependance!
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Esquire: Janette Sadik-Khan: Urban Reengineer
Photo:Olugbenro Ogunsemore via Esquire
A great piece on NYC DOTs, Janette Sadik-Khan in Esquire at the moment as part of The Brightest: 16 Geniuses Who Give Us Hope …
Whereas most city officials and past DOT commissioners would have insisted on capital funds for something like, say, a bike lane, Sadik-Khan teases them out on the cheap. When you use capital funds for a project, you need...