Monday, October 31, 2011

Cycling City Tensions

via Urban Geographics

With a few notable exceptions such as Cambridge, cycling in UK cities is minimal compared to continental European examples, and boosting cycling is a massive opportunity for improving travel sustainability and health in Britain. The potential is greatest in London, with its high density mixed-use form, relatively flat topography and benign climate that favour cycling; in addition to congested and expensive car and public transport networks that leave many looking for alternatives.
Planning policy at the Greater London Authority level recognises this potential and has become increasingly pro-cycling, with recent investments in the ‘Cycling Superhighways’ scheme- longer distance radial cycle routes that (almost) join up; the bike hire scheme; and modest improvements at many junctions and in cycle parking facilities. These measures have helped to increase the level of cycling in London substantially in the last decade (although beginning from a very low starting point):

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Czcle parking map of East Dulwich in southeast of London, by telex4


more about bicycle planning:

Cycling in Mexico City, Aggressive Driving, Integrated Mobility Sharing

16-Mile Bike Lane Connects Detroit Neighborhoods

Road hogs: Minneapolis cyclists don’t need to share

BICYCLE DEVELOPMENT PLAN- City of Peoria, Arizona

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