ForewordThis post has a companion written by Robert Weetman. We have been working collaboratively on something which we think needs to be more widely known, but we also thought it might be fun and useful for us to each write about the subject from our own perspectives. Robert's post is available to read HERE. The…Read more What makes side road junctions pedestrian-friendly?
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Movement, Space, Choice & Place
On 26th and 27th March 2025, Mark attended the BCP Council Transport Conference where he gave a talk called "Movement, Space, Choice & Place. You can download his slides from our Community page, but this post is a bit of a narrative that sits behind them. Histon Road, Cambridge. The opening image of Histon Road…Read more Movement, Space, Choice & Place
Rural Idyll
Cycling for transport is often seen as an urban solution, but it can solve some of our rural transport issues too. So, what are some of the issues in our rural places? Motoring has subsumed the road network which means that cycling between rural places takes place on roads where driver speed and traffic flows…Read more Rural Idyll
Better Toucan Crossings
The use of toucan crossings has been a standard feature in the provision of shared-use paths for many years in the UK. While shared-use layouts can be perfectly reasonable in the right context, the use of toucan crossings can be problematic to users of large, non-standard, and adapted cycles; and are especially problematic for those…Read more Better Toucan Crossings
What Makes Good Cycling Infrastructure?
This might seem to be a relatively straightforward question, but let us just pause for a minute and consider the idea that cycling infrastructure is actually motoring infrastructure on the basis that if it wasn't for the speed and volume of motors we wouldn't be asking the question in the first place. That caveat should…Read more What Makes Good Cycling Infrastructure?
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