A dropped kerb viewed from the footway. It slopes gently towards the road with stone paving and two rows of buff tactile paving, about 2 metres wide. There are kerbed, planted areas on both sides.

What makes side road junctions pedestrian-friendly?

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?

It’s Actually Motoring Infrastructure

We're hoping to blow your minds a little with this post and as you read through, the little voice in your brain is the cognitive dissonance of motonormativity pulling at your synapses. Moto-what-now? Motonormitivity - an unconscious cognitive bias in which the assumption is made that motor car ownership and use is an unremarkable social…Read more It’s Actually Motoring Infrastructure

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

Reimagine Rotherhithe

Although we need to earn a living, there are sometimes opportunities that arise that will either help exercise our brains or they'll be a bit of fun, but which aren't about raising an invoice. One such opportunity was NLA's Reimagine London competition which we entered a few months ago. Sadly, our project didn't make the…Read more Reimagine Rotherhithe

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?