28th November – post updated with newer draft With the deadline for written submissions to the All Party Cycling Inquiry fast approaching (5th December) I’ve been working on mine. It’s only part way there, but given people reading this might also be writing responses, I thought it might be helpful … Continue reading
Transport for London has produced a report in response to the A24 consultation. It has decided to modify the scheme by not introducing the shared use pavements, only going ahead with the improvements to on-road cycle lanes. The report briefly summarises the consultation responses, including my own brief contribution. Most … Continue reading
Closes today. My comments below – see also the detailed review of TfL’s plans here: I wanted to offer brief comments because this location seems to offer great scope for a step change in provision. I support the aims of the Junction Review Programme: some of the designs being developed … Continue reading
On Tuesday, I attended Mark Ames’ excellent and packed out Street Talk on Cycling Towards an Equal City. I learnt a lot from the talk itself and from the variety of contributions: I think it tells us something that the most popular Street Talks tend to be those dealing with … Continue reading
I have just responded to the CPS consultation on the draft guidance on charging offences arising from driving incidents. You can read my response here.
Cross-posted from Modelling on the Move In May and July I attended two modelling conferences: Modelling for Policy and (one day of) Modelling World. The former was an academic conference, organised by British Academy postdoctoral fellow Erika Mansnerus, and mainly (but not exclusively) focusing on health modelling in relation to … Continue reading
Just submitted my response to TfL’s Lambeth Bridge Northern Roundabout consultation – part of the junction review. Here is the pdf of my contribution, in case anyone’s interested. You can submit responses here.
The draft London-wide Road Safety Action Plan is still open for consultation (till 31st October). I would encourage all academics, advocates and practitioners to contribute. My own contribution (focusing on some cycling issues) can be seen here.
I’ve been working on revising a paper on bike storage, which (hopefully!) will appear in an academic journal. The paper uses ideas from practice theory to explore connections between the meanings of cycling, and the practicalities of cycling. In this vein, a recent book co-authored by key practice theory writer … Continue reading
The Modelling on the Move: towards sustainable transport systems? launch event will take place on 7th December at St. Anne’s College, Oxford. Speakers to include Professors David Banister and Mike Batty. More information here.
