A summary of some recent cycling research, written for the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain’s weekly blog round-up, cross-posted from http://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/blog/2015/08/30/the-great-big-academic-roundup This is a guest academic-themed post which may look a little different from the usual roundup, because I’m linking to academic papers rather than blogs. I’m focusing on peer-reviewed … Continue reading
An article published in CTC’s Cycle magazine, August-September 2015 ‘In Britain, cycling is highly unequal. Women, older people, and disabled people are all under-represented. Transport for London (TfL) reports that 74% of cycle trips there are made by men, while across England men are twice as likely to cycle to … Continue reading
I have previously written about Wick Road, and having thought more about it, have now written my full consultation response. Please respond – the consultation closes on July 10th. Feel free to borrow any of what I’ve written, if you agree with it. I’ve said I don’t support the Wick … Continue reading
People living in or cycling through Hackney: the consultation is here, there’s an exhibition of the plans on Tuesday, a Hackney Cyclists meeting on Wednesday and Hackney Cycling Conference on Friday. This is a post prompted by something apparently minor: the loss of less than a hundred metres of cycle … Continue reading
OK, I promised Part One would cover lessons from buses, but I think a short diversion is appropriate. Earlier this week, I was reflecting on an imagined London with cars as the unwelcome guests on our streets, and cycling and walking the ‘normal’ modes assumed to have priority. It’s worth … Continue reading
I’ve wanted to write a post on this for ages. Workload pressures meant it hasn’t happened, so I’ve decided to write the post in parts. There’ll be some in-depth discussion of what a Cycle Priority Network would mean for planning routes and infrastructure. But I decided to start with a … Continue reading
Paper accepted by Journal of Transport Policy – accepted author version here. Reframing Safety: An analysis of perceptions of cycle safety clothing Rachel Aldred and James Woodcock Abstract This article contributes to debates around cycle safety clothing, specifically helmets and high-visibility clothing. In England such items are widely promoted in … Continue reading
New research paper, just out in Transport Reviews, Open Access. Read the full paper here. Does More Cycling Mean More Diversity in Cycling? Rachel Aldred, James Woodcock & Anna Goodman Abstract In low-cycling countries, cycling is not evenly distributed across genders and age groups. In the UK, men are twice … Continue reading
Cross-posted from the Near Miss Project. I – and others – have remarked on how in the UK we think cycling’s a good thing (in the abstract) but hate actual cyclists. It occurs to me that the same could be said about children. As a society we worship youth, but … Continue reading
Cross-posted from an opinion piece in Local Transport Today I’m currently working on the Near Miss Project, which looks at how everyday non-injury incidents affect cyclists. The level of carelessness and even hostility many people experience are staggering. A classic example is the MGIF (Must Get in Front) driver. The … Continue reading
