The Great Big What do Women Want? Bike Blog Round Up
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 4th of August 2014Ah, it's always great to start the week with yet another 'why don't women cycle?' handwringer (for some it's simply because their cargo bike got...
View ArticleMy Dream Cycleway
Posted by Joe Costello on Wednesday 6th of August 2014In this post, I'm going to try and define some qualities that I think make a great cycleway. Despite the title, there's nothing dream-like about...
View ArticleThe Great Big Peace'n'Love'n'Understanding Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 18th of August 2014Welcome to the bumper two-for-the-price-of-one Bike Blog Roundup - we can't be the only ones who've returned from a week off to find that...
View ArticleThe Great Big it's Really not that Complicated Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 25th of August 2014This week saw Transport for London unveil its latest attempt at a Dutch-style roundabout, leaving most people wondering why they were doing...
View ArticleThe Great Big Storm in a Dog Bowl Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 1st of September 2014Before we kick off with this week's roundup, could you first just read this post about sustainable safety and then sign the petition (we'll...
View ArticleThe Great Big Back to School Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 8th of September 2014With apologies to viewers in Scotland, where the kids have been back in school for aaages, the return to school of most pupils cast a bit of a...
View ArticleThe Great Big Entirely Non-Discriminatory Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 15th of September 2014This week's storm-in-a-teacup award goes to Birmingham councillor Deirdre Alden for her headline-grabbing claim that cycling is a...
View ArticleThe Great Big Never Mind the Bikelanes, Feel the Bikelash Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 22nd of September 2014Eyecatching story of the week was undoubtedly Streetfilms'bikelash video and the implication that a certain amount of pushback was an...
View ArticleThe Great Big Business as Unusual Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 29th of September 2014This was a slightly confusing week in which a car insurance firm got all excited about carless cities and Business Insider was posting its...
View ArticleThe Great Big Where's MY Sticker Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 6th of October 2014Hearts and mindsIt used to be you got a sticker for being good, now it seems all you have to do to earn one is park in a bike lane or rent a car...
View ArticleThe Great Big Gloves are Off Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 13th of October 2014As the sainted Chris Boardman lays out the battle lines betwen old men in limos and people on bikes, the Guardian reckons the gloves have come...
View ArticleAssessing the quality of cycling provision - an audit tool for campaigners
Posted by Mark Treasure on Tuesday 14th of October 2014We all know that British cycling infrastructure is - very often - not up to scratch. It's unsafe, or unattractive, or it involves excessive delay,...
View ArticleThe Great Big Bikes are the Answer Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 20th of October 2014We know we're preaching to the choir here, but one of the things campaigners often ask for is positive reasons for supporting cycling even...
View ArticleThe Great Big Trick or Treat Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 27th of October 2014Halloween is almost upon us, but when it comes to trick or treating, it seems cyclists have been on the receiving end of more tricks than...
View ArticleThe Great Big Day of the Dead Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 3rd of November 2014No apologies for starting with the States this week, where the Governors' Highway Safety Association decided to celebrate Halloween by...
View ArticleThe Great Big Rise of the Undead Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 10th of November 2014We thought we'd done with zombies after Halloween last week, but some things just keep on coming long after we thought they had been laid to...
View ArticleThe Great Big Strategic Enough For You? Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 17th of November 2014It seems to have been a week of strategies and plans this week, but it has also been a week of remembrance - and not just of cyclists in war...
View ArticleA Dorset Safari - how leadership is needed from the Department for Transport
Posted by Mark Treasure on Tuesday 18th of November 2014At the end of September, the Embassy was invited down to Dorset by the county's Principal Transport Planner, to take a look at what Dorchester...
View ArticleThe Great Big Vision Thing Bike Blog Roundup
Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Monday 24th of November 2014The Scottish Government set the tone for this week when it released its long term vision for active travel amid confusion over whether it...
View ArticleThe Great Big (But Actually Nowhere Near As Big As It Sounds) Blog Round-up
Posted by on Sunday 30th of November 2014Sally is off this week, just in case you were wondering about the sudden drop in quality. Don't worry, she will be back next week.Nick Clegg announces a drop in...
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