AWWTM: Bike Hire: the bikes are just the start of the process
Over at At War With The Motorist I consider what the effects of the London Bike Hire scheme will be — how the bikes will be used, and how they will change London. The conclusion is that they should...
View ArticleAWWTM: If a truck is full of bikes, should it be in the bike lane?
Despite being fully up to date with the latest city driving rules, the Serco/Barclays hire bike relocaters are worrying the Evening Standard today: Cyclist David Ellis, who was knocked over by a...
View ArticleAWWTM: London: still not impressed with superhighways
Way back at the start of October we mentioned that the London Authority’s transport committee were seeking your views on the hire bikes and the two trial cycle superhighways. The results are in, and...
View ArticleAWWTM: London cycle hire: second thoughts
Way back in July, when the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme launched a couple of months late, we had a little play around with the bikes to get our first thoughts. Just a quick back-and-forth beside the...
View ArticleAWWTM: Where do all the hire bikes go?
So much of our understanding of the city — its areas and their relationships and divisions — have been determined by the traditional motorist’s road map. (London is luckier than many cities because...
View ArticleAWWTM: Friday photo: star of the show
This was during the first of the student protests last year, when Conservative Party HQ was smashed up for the cameras. It was long over by this time, but there was still a large backlog of arrests...
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