I asked each of the candidates in the UK’s June 2017 general election what their views and positions were on several topics, mainly to do with road danger reduction. I heard back quickly from most – see their responses below – but I am still waiting for one response, from the UKIP candidate. My thanks…
A milestone no one wanted to see reached: Clifton James was the 50th person to be killed whilst cycling on Britain’s roads this year. He died on Sunday, 21 June 2015. The collision involved a car. Ying Tao, who was killed less than 36 hours later at Bank in The City, was the 51st. The collision involved an HGV…
Did you hear that? That was the sound of a couple more drops into a bucket. Worse, there’s a hole in it. The UK’s deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg announced in Bristol today that the equivalent of less than 1% of the Highways Agency budget; or 7 miles of new motorway; or 1 mile of the…
The DfT published a Cycling Delivery Plan just a couple hours before MPs debated (again) the Get Britain Cycling inquiry recommendations in October. Earlier today, the DfT held a live but moderated ‘webchat’ to answer questions about the plan. For the past month, they have been doing a tour of the UK – which did not stop in…
UPDATE: Strings attached after successful lobbying! See CORRESPONDENCE section below for news from Councillor Seán D T Woodward Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Environment at Hampshire County Council. On Tuesday, 4 November 2014, Hampshire County Council’s Economy, Transport and Environment committee will decide if they want to give £300,000 to South West Trains, who have already…
Alfred The Great, King of Wessex from 871 to 899, is said to have improved his kingdom’s legal system, military structure and his people’s quality of life. Now, 1100 years later, his city’s quality of life is being improved once again: Winchester has joined the mushrooming number of places that are introducing a 20mph speed limit across much…
On the day that the Tour de France cycling sport racers come to southern England, the government announce even more money to support the country’s car culture. Over £2 billion is going to be spent in 39 ‘local growth deals‘ including £118 million in towns like Basingstoke along the M3 corridor (aka ‘Enterprise M3‘) for example: Basingstoke North Corridor…
The well known line from starving Oliver Twist, “Please, sir, I want some more” came to mind as I fired off yet another email to the elected councillors and council employees responsible for the design of the cycleway along Weyhill Road in Andover. The council state (my emphasis added): “The proposed scheme will implement a range of improvements…
It has come to this: the cycleway proposal for Weyhill Road in Andover was approved yesterday by the roads authority, Hampshire County Council, specifically Councillor Seán Woodward, the Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Environment. The works are proposed to start in September, with completion just before Christmas. The council’s stated aim of the now approved £230,000…
I have been trying my darnedest to convince Hampshire County Council and Test Valley Borough Council that their proposal for a cycleway – a single bidirectional shared path for people cycling and walking – along Weyhill Road in Andover is not of sufficient quality (to put it politely). I made two different proposals – both…