Tag Archives: bicycles

Barnes wants to make it easier for your car.

Posted on 19 November, 2012 by Tim

A major junction in Barnes is getting a consultation aimed at ‘reducing traffic queues‘. The junction in question is the five-way one at the left of this image from Google Maps:   You can see the consultation, here, and there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in bicycle, driving, planning | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Cycling in Richmond – 5% share of transport, 100% of transport complaints

Posted on 9 May, 2012 by Tim

Last week I went to the local Police Liaison Group. For an activity which provides 5% of Richmond transport (according to our local cycling champion), cycling certainly turned up in a lot of complaints and issues. Firstly, a gentleman asked … Continue reading →

Posted in bicycle, planning, police, TfL, Uncategorized, walking | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

£220,000 on cycling in Richmond? What a fine thing!

Posted on 15 April, 2012 by Tim

Now I’d be the last person to be complaining about spending on cycle infrastructure, but I have a couple of big questions on this one: – Other cycle hubs are talking about including a charge to park your bike. That … Continue reading →

Posted in bicycle, parking in Richmond, Richmond, station | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Richmond’s transport plan: hot air, training, and electric charging points

Posted on 17 January, 2012 by Tim

Apparently, Richmond’s mayor approved version two of its local improvement plan (LIP2) on 14th December. There’s no full version available on the site it seems, so you’ll have to use the draft here. And the draft, which gasses on about … Continue reading →

Posted in bicycle, driving | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What does £4.2m in transport cash buy you?

Posted on 4 January, 2012 by Tim

Last year, Richmond concluded the ‘Smarter Travel Richmond’ initiative, another project that’s been and gone with minor incremental changes to a few indicators. A sad indication of the overall efficacy of the project is the cycle training: 8,000 leaflets were distributed, and 162 adults … Continue reading →

Posted in planning, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Where can we spend £12k on parking bicycles?

Posted on 2 November, 2011 by Tim

Richmond apparently has £12k to spend on cycle parking, and apparently no-one at the cycling liaison group has made any suggestions. So I thought I’d offer a few: Firstly, why not encourage more people to take the bike to Kew? … Continue reading →

Posted in bicycle, parking in Richmond, planning, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments