London – Alex in the Cities

Alex May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 cycling, data, evidence, hackney, healthy streets, london, research, transport for london, urbanism

Hackney Cycling Conference 2017

At the end of April Hackney Council hosted their annual cycling conference. I’ve already summarised the event’s tweets on storify, and here

Cycling London

Alex November 25, 2016November 25, 2016 cycle hire, london, statistics

London Bike Hire – encouraging figures from this summer

As I’m sure you don’t need me to remind you, London now has two major east-west and north-south routes, along

Cycling London

Alex November 15, 2016November 16, 2016 andrew gilligan, city of london, superhighways

Lost in Transition

We live in interesting times, turbulent even. Cycling doesn’t seem quite like the most important issue in the world, but

Consultations Cycling London

Alex March 20, 2016March 20, 2016 consultation, cycling, london, superhighways

Superhighways on the Euston Road?

If only, but it appears to be the latest claim from the increasingly erratic and imaginative twitter account Stop TFHell’s

Cycling London

Alex February 27, 2016February 28, 2016 cycling, inclusivity, london, mobility scooter, superhighways

Here Comes Madge!

Superhighway construction in London continues, but already part-built, disconnected cycletracks – even without being continuous or having most of the

Consultations Cycling Hammersmith Broadway

Alex February 9, 2016February 9, 2016 hammersmith and fulham, london, roundabout, superhighways, transport for london

Parallel universes of cycling in West London

Yesterday I wrote about the plans for the cycletrack on the Westway reaching consultation, but today I want to look

Consultations Cycling London

Alex February 8, 2016March 19, 2016 cycling, london, superhighways, transport for london

But we’re lost on the Westway…

Today after almost three years of build-up the Mayor of London finally released via Transport for London (TfL) plans for

London

Alex November 8, 2015November 8, 2015

What I learnt from following BorisWatch

A little over a week ago, Tom Barry aka BorisWatch on twitter passed away. There’ve been a few tributes now, but

Cycling London

Alex September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 city of london, CLOCS, quietway

City of London Cycling Forum 2015

Last week I attended the 2015 City of London cycling forum, an annual open meeting that provides an opportunity for the

Cycling London

Alex August 29, 2015September 4, 2015 ltda

Taxi for the LTDA

A couple of weeks ago news appeared suddenly that one of the taxi organisations in London, the London Taxi Driver Association

Cycling London

Alex July 4, 2015August 20, 2015 superhighways

Near and yet so far – how Superhighway 9 fell down

We are in the midst of the peak of the construction of the London Mayor’s Cycle Vision. In the centre

Cycling London Trams

Alex June 27, 2015August 20, 2015 trams

Can Trams Turn A Corner In Croydon?

A consultation closes on Sunday for a small section of tram track in Croydon that could present both major issues for

Cycling London Road Safety TV

Alex June 19, 2015February 27, 2016

Watch: An Hour To Save Your Life

I’ve been meaning for ages to start up a semi-regular thing on here to nag you to watch something I’ve

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