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CyclingLondon
August 29, 2015 Alex

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

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CyclingScotlandTrams
August 24, 2015 Alex

A ride to my parents from the station

For the first time all year(!) I took a ride to Edinburgh on the train today to see a bit

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CyclingListen
August 22, 2015 Alex

Listen: The Listening Project

As I was drifting off to sleep last night, BBC Radio’s Listening Project popped up on the radio with a

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News
August 21, 2015 Alex

Name change!

I’ve finally decided to rename Amble Scope. It was a rubbish name, and I needed something a bit better that made sense. Also, I was trying to make a logo for the site and got really stuck.

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CyclingLondon
July 4, 2015 Alex

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

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TV
July 3, 2015 Alex

Watch: Cool Japan – Bicycles

The next show is possibly one of my wildest dreams come true. In my previous house we had a pretty

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CyclingLondonTrams
June 27, 2015 Alex

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

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CyclingLondonRoad SafetyTV
June 19, 2015 Alex

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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CyclingLondonRoad Safety
April 12, 2015 Alex

When can Lambeth Bridge finally Go Dutch?

On Thursday, Moira Gemmill, a 55 year old former director of design at the V&A museum was killed after a collision at

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ConsultationsRoad Safety
March 26, 2015 Alex

'not without difficulties' The Royal Parks have no plan for Road Danger Reduction

As you should be aware, there is currently a TfL Consultation on the sections of the East-West Cycle Superhighway through

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HistoryLondon
March 15, 2015 Alex

Where did the Red Routes come from?

This week Transport for London announced  a trial of 20mph speed limits on a number of red routes. But what

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ConsultationsLondon
March 8, 2015 Alex

TfL Transparency Consultation Response.

Closing today is the TfL Transparency Consultation. I’ve just put in a relatively hurried response but I thought I’d share it

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Road Safety
March 7, 2015 Alex

Volvo Trucks have an app for you…

Volvo made a game about their truck for tablets and phones, guess who it has you shoving off the roads?

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