active travel
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Cycling in Oxford: LTNs, active travel, and all that jazz
I returned from Oxford this week, saying an emotional farewell to a cat who will have already forgotten who I am. While I was there, the cat’s owner lent me an old Dawes road bike, which I used to pootle about the place and explore the place, with its river meadows, dreaming spires, and future Read more
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Cycling in Paris is much better than cycling in London
In 2020, Cyclist magazine wrote of London and Paris mayors both seeking re-election; and both talking a good game on their plans to revolutionise active travel in their respective capitals. Even then, it wasn’t a fair comparison. Paris’ socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo had already instigated a revolution. The ‘Plan Velo’ approach aims for a cycle Read more
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