http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Where it 'all' began... en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:29:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14523#post-183304 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 20:35:44 +0000 chdot 183304@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Traffic is congested in towns, not so much because roads are narrow as because of the frequency of crossings. These must be eliminated from primary roads. To achieve this, roads can no longer be entirely on ground level. Primary roads may have to be built at  high level, as railways were in the 19th century. When this is not possible, "flyover" or "clover-leaf"  type crossings must ensure an uninterrupted flow of traffic. <br /> The stationary vehicle offers as big a problem as the moving vehicle. Roads are designed for movement; no standing vehicle must obstruct this movement. Car parks must be built underground if necessary, while every buildng must accommodate on its own site parking space for all vehicles visiting it.<br /> The motorist must be planned for, not regarded as a criminal.</p> <p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8706/16638240920_909bf6e7db.jpg"></p> <p>"</p> <p>LIVING IN CITIES</p> <p>Ralph Tubbs </p> <p>Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects' Reconstruction Committee</p> <p>Penguin 1942</p> <p>Things change, <em>slowly</em>... </p>