http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Cycling on the radio en Mon, 18 May 2026 13:13:13 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14675#post-186008 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:45:47 +0000 dougal 186008@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@jdanielp Ah my apologies! Yes, most large numbers sound horrendously costly in isolation. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14675#post-185988 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:29:21 +0000 jdanielp 185988@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Min you're right, although it might have been helpful to raise awareness of the actual costs of more of the developments mentioned within the programme and to put these in context within the grand scheme of transport investment to demonstrate how little is being spent... </p> <p>@dougal I was being sarcastic (I maybe should have added a wink at the end ;), my point being that £60 million of investment in Brum might sound like a lot to many people. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14675#post-185983 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:13:53 +0000 Min 185983@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think the "Costing the Earth" title is a pun on the environmental cost of things, not actual cash money. </p> <p>I will try and remember to listen to this later! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14675#post-185982 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:13:40 +0000 dougal 185982@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Doesn't it cost more than that for a roundabout these days? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14675#post-185975 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:35:44 +0000 jdanielp 185975@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@dougal they are spending £60 million on cycling in Brum! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14675#post-185971 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 08:36:38 +0000 dougal 185971@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"the huge amounts of money being spent here and elsewhere"</p> <p>Someone is taking the mickey, surely. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14675#post-185956 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 21:33:54 +0000 jdanielp 185956@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I just listened to and enjoyed the podcast of this, although it didn't really focus much on the actual investment required to make the kind of changes being discussed, which seemed a little odd given that it is part of a series of programmes entitled "Costing the Earth" or something similar. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14675#post-185933 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:43:34 +0000 chdot 185933@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>The bulldozers have already begun work on London's 'cycle superhighways' or 'Crossrail for bikes'. Cycling enthusiasts have declared these segregated lanes to be the infrastructure which London needs to make cycling much more appealing for all. Andrew Gilligan, the Mayor's Cycling Commissioner says if Transport for London can get the engineering right then cycling in the capital will become safer and far more people might make the switch from cars, buses and trains to carbon free pedal power. The potential carbon and congestion savings are huge, up to 25% of transport emissions if we can reach the levels of cycling now seen in Copenhagen, and those who cycle are also healthier. However, to replicate Dutch or Danish bike culture cycling's appeal must move beyond the lycra-clad males to become the first choice for women, children and older people too. </p> <p>Tom Heap finds out if these cycle superhighways can really deliver for the capital and if the huge amounts of money being spent here and elsewhere across the country can ensure a cycling revolution for all of Britain's would-be bikers.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05qgch5" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05qgch5</a> </p>