http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “piece in the Guardian that’ll knock your active-travel socks off” en Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:30:44 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355353 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:02:42 +0000 chdot 355353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://twitter.com/carltonreid/status/1445033467981582345" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/carltonreid/status/1445033467981582345</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355352 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 15:25:41 +0000 CocoShepherd 355352@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>Council plans to divert car traffic from city via a ring road while providing more buses and cycle lines.</blockquote></p> <p>Cycle lines? Sounds about right. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355349 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:23:51 +0000 Yodhrin 355349@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Didn't this already get announced? I'm pretty sure Urban Cycling Activist Twitter had quite a few "Brum doing Ghent-style circulation plan" posts not long ago.</p> <p>It's good news right enough, but the idea it's going to lead to a wave of similar measures across the UK seems...optimistic. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355348 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:11:16 +0000 neddie 355348@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ha. I just knew it was going to be disappointing as soon as I saw Carlton's teaser tweet. He's such a clickbaiter just like the rest of them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355347 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:06:38 +0000 Morningsider 355347@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well, that was disappointing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355346 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:04:29 +0000 chdot 355346@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not sure it lives up to Carlton’s hype. </p> <p>“</p> <p>Zaffar expects that when building work starts on creating the zones, there will be stiff opposition from some motorists, and he is steeling himself for abuse and threats.</p> <p>But, he said: “I didn’t come into politics to win popularity contests; I came into politics to change lives for the better.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/04/birmingham-to-become-a-super-sized-low-traffic-neighbourhood" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/04/birmingham-to-become-a-super-sized-low-traffic-neighbourhood</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355313 Sun, 03 Oct 2021 21:05:19 +0000 crowriver 355313@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Segway is just a rethinking of the Sinclair C5 for USAnian tech bros. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355305 Sun, 03 Oct 2021 20:31:35 +0000 chdot 355305@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aha</p> <p>So you think it’s more jetpack than segregated routes!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355304 Sun, 03 Oct 2021 20:25:01 +0000 the canuck 355304@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Didn't they say all that about the Segway when it was still called 'project Ginger' at Harvard? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355303 Sun, 03 Oct 2021 19:12:25 +0000 chdot 355303@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well. </p> <p>Assuming it’s Tory conference related, if it involves money, it could be a ‘direct fund’ - for LAs to bid for (throughout the UK). </p> <p>Whatever it is, Tory/Gov related or not, hardly likely to be seriously gamechanging. </p> <p>Unless of course there’s a plan to make it legal to block motorways… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355300 Sun, 03 Oct 2021 18:32:30 +0000 Morningsider 355300@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Intriguing - I hope "British cities" doesn't just mean "English cities". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20751#post-355299 Sun, 03 Oct 2021 18:06:36 +0000 chdot 355299@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Watch out tomorrow for a piece in the Guardian that’ll knock your active-travel socks off. It’s an incredibly positive development and one that could truly transform many British cities. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/carltonreid/status/1444649687345242124" rel="nofollow">https://mobile.twitter.com/carltonreid/status/1444649687345242124</a> </p>