http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: It's ALL about 'traffic flow' en Sun, 31 May 2026 14:38:01 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3418#post-35650 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:08:09 +0000 chdot 35650@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Making the case for investment in the walking environment"</p> <p><a href="http://www.livingstreets.org.uk/index.php?cID=651" rel="nofollow">http://www.livingstreets.org.uk/index.php?cID=651</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3418#post-35641 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:15:03 +0000 Arellcat 35641@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't remember Trafalgar Square being that bad in the evening rush hour when I was en vélo, but Hyde Park Corner was certainly quite exciting. I do remember, on the rare occasions I was on foot, that there seemed to be people <em>everywhere</em>, all the time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3418#post-35638 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:52:10 +0000 Min 35638@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I am surprised they hold up Trafalger Square as being an ideal place for pedestrians. I found it a horrific place to navigate on foot, huge numbers of car clogged junctions to cross. It took ages. I would hate to have to try it by bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3418#post-35633 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:41:02 +0000 chdot 35633@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Elephant and Castle has become the latest victim of Transport for London and the Mayor’s strict adherence to ‘smoothing the flow’, ensuring the free flow of motor vehicles at the expense of the safety, convenience and comfort of pedestrians and cyclists.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://lcc.org.uk/articles/people-friendly-elephant-and-castle-regeneration-plan-axed-by-transport-for-london" rel="nofollow">http://lcc.org.uk/articles/people-friendly-elephant-and-castle-regeneration-plan-axed-by-transport-for-london</a></p> <p>And it's not just London - which has done more than most places to encourage cycling. </p> <p>Cars are necessary/vital/modern/objects of desirable economic growth/objects of <em>everyone</em>'s desires/etc. </p> <p>Keeping them moving is the most important job of traffic engineers and town planners. </p> <p>There is no alternative. </p>