http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22982940
Other than novelty, is there really any benefit to cyclists from this ?
And does that justify the £200k cost and the antagonism it causes with other residents/visitors ?
Very sceptical.
CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Infrastructure
Bristol car-free Sunday closes roads
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Posted 10 years ago #
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Shows that UK is beginning to catch up with South America -
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Ottawa has extensive car free roads on Sundays. Result is a lot of people doing lots of exercise and a much more pleasant feel to the centre. That must give visitors a good vibe. It has to said that the car drivers interviewed on the beeb gave the impression of grumpy men slobbing in car seats.
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"grumpy men slobbing in car seats"
But they are the only people who vote - well that's what politicians seem to imagine...
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Also works well in Brussels. Gives residents a feel for how things could be- I've often wondered why it doesn't happen here
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I think it's a good example of making a more liveable city, rather than necessarily being just for cyclists
Having it happen regularly, rather than a one-off like a Sky ride, means people can get used to it, work around it - and even as fiets says, give people a feel for what a different city might be like. And even if people only cycle once a month,for these events, just for the novelty - they might discover it's actually a perfectly practical way to get around
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Spokes CycleCampaign (@SpokesLothian)
23/06/2013 11:46
@CityCycling Bristol #cyclingcity also won @EU_GreenCapital http://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/media/45189/Alex-Minshull.ppt @GeorgeFergusonx @Edinburgh_CC @POPScotland @CyclingEdin"
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Glasgow seems to be shut -
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British Cycling (@BritishCycling)
23/06/2013 15:48
Cavendish on the front up Montrose street climb as they make the junction and a 6 man lead grouphttp://www.pic.twitter.com/YQI370LwOp
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Jon Kay (@jonkay01)
23/06/2013 15:02
Sofas in the street! Bristol becomes the first UK city regularly to close roads to traffic on Sundays.http://.pic.twitter.com/N5MFjmVsoI
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Taxi driver annoyed because he has to take a fare the long way round instead of the direct route - aye, right.
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This was raised on Facebook yesterday as a 'wouldn't this be good in Edinburgh' thing. Of course people immediately jumped on with 'no, we need more people to drive to the city because it's dying', and someone spouting, as fact, that Princes Street takings dropped during the tramworks (it's a pet hate, people coming out with those sort of statements, without any links to evidence to back it up, and not realising that there's a fundamental difference between a street shuts for months due to roadworks, compared toa one-off, once-a-month, carnival type affair AND Princes Street wasn't open to cars anyway).
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