Steve Bird

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Steve Bird

The DfT also revealed the proportion of trips taken by bike had fallen 32.8 per cent compared to the pandemic peak in cycling in March 2021. Some councils and regional transport authorities that embraced Mr Johnson's "cycling and walking revolution" have been accused of waging a war on motorists and in some cases introducing cycling infrastructure to the detriment of public transport.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Steve Bird

LTN to make cyclists safer puts them at risk, council’s own report warnsA report warns that parklets ‘could lead to side swipes or crash avoidance manoeuvres’ on Wandsworth Bridge Road - Eddie MulhollandA low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) meant to make cycling safer by building parklets on a busy road is putting cyclists at risk, reports warn. The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham fitted nine planters and four decks with seats on Wandsworth Bridge Road last year despite opposition.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Steve Bird

Last August, parklets were built on the road as part of an LTN, or clean air neighbourhood, which bans out-of-borough motorists from residential streets. But, some residents opposed to the scheme have obtained the audits and revealed the project has cost a staggering £360,000. The reports warn how narrowing the 20mph two-way street could leave motorists confused about what "line" to take as they approach oncoming traffic at the parklets.

1 month ago | msn.com | Gareth Corfield |Steve Bird |Neil Johnston |Tom Mcardle |Dominic Penna

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1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Gareth Corfield |Steve Bird |Neil Johnston |Tom Mcardle

Questions are being asked why Britain's busiest airport was so vulnerable to a fire and why back-up power was so woefully lackingShortly before midnight, a glaring flash of light and then ear-splitting explosion was heard across a huge swathe of West London. Those residents in the town of Hayes who looked out of their windows saw the night sky lit up with the orange glow from arcing flames amid billowing plumes of thick, dark smoke.