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Compare and contrast
Here’s the Mayor and Transport for London’s plan for the new northern end junction of Blackfriars Bridge:
TfL's existing plan
And here’s the new plan from the London Cycling Campaign:
London Cycling Campaign's new plan
Which do you prefer?
If you think the LCC’s design is so much better, then get on your bike and join hundreds of London cyclists and walkers for a flashride at Blackfriars Bridge, tomorrow, Wednesday 12 October at 5.45pm. Simple as that.
Posted in Advocacy, Architecture, London, Rides, Road safety
Abercrombie and all that
Utterly brilliant primer on the post war history of road building in London. Better than TV.
Posted in Architecture, History, London
Bike Blogging with Mark Ames of ibikelondon / Jan Gehl / Eric Pickles MP
Mark Ames writes ibikelondon, one of the best of London’s blossoming bike blogs. We discuss the city planning ideas of Jan Gehl, the intellectual godfather of Copenhagenization. We hear what British Cabinet minister Eric Pickles MP has to say about cycling and Mark (pictured, above, with two devoted readers) gives his top tips for aspiring bike bloggers.
For more London bike blogging try 101 Wankers, Crap Cycling and Walking in Waltham Forest, Cyclists in the City, I am not a cyclist, Kennington People on Bikes, Lo Fidelity Bicycle Club, Velo Loves the City and War on the Motorist.
From further afield try A View from the Cycle Path, Lazy Bicycle Blog and Copenhagenize.
Audio clips of the Creating Tomorrow’s Liveable Cities conference thanks to The Economist.
Inside the 2012 Olympic Velodrome
On the day before the completion of the construction phase of London’s new 6,000-seat velodrome on the 2012 Olympic site, we are treated to a sneak peek. Mike Taylor of Hopkins Architects presents the design vision and explains how he hopes it will not only be fast but environmentally sustainable and a great place to go and watch elite track racing. Mike argues that the threatened outdoor track at Herne Hill (which hosted the Olympics in 1948) is a vital ‘feeder track’ for the new Olympic facility.
Many London cyclists will know that the 2012 Velopark (velodrome, BMX track and road circuit) is being built on the site of the much-loved Eastway cycle circuit. A short film captures the final Tuesday night Ten Mile Time Trial before the circuit was demolished to make way for the 2012 Olympics.
Flickr set Velodrome pics (Creative Commons license!) here.
Posted in Architecture, Art and design, London, Sport
Un Tour de France de Londres with Stephen Bayley
As part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture, Stephen Bayley leads a ride around the best of French architecture, art and design to be found on the streets of London. Stephen Bayley is the Observer’s architecture and design critic, the founding director of the Design Museum and in 1989 was a made a Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France’s top artistic honour.
If you’re interested in my drinking guide for this year’s Tour De France, it’s here.
Photo credit: Rebecca Stephens
Posted in Architecture, Art and design, History, London, Podcast, Rides, Tour de France
Lock it or lose it
Talking bicycle security with author and blogger Rob Ainsley and Anthony Lau, architect and designer of the excellent Cycle Hoop that cheaply converts street furniture into cycle racks. Anthony is also soon to unveil a new car-shaped bicycle storage rack (pictured, above) at the London Festival of Architecture. Rob gives his verdict on the new double-decker bicycle storage racks at Waterloo Station.
Posted in Architecture, Art and design, London, Science
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