tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post3704861676077682904..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Is York now "anti-car" ?David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-65638028352928846012009-08-23T00:22:19.331+02:002009-08-23T00:22:19.331+02:00Thankfully, Joe Watt has been replaced as cycle ch...Thankfully, Joe Watt has been replaced as cycle champion by Andy D'Agorne, Green party member and sometime York critical masser. He's a good guy, so it'll be interesting to see what's being done when I move back to York shortly.Greghttp://greg.blogbound.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-22846146753166255922009-08-17T04:33:25.637+02:002009-08-17T04:33:25.637+02:00It is interesting that the councillor chosen as cy...It is interesting that the councillor chosen as cycling champion doesn't seem terribly pro cycling from this newspaper report.<br />I suspect this was a bit of grandstanding to raise he profile for votes.dexeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-87870787417033349632009-08-12T20:02:50.861+02:002009-08-12T20:02:50.861+02:00freewheeler: I think the extent of cycle parking a...freewheeler: I think the extent of cycle parking at railway stations is quite a good indicator of the degree to which cycling is taken seriously. Also it gives a glimpse of how much cycling is going on. I've pointed out before that there are <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/12/more-cycle-parking-at-beilen-railway.html" rel="nofollow">villages in NL with more station cycle parking David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-9751531258308683822009-08-12T19:46:44.211+02:002009-08-12T19:46:44.211+02:00I share your scepticism. Apart from what you say, ...I share your scepticism. Apart from what you say, cycle parking is grossly inadequate (take a look outside York station), drivers abuse Advance Stop Lines much as they do everywhere in Britain, and car drivers enjoy a privileged existence.<br /><br />http://crapwalthamforest.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-not-joe-watt.htmlfreewheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16731932510033958017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-39186664067173915902009-08-11T18:00:04.165+02:002009-08-11T18:00:04.165+02:00That "cycling champion" is pictured wear...That "cycling champion" is pictured wearing a helmet *and* and high-visibilty vest. He seems pretty anti-car to me: he clearly thinks he is at a high risk of being run over by a car.Erik Sandblomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411108063216855210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-53278738956404011382009-08-11T15:45:34.401+02:002009-08-11T15:45:34.401+02:00Jonathan, I've been to York. Very little has a...Jonathan, I've been to York. Very little has actually been done. The city still has plenty of cars in it, and they are used for a very high proportion of journeys. The cycling rate remains low. Only small steps have yet been taken.<br /><br />That's really the point of the post. It seems perverse that there is a perception of an "anti-car" attitude when actually the city could David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-21543574620969319912009-08-11T14:52:34.352+02:002009-08-11T14:52:34.352+02:00What do you mean is York 'now' anti-car? F...What do you mean is York 'now' anti-car? From my observations York has been anti-car for at least 20 years or more. I mean we haven't been allowed to drive through the town centre, or go in and out of the Bar Walls where we please, for ages. Personally though I don't care, I think it's a good thing. I'm all for using my car to go out of York, but as for going into York I Jonathan Yorkhttp://www.yorkguides.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-17238630717138321242009-08-10T14:39:28.116+02:002009-08-10T14:39:28.116+02:00Happily, we don't have any anti-cycling politi...Happily, we don't have any anti-cycling politicians here. In a country where 93% of the population ride a bike at least once a week, it would be rather foolish to take such a stance.<br /><br />I'm afraid I don't know the width of the cycle lane in York. By the look of the photo, I'd say it's about a metre wide, which is of course much too narrow. Our standards here call for David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-12745965394371202542009-08-10T14:09:04.921+02:002009-08-10T14:09:04.921+02:00What's the width of the short bit of path lead...What's the width of the short bit of path leading to the ASL?<br />I'm always amazed to see that it can be legal to put a bicycle lane which is nowhere large enough to properly accomodate the vehicle it's made for, i.e. a bicycle.Colibrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05632588162383623031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-80588220952746943402009-08-10T13:44:02.131+02:002009-08-10T13:44:02.131+02:00The term "anti-car" is the first thing f...The term "anti-car" is the first thing flying over the air-waves in Toronto and Vancouver when something positive happens with regards to cycling.<br /><br />Toronto for example, they opted to remove parking on one fairly major road to install a bike lane. The second that happened everyone was saying the city is going back-wards and is anti-car.<br /><br />Now with Vancouver, they just Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589492356827998591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-582251392017548472009-08-10T13:20:24.224+02:002009-08-10T13:20:24.224+02:00That pushed a button that did. Can I borrow your i...That pushed a button that did. Can I borrow your interesting post for a short moment?<br /><br />What is "anti-car" supposed to mean anyway? It is used in a way that implies it is a self-evident Bad Thing, but its badness isn’t at all self evident to me. Either the term is fairly meaningless – like being "anti-washing-machine" – or it's just a piece of shouty rhetoric. It Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-71938681266994794212009-08-10T00:12:25.219+02:002009-08-10T00:12:25.219+02:00Funny how peoples' perceptions are different, ...Funny how peoples' perceptions are different, isn't it? If you try to maintain the supremacy of the car, you're for Progress, Efficiency, Freedom of Choice, etc. While if you try to make it just a teensy bit easier to ride, you can only possibly be anti-car.<br /><br />*Sigh*Karl McCrackenhttp://www.mccracken.me.uk/noreply@blogger.com