tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post573898720667551632..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Notes on a City. How problems which could be seen 40 years ago have not been solved and how an obvious solution was overlookedDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-41241123093060435112015-09-14T17:39:22.653+02:002015-09-14T17:39:22.653+02:00David W: It'll be great if Wellington does mak...David W: It'll be great if Wellington does make the changes required. Please do send the Master Plan to me. I have to warn though that promises come and go (Britain is <a href="http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/search/label/talking%20shop" rel="nofollow">my benchmark for this</a>, but other places, <a href="http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/search/label/los%20angeles" rel="nofollow">David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-70557031723863197922015-09-11T14:09:18.080+02:002015-09-11T14:09:18.080+02:00Hi David H,
It seems your blog entry about my hom...Hi David H,<br /><br />It seems your blog entry about my hometown of Wellington was very timely. Two days ago the City Council took what could be its boldest step forward for cycling to date. They agreed to spend NZ$100 million on developing cycleways in the city over the next decade. For context on the scale of this, up to this point a $2 million cycleway which is soon to begin construction has David Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597151412415433446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-84932044333085073222015-08-16T17:31:47.214+02:002015-08-16T17:31:47.214+02:00I didn't read the entire article. You are word...I didn't read the entire article. You are wordy man. But I had to stop and read the "mandatory helmets rule hurting cycling" bit. This would make a very solid BLOG post in and of itself. Especially if there are measurable data showing helmets, accidents, etc. I think a LOT of people hesitate to take up cycling because of all the gear. So they just jump into a car. I blog as wellBoulder Real Estate Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524589740267319585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-10937917589769282062015-08-06T09:36:53.109+02:002015-08-06T09:36:53.109+02:00Rich: Thanks very much for your comment. Believe m...Rich: Thanks very much for your comment. Believe me, though, <i>everyone</i> thinks their climate is somehow bad for cycling. From California to the UK to New Zealand, people think it's either too hot or too cold or too wet or too dry. None of this actually makes sense. Each year, the <a href="http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/search/label/itstheweather" rel="nofollow">temperatures in the David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-3073163248088284322015-08-05T22:49:46.258+02:002015-08-05T22:49:46.258+02:00Hello,
Thanks so much for this excellent post. I...Hello, <br /><br />Thanks so much for this excellent post. I just spent the last eight years living and cycling in Wellington. Your hypothesis is absolutely correct, the majority of Wellingtonians perceive cycling as they did in the 70's, a marginal activity, practiced by eccentrics. It seems really hard for people to change their perceptions and see it as a legit transport option. There is V Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821251115440079378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-90932418865900417632015-07-29T09:03:25.566+02:002015-07-29T09:03:25.566+02:00David W: Whoever came up with that and whoever nam...David W: Whoever came up with that and whoever named it a "fietsstrook" is a fool. They've completely misunderstood not only what you actually find in the Netherlands but also the language used to describe it.<br /><br />A fietsstrook is simply an on-road cycle-lane. i.e. the same type of on-road cycle-lane infrastructure as causes <a href="http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-77523593853407227292015-07-29T03:28:59.284+02:002015-07-29T03:28:59.284+02:00Hi David H,
An article just appeared on the news ...Hi David H,<br /><br />An article just appeared on the news here in New Zealand: a trial of a supposedly Dutch cycling-friendly design has gone badly. I wonder if you have any thoughts to offer about this? Is this "Fietsttrook" shared road layout very common in the Netherlands? I had never heard of it until today. It doesn't seem like a very good idea to me - except maybe in a very David Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597151412415433446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86374726018501239432015-07-23T20:20:19.240+02:002015-07-23T20:20:19.240+02:00Driving in other European countries I'm always...Driving in other European countries I'm always baffled to see that many cities have given up their prime waterfront space to a great big motorway, that very effectively blocks all access to the water, be it either beach or river. How much more pleasant could the city be without it! I've since come to know it's like that all over the world. Probably because it's the flattest and Koenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409336272282919407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-17023831440120852072015-07-21T02:54:20.784+02:002015-07-21T02:54:20.784+02:00With regard to the photos of cycling up to Johnson...With regard to the photos of cycling up to Johnsonville, the reality is those photos are a the good parts of that section. The real horror is when you crest the hill and drop down into Johnsonvile and hit this intersection:<br /><br />https://www.google.co.nz/maps/@-41.226915,174.807321,3a,75y,328.01h,72.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKiMEjIkxFTRv1qXodxQOHg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656<br /><br />That's a Rob Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10286003589764474395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-43997227544637356972015-07-20T15:23:41.761+02:002015-07-20T15:23:41.761+02:00David W.: To bad, for you and your fellow citizens...David W.: To bad, for you and your fellow citizens. The air quality would be so much better if more people would be able to cycle. And the traffic jams must be a stress factor of some concern.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030960768592110503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-83200431199716971982015-07-20T01:00:39.289+02:002015-07-20T01:00:39.289+02:00H. vdG: That sounds idyllic.
To make a trip of t...H. vdG: That sounds idyllic. <br /><br />To make a trip of that length from where I live, would require 80% cycling on the shoulder of an arterial road with 80-100kmh traffic, and 20% cycling on intermittent cycle paths, footpaths, or less direct side-roads. <br /><br />It's not going to happen. It's not worth the stress.David Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597151412415433446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-54704149040547372482015-07-19T23:07:05.733+02:002015-07-19T23:07:05.733+02:00Addition: I used a tracking bike, with 1 pannier, ...Addition: I used a tracking bike, with 1 pannier, no helmet (of course), no hi-viz, and yes, I was able to maintain a high speed (20,5 kph) during this ride. Thanks to the wind but of course also the perfect conditions of the roads and cycle paths taken.<br />By the way: on the entire route I had to pass 8 or 9 crossings with traffic lights. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030960768592110503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-15767679856003467062015-07-19T22:37:40.058+02:002015-07-19T22:37:40.058+02:00By way of contrast: on fryday the 10th of july I m...By way of contrast: on fryday the 10th of july I made a trip of 157 km across the Netherlands, for a family visit.<br />It was completely uneventfull: in that sense that nothing happened to my during that 8 hour trip that could be remotely called a close call.<br />It was just the opposite: it was a calm ride, alongside canals, trough a nature reserve, a large city and smaller villages, trough Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030960768592110503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86339071689070348012015-07-19T05:14:55.026+02:002015-07-19T05:14:55.026+02:00Hi David,
I live in central Wellington and bicycl...Hi David,<br /><br />I live in central Wellington and bicycle whenever I can. Today the weather was lovely so I rode from home to the weekend waterfront produce market. In only 3.8kms of riding I had two close calls! If that illustrates the danger of cycling in Wellington, it's a wonder the number of active cyclists in Wellington continues to grow.<br /><br />The first incident happened when David Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597151412415433446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-13759931186863602202015-07-17T11:14:52.374+02:002015-07-17T11:14:52.374+02:00Thank you continuing to make great posts like thes...Thank you continuing to make great posts like these.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700510541492905258noreply@blogger.com