tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post8983280416302365485..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Dollars and PoundsDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-60909880983103818182011-01-27T18:17:41.468+01:002011-01-27T18:17:41.468+01:00Don't forget Boulder, Colorado in your list of...Don't forget Boulder, Colorado in your list of university towns that are huge on cycling.trailsnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684645113929507372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-12473023893206406622011-01-26T03:46:24.491+01:002011-01-26T03:46:24.491+01:00I met my county's cycling and walking team lea...I met my county's cycling and walking team leader yesterday evening. He didn't appear threatened to my eyes and told me he is working on a bid for £5m from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund.<br /><br />He's optimistic that, with his council's track record of delivering previously, that it stands a good chance of succeeding.Impecunious Cyclisthttp://impecunious-cyclist.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-38621777515898075212011-01-25T02:54:09.429+01:002011-01-25T02:54:09.429+01:00I'm here in Davis, California, home of Univers...I'm here in Davis, California, home of University of California Davis. We're still cycling like crazy - it's flat (topographically speaking) so it's easy and the university doesn't allow cars on campus. Pedestrians have to be careful, but the campus is large so it only makes sense to cycle to campus and between classes. <br /><br />I even cycle to work on a delightful networkClaire Black Slottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11086005347185293454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-63751451454800921702011-01-23T14:35:25.477+01:002011-01-23T14:35:25.477+01:00This is what happens when clueless people make it ...This is what happens when clueless people make it to posts of power. They may be shrewd business persons, but that doesn't mean they are intelligent. They try to please their main backers (whether they are corporations or the most vocal parts of public), and that's about it. It takes guts, intelligence, and seeing beyond the current budget and the next elections to come up with a good Micheal Bluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-90318988508802375732011-01-22T19:00:03.501+01:002011-01-22T19:00:03.501+01:00I agree that the budget for UK cycling is insuffic...I agree that the budget for UK cycling is insufficient to achieve the kind of infrastructure enjoyed in the Netherlands. Realistically, in the current economic climate that would be pretty hard to justify.<br /><br />To clarify some misunderstandings, the Local Sustainable Transport Fund is open to bids from 'transport authorities' - i.e. principal authorities, that is the 6 metropolitan Impecunious Cyclisthttp://impecunious-cyclist.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-6133377625860566922011-01-22T08:32:18.251+01:002011-01-22T08:32:18.251+01:00Jim, Joe: I think the 560 million pounds is anothe...Jim, Joe: I think the 560 million pounds is another example of trying to baffle the public with "big numbers". It's not actually very much at all. Per capita, it's much less than the 487 million euros per year which the Netherlands spends on cycling alone.<br /><br />So the answer for Joe, is that there's an example on this side of the North Sea. Well, sort of. If they spentDavid Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-55754933850867453842011-01-22T08:17:09.829+01:002011-01-22T08:17:09.829+01:00Merlin - McGill. Kind of ironic that it's in C...Merlin - McGill. Kind of ironic that it's in Canada's poster city for cycling, innit?kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-67885791459732803462011-01-22T07:23:59.048+01:002011-01-22T07:23:59.048+01:00Which Canadian university are you referring to? M...Which Canadian university are you referring to? My wife is a professor at a Canadian university, so she might work there someday.Merlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13350335129704993638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-84591478393650571822011-01-22T02:06:53.745+01:002011-01-22T02:06:53.745+01:00The exact same thing that Jim commented on had occ...The exact same thing that Jim commented on had occurred to me -- a one-off Local Sustainable Transport Fund of £560 million spread over the local councils. <br /><br />There are 27 shire counties (with 201 districts), 6 metropolitan counties (with 36 boroughs), and 55 unitary authorities. (London Boroughs aren't part of the plan.)<br /><br />So if it were to be shared equally, that's Joe Dunckleyhttp://waronthemotorist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-45910733272281653032011-01-21T23:17:51.197+01:002011-01-21T23:17:51.197+01:00Wow, £13 million really isn't very much. It...Wow, £13 million really isn't very much. It's less than the €25m the city of Utrecht is intending to spend on their new <a href="http://www.utrecht.nl/smartsite.dws?id=312830" rel="nofollow">bridge</a> across the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal, and not that much more than the €12m <a href="http://www.denhaag.nl/home/bewoners/to/Fietsviaduct-A4.htm" rel="nofollow">motorway crossing</a> in The HagueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-23213635003817582272011-01-21T23:00:14.790+01:002011-01-21T23:00:14.790+01:00David
Thanks for the mention.
I agree about the ...David<br /><br />Thanks for the mention.<br /><br />I agree about the Cycling Officer bit. They are hard working, and completely compromised by the Highways Department.<br /><br />To be fair to the Government, Infrastructure money has gone into a Sustainable Transport pot worth £560 million. This sounds promising, until you realise that this is spread over around 300 local authorities, all havingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com