tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post8120699157344410980..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: The Dutch Railway Station Cycle Parking CrisisDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-40231724597751636442009-07-02T15:16:01.814+02:002009-07-02T15:16:01.814+02:00Maybe the problem shouldn't be looked at in th...Maybe the problem shouldn't be looked at in the terms in which you're looking at it. Maybe instead the question should be asked: why are the Dutch so addicted to moving from place to place by train? Or, since the roads are overpopulated too, by road? Or perhaps they're no more addicted to moving about than any other nationality and the problem is really one of population density Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-79462907000070924942009-07-01T13:12:02.082+02:002009-07-01T13:12:02.082+02:00Coco: Oxford does a lot better than other places i...Coco: Oxford does a lot better than other places in the UK. However, the number of cycle parking spaces there is still an order of magnitude lower than what is common in the Netherlands.<br /><br />Oxford railway station has 534 cycle parking spaces. That is enough for 1 in 282 of the 151000 people who live in the city to park a bike at the station. Compare with Assen railway station which has David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-45175649505122082272009-07-01T12:54:34.038+02:002009-07-01T12:54:34.038+02:00With very few exceptions (like Oxford), in the UK ...With very few exceptions (like Oxford), in the UK the common thread about cycle parking is tokenism. The manchester tram stop closest to me made an all-out effort to install secure, vandal-proof, lockable parking... for 3 bikes. Which is an improvement on what it had before - 3 'sheffield' stands at the front, from which I lost a saddle once.cocosolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040377173478647027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-26252228920641730242009-06-29T21:56:59.546+02:002009-06-29T21:56:59.546+02:00And in the meantime in the UK, nearly 6 billion po...And in the meantime in the UK, nearly 6 billion pounds have been approved for the M25 motorway widening from 3 to 4 lanes!<br />http://www.nce.co.uk/news/transport/funding-finally-in-place-for-55bn-m25-mega-deal/5202307.article<br /><br />The money is there, they just don't want to spend it.<br /><br />To add to the shame:<br />St Pancras International has been opened a bit more than a year Oldboy in Brusselshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953813148549331928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-79942694999700980662009-06-29T12:51:28.862+02:002009-06-29T12:51:28.862+02:00Ian: I don't think it's particularly to do...Ian: I don't think it's particularly to do with the new recession - that's really not such a problem here as elsewhere and besides, cycling has been growing here quite steadily since the 1970s.<br /><br />I covered <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/10/car-free-living.html" rel="nofollow">car free living</a> before. It's a much easier choice here.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-12844706308235353292009-06-29T12:43:05.048+02:002009-06-29T12:43:05.048+02:00Why is cycling and train use growing so quickly? I...Why is cycling and train use growing so quickly? Is it due to people abandoning cars in the wake of recession, or population increase?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-24716052969790318812009-06-29T05:30:51.516+02:002009-06-29T05:30:51.516+02:00What a nice problem to have. I bet the savings of...What a nice problem to have. I bet the savings of not having people in cars, will outweigh the large sticker price.spiderleggreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306905473637646256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-2125367353968359442009-06-29T03:38:08.790+02:002009-06-29T03:38:08.790+02:00I dream of the day that Phoenix will someday debat...I dream of the day that Phoenix will someday debate the question of above ground vs. underground parking for bicycles! Right now we just need bicycle parking of any kind...<br /><br />Your blog is great - thank you for providing helpful information!<br /><br />Best,<br />EllenEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078049900710050113noreply@blogger.com