urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

Nov

Urban Bicycle Networks and Sustainable Communities – Your Feedback

Categories: Bikes, Transport

Tags: cc, urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

by Joe Peach

After two weeks and fifteen articles, Urban Bicycle Networks and Sustainable Communities - our longest ever series of posts - has drawn to a close. And your comments have been consistently awesome throughout. Here's our favourites. Read more

Nov

Can Urban Bicycle Networks Help Develop Sustainable Communities?

Categories: Bikes, Europe, Transport, UK, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

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by Joe Peach

As the Urban Bicycle Networks and Sustainable Communities series draws to a close, it would be great to say that a definitive connection has been established. Sadly, that’s not happened, largely due to complex and intangible nature of both sustainability and communities. Read more

Nov

How San Francisco Became a Cycling City Against the Odds

Categories: Bikes, Transport, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, San Francisco, urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

Comments: 7

by Joe Peach

Despite being legally unable to develop its bicycle network for five years, San Francisco has witnessed an incredible cycling resurgence in the city in recent years. So what's the secret to getting a city cycling without the help of a bicycle network? Read more

Nov

London’s Bicycle Network: Good for Commuters, Bad for Communities

Categories: Bikes, Transport, UK

Tags: cc, London, urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

Comments: 10

by Joe Peach

Recent developments to London's bicycle network mean it is easier than ever for commuters and city-centre-dwellers to get around by bike. But this has come at a cost, denying economic, environmental, and social sustainability opportunities to communities surrounding London's already affluent centre. Read more

Nov

Mixed Success as London Rethinks its Bicycle Network

Categories: Bikes, Transport, UK

Tags: cc, communities, cycle hire, cycle superhighways, London, urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

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by Joe Peach

London's most recent bicycle network developments cater to the city's commuters and bustling city centre. Levels of cycling are increasing, but can a bicycle network which prioritises the city centre alone develop sustainable communities? Read more

Nov

How London Tried (and Failed) to Become a Cycling City

Categories: Bikes, Transport, UK

Tags: cc, history, London, urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

Comments: 14

by Joe Peach

While centuries of urban development in Amsterdam resulted in a city ideal for both bicycle use and a bicycle network, the same cannot be said for London. Procrastination, poor design, and the city's urban form have made it hard for London to become a cycling city. Read more

Nov

Amsterdam’s Bicycle Network – No Magic Pill but Still a World-beater

Categories: Bikes, Europe, Transport

Tags: air quality, Amsterdam, cc, economics, retail, shopping, urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

Comments: 1

by Joe Peach

Amsterdam is the global poster-city for urban bicycle networks, and rightly so. But can economic benefits, improved air quality, and equal opportunities all really be credited to the city's bicycle network alone? Read more

Nov

How Amsterdam’s Urban Form Created the Ideal Cycling City

Categories: Bikes, Europe, Planning, Transport, Urban Scale

Tags: cc, compact, congestion, mixed use, strict liability, traffic, urban bicycle networks and sustainable communities

Comments: 1

by Joe Peach

Before the bicycle arrived in Amsterdam in the 19th century, the city had undergone six centuries of development, inadvertently creating a compact urban environment ideal for bicycle use. However, the city's suitability for a bicycle network is about more than its compact size. Read more

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