One of the more conspicuous of Boris Johnson’s cycling infrastructure initiatives is doing miniature for the East End high street it has carved up
Should London’s streets be designed for facilitating traffic movement or enhancing them as appealing places? The right respond is generally some variant of both,and takes different forms according to the type of street and the priorities of the people making the decisions.
Boris Johnson is, of course, or such a person thanks to his much vaunted Vision for Cycling and its ongoing,high profile implementation on many of the capitals roads. The hard share is getting the combination right because that is where the arguments begin. Some of the most fraught are approximately where cycling should fit in. Here’s a view from the author of the Cycle And Walk Hackney Blog approximately a major street in his borough:Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com