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Leeds City Council’s Harrogate Road Consultation – Conspiracy against Cycling?

Posted on March 19, 2013 by malaconotus

Increasing the number of people cycling, as part of a sustainable transport strategy, is known to be good for the health, economy, and environment of any city.  Cycle-friendly planning is good for property values, retail vitality, local businesses, and “agglomeration”, … Continue reading →

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‘Peak Car’ in the motorway city of the seventies?

Posted on March 19, 2013 by malaconotus

Back in November last year, the media switched on briefly to the big news that, for the first time since the 1973 oil crisis, car use in the UK was decreasing.  2008 was the first year to show a decrease, … Continue reading →

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Shipshape and Bristol fashion

Posted on February 14, 2013 by vioforla

Leeds council’s current idea is making Leeds “The Best City”. Officers are starting to consider once-taboo subjects like -whisper it- a proper segregated Dutch-style cycle lane on one city centre road. A senior Council colleague asked “what would the best … Continue reading →

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