Dave the Smeghead
Über Member
There are a few schemes kicking around and I wondered what would be best for us.
Boris's "Crossrail" project
Sounds good but doesn't go far enough, and will cause enough disruption during its installation to alienate us even further from the motorist than we already are
Norman Foster's "Skycycle" concept
Would be a blast riding above everything initially but this is England, so inevitably will be wet and blowing a hoolie now and again, so that would be "interesting" plus how dark is it going to make the streets below?
The Thames "floating cycleway" concept
Again riding in summer would be great, but in the winter I am not so sure, and being that close to the foul, turbid waters of the Thames may not be pleasant as people may think (a colleague volunteers for RNLI and works the Thames lifeboats and they have to have health checks and vaccinations due to contact with the water)
The London "Underline" concept
So take us off the streets and hide us out of the way completely? Not comfortable with this idea and being London riding through p*ss stinking tunnels is not high on my "bucket list".
I would like to see cycling carriages on our trains like you find in Seattle.
But over to you. What do you think of these schemes? What else would you like to see in terms of cycling infrastructure?
Boris's "Crossrail" project
Sounds good but doesn't go far enough, and will cause enough disruption during its installation to alienate us even further from the motorist than we already are
Norman Foster's "Skycycle" concept
Would be a blast riding above everything initially but this is England, so inevitably will be wet and blowing a hoolie now and again, so that would be "interesting" plus how dark is it going to make the streets below?
The Thames "floating cycleway" concept
Again riding in summer would be great, but in the winter I am not so sure, and being that close to the foul, turbid waters of the Thames may not be pleasant as people may think (a colleague volunteers for RNLI and works the Thames lifeboats and they have to have health checks and vaccinations due to contact with the water)
The London "Underline" concept
So take us off the streets and hide us out of the way completely? Not comfortable with this idea and being London riding through p*ss stinking tunnels is not high on my "bucket list".
I would like to see cycling carriages on our trains like you find in Seattle.
But over to you. What do you think of these schemes? What else would you like to see in terms of cycling infrastructure?