Category: Council

Ipswich Parks Byelaws Consultation Update

An entrance to Landseer Park, Ipswich which has a bollard with blue cycle/pedestrians shared use sign. Just beyond the bollard are 2 barriers which are difficult to get a bike past. To the left of the barriers is a desire line to avoid the difficult to navigate barriers.

Further to my previous blog post about the cycling in parks as part of the consultation on changing the Ipswich Borough Council’s Byelaws, the response to that consultation and the next steps are going to the next Executive Council meeting on Tuesday 11th January 2022. It’s item 8 on the agenda. The written responses to… Continue reading Ipswich Parks Byelaws Consultation Update

Suffolk Looking to make Transport Carbon Neutral

Suffolk Council Council as part of Transport East, who represent Suffolk, Norfolk, and Essex highways and transport authorities, are looking to reduce the carbon emissions of transport in the region. Here’s some of my ideas of what could be done to reduce the carbon emissions in the region. Local The majority of journeys people make… Continue reading Suffolk Looking to make Transport Carbon Neutral

5 minutes and 4 crossing to cross the main road outside Royal Infirmary Edinburgh

Last month I was up in Edinburgh visiting family. Whilst on a wander I came across a crazy long crossing over the main road outside the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh. The 4 crossings took just under 5 minutes to cross with a button press at each crossing. I used the most direct crossing possible, following the… Continue reading 5 minutes and 4 crossing to cross the main road outside Royal Infirmary Edinburgh

OSM cycle map of Shandwick Place, Edinburgh diversion

For the next five months Shandwick Place in the west of the centre of Edinburgh is closed for work to move the utilities for when the trams are going to be introduced in a few years time. The council, TIE and Lothian Buses were quick enough to produce alternative routes for cars and buses, however… Continue reading OSM cycle map of Shandwick Place, Edinburgh diversion

BBC giving free text alerts of the Scottish Parliament results

Today is an election day in the Scotland. We are voting for new MSPs (Members of the Scottish Parliament) and local councillors. For the Scottish Parliament Constituency vote, the BBC is providing a free txt alert system. (Choose you constituency, then reply to a text message to confirm that you want the message). This year… Continue reading BBC giving free text alerts of the Scottish Parliament results