Category: Transport

In the 14 years following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, there were eight crashes on American soil of passenger planes operated by regional, national, or international carriers. The death toll in those crashes totaled 442. That averages out to fewer than three fatalities a month. The death toll on America’s streets and highways during that […]

This: So ‘mass cycling’ simply means that everyone has the option to cycle, for any given trip, in much the same way that walking, driving and public transport are already available. It is about having transport choice; a better range of transport options to pick from. I think this is often lost in debates about cycling, particularly in the […]

The FT contradicts itself a bit here I think: The works-traffic is being compounded by large construction projects, many of them residential, such as those at the Nine Elms area in south-west London and Elephant and Castle, a symbol of the rampant property market in the capital. More capacity is also being taken up by […]