tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post9216468287835183888..comments2023-08-12T08:41:01.080+01:00Comments on Green Bristol Blog: New Threat to Railway PathChris Hutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-56275877576986191072009-03-05T08:44:00.000+00:002009-03-05T08:44:00.000+00:00I think its a great idea and even better that it'l...I think its a great idea and even better that it'll be a precedent. Can't wait for picnic benches and street calming on all the major traffic routes into Bristol, especially the M32.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-56923751351854352462009-02-27T18:47:00.000+00:002009-02-27T18:47:00.000+00:00Don't worry, this Council can't even enforce dog f...Don't worry, this Council can't even enforce dog fouling! What I object to is the prospect of yet more ridiculous signage which ruins the visual amenity and physical environment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-64146815652204602502009-02-23T17:04:00.000+00:002009-02-23T17:04:00.000+00:00Thanks for the tip on crashing David. I thought it...Thanks for the tip on crashing David. I thought it might be that too, since I had set it to show 100 posts on the first page. I've now changed that to 20. <BR/><BR/>Thanks also for the info on Dutch practice. That may be very helpful.Chris Hutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-80185798715445493102009-02-23T16:30:00.000+00:002009-02-23T16:30:00.000+00:00Chris, the crashing problem is probably due to the...Chris, the crashing problem is probably due to there being so many stories per page. There's a setting in blogger somewhere to reduce the number displayed at once. I think it defaults to seven, so you probably increased it from that.<BR/><BR/>As for the path... There may occasionally be a place for slowing cyclists down, but it's not on a main cycling route.<BR/><BR/>It's similarly a stupid idea to have a combined children's play area and main cycle route.<BR/><BR/>If you get any nonsense about it being a woonerf, or such-like, as was claimed in Cambridge when something similar came up, please note that you wouldn't find that combination of uses here. It's a case of pretending to copy what the Dutch do (there are, after all, already any number of houses which face cycle paths here) while actually doing something entirely different and inferior.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-60067641944631228252009-02-19T16:23:00.000+00:002009-02-19T16:23:00.000+00:00Anon, no idea why the blog should crash. Anyone el...Anon, no idea why the blog should crash. Anyone else have this problem? <BR/><BR/>visual-hybrid, it certainly looks as if Bristol intend to try 'traffic calming'. Once houses are built facing directly onto the Path there is almost bound to be some conflict if if children and pets are allowed to play outside on the Path. This will inevitably lead to calls to reduce cycle speeds which probably means speed humps or rumble strips or bollards with narrow gaps, all of which are a right pain for all cyclists.<BR/><BR/>And once the precedent for traffic calming on the Path is set there will be calls to repeat it elsewhere so that the whole route becomes unusable by cyclists, which might just suit those who want to build even more 'cycle houses' along the Path.Chris Hutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-51938262577644463492009-02-19T15:49:00.000+00:002009-02-19T15:49:00.000+00:00They had better not add 'calming' measures... I co...They had better not add 'calming' measures... I commute 17 miles each way each to to work. This Cycle Path is a fantastic bit of infrastructure which allows a speedy and relatively safe and cheap (compared to the roads/trains) route to travel between Bristol and Bath.<BR/><BR/>Please IMPROVE the path and not destroy it...visual-hybridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542770479702338193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-68858111754230198952009-02-19T12:51:00.000+00:002009-02-19T12:51:00.000+00:00Hiya. Enjoy your blog but find it crashes (!) 50% ...Hiya. Enjoy your blog but find it crashes (!) 50% of the time I go to it recently. Might just be me, but I have no problem with other blogger sites. Just thought I'd let you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-79562185390821971732009-02-18T19:44:00.000+00:002009-02-18T19:44:00.000+00:00Down the rabbit hole, with the cash for sure.Down the rabbit hole, with the cash for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-55654783010444193122009-02-16T22:48:00.000+00:002009-02-16T22:48:00.000+00:00Definitely a theme to be developed OTLB. With time...Definitely a theme to be developed OTLB. With time I might come up with a snappier title - any offers? As Cycling City emerges it appears ever more detached from reality. Alice in Cycleland perhaps?Chris Hutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-75272099054008848572009-02-16T22:36:00.000+00:002009-02-16T22:36:00.000+00:00**Cycling City Corporate Fantasy World** that soun...**Cycling City Corporate Fantasy World** that sounds like an amazing theme park, Chris. <BR/><BR/>Step up step up and ride the amazing whirl-e-gig o metal bars lodged in the tunnel!<BR/><BR/>You will scream with terror as you ride the stapleton roller (non) contraflow coaster facing oncoming 50mph range rovers!<BR/><BR/>Would be hilarious if the results weren't deadly serious....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-74661696095872560262009-02-16T20:48:00.000+00:002009-02-16T20:48:00.000+00:00Those of the ruling clique have either got to be t...Those of the ruling clique have either got to be totally barking or high as a kite, or both.<BR/><BR/>What ARE they thinking of?<BR/>Can they think?<BR/>Can they even spell the word T-H-I-N-K.WestfieldWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248492361148849247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-59157642121781189312009-02-16T20:25:00.000+00:002009-02-16T20:25:00.000+00:00Just when you think they can't get any worse!why n...Just when you think they can't get any worse!<BR/><BR/>why not fully embrace the 'picnic' concept and place tables across the path?<BR/><BR/>I guess they have to find a few more places to put up their CC Mantra<BR/>'Cyclists Dismount' signs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-84125990859966983212009-02-16T16:32:00.000+00:002009-02-16T16:32:00.000+00:00How about a Green Wave on the cycle path, a bit li...How about a Green Wave on the cycle path, a bit like the severn bore, but made up of cyclists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com