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Live blog: Michael Woods dedicates Vuelta stage win to stillborn son, law firm says cycle safety review means more cash for infrastructure + more

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by Simon_MacMichael
Wed, Sep 12, 2018 12:25
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Simon MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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burtthebike | 6 years ago
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While I'm fully in favour of optimism, I'm afraid "Leading law firm DAC Beachcrofts" suggestion that we'll be getting better infrastructure is unlikely, and experience says otherwise, but I suppose they only say that the government will promise more infra, not actually deliver it.  Still, the proof of the pudding etc, and we could end up with cycling strategy worth the title rather than the almost useless CWIS.

I really hope I'm wrong and they are right, but remembering what started this review of cycling safety, the Alliston case, and all the previous failures, my optimism is tempered with huge slices of reality.

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brooksby | 6 years ago
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Hmm: Crack down on those dangerous cyclists vs Throw money at those car tax dodging bl00dy cyclists...  I suspect that the Govt would prefer to be seen to be cracking down rather than building infrastructure.

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rkemb replied to brooksby | 6 years ago
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The output of the Government’s review is therefore more likely to focus on the bigger issue – increasing the segregation of cyclists and motorists on the road by promising further funding for cycling infrastructure. 

How charmingly naive! Or cynical: yes, the Government may "promise further funding" but the chances of this being delivered, and particularly this actually resulting in additional high-quality infrastructure rather than just more of the existing crap, is very low.

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OldRidgeback | 6 years ago
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What a great idea from Edinburgh Council. Built a new velodrome in Craigmillar. You'll cycle there, have your bike nicked by the local neds and then have to get a new one, which will then be nicked by the local neds. And so on.

Edinburghhas planety of parks. Why build the centre in a place a lot of people won't want to go? Err, just because it's cheapest?

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joules1975 replied to OldRidgeback | 6 years ago
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OldRidgeback wrote:

What a great idea from Edinburgh Council. Built a new velodrome in Craigmillar. You'll cycle there, have your bike nicked by the local neds and then have to get a new one, which will then be nicked by the local neds. And so on.

Edinburghhas planety of parks. Why build the centre in a place a lot of people won't want to go? Err, just because it's cheapest?

Because it could also be a catalyst for the area's regeneration. This in itself is good, but from the councils perspective, it may also open up grant funding opportunities (although thanks to Brexit, the EU related regeneration/depreived area grant schemes are no longer going to be available).

If new stuff only ever gets build in 'OK/good/low problem' areas, inequality widens which in time results in more crime and other social issues.

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