This article proposes a draft quality checklist for ‘continuous footway’ designs (outside the Netherlands).
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I want my street to be like this…
I want my street to be like this… Reclaiming residential streets, Dutch street design, and why this REALLY REALLY matters. … More
Imagining better designs…
What if the rules everyone tries to work within aren’t up to the job? What would be safe at side roads?
Design Details 1
Article 1: Continuous footway. Side-road crossings. Simplicity and clarity. Getting it right. Getting it wrong.
Six key ideas on changing the world
Are you trying to change the world? Here are some key ideas about how to go about it.
Divide and rule
What I say when I encounter conversations about conflict on shared walking/cycling spaces.
Amsterdam vs Copenhagen (part 3)
PART 3. Comparing typical street design in the Netherlands and Denmark, and comparing these to UK designs.
Amsterdam vs Copenhagen (part 2)
PART 2. Comparing typical street design in the Netherlands and Denmark, and comparing these to UK designs.
Amsterdam vs Copenhagen (part 1)
PART 1: Comparing typical street design in the Netherlands and Denmark, and comparing these to UK designs
What nobody told me…
Why did nobody tell me to look out for these amazing things when first visiting the Netherlands?
Changing ‘the system’
What is ‘the system’ and how should we think about changing it?
This isn’t going to be easy
So you think that getting people onto bicycles, walking, public transport, and out of their cars is going to be easy?
Falling out of love (with my city)
It’s not you it’s me. I’m sorry. I know I said I loved you…