I went for a bike ride today, along with about 200,000 other people. It was for Critical Mass – an international cycling movement who campaign for better cycling conditions in urban centres. This was the biggest celebration ride they’d ever staged. The ride went all over the most scenic places in Budapest – and it [...]
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I’ve been travelling a lot in Europe recently, and I’ve come to the conclusion that making a great, vibrant, creative city is really, really simple. What follows is my 5-step plan to better cities. If you get these things right, ALL else will follow.
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Tagged: Bicycle, Birmingham, How to Fix Cities, Idea, Travel
I tried a new route to work yesterday. I was trying to maximise the proportion of the journey that I could spend along the canal, and minimise the amount of time spent dicing with death along Stratford Road. So I took Rusty to the bike shop for a bit of new kit, and some advice [...]
Categories: Birmingham
Tagged: Bicycle, Birmingham, Cycling, Google Map, Personal
This is Rusty. He’s my current preferred mode of transportation. Or at least he would be, if he had one more component: a bicycle chain. He did have one when I bought him. He cost me £15 at the city markets. Worth every penny too. I’d had nothing but trouble with that other bike I [...]
Categories: Birmingham
Tagged: Aston, Bicycle, Bicycle chain, Birmingham, Cycling, Personal, Sports, Sports Direct
