Recent Streetsblog SF posts about London

Mapped: Dramatic Changes on London Streets in the Congestion Pricing Era

By Tanya Snyder | May 2, 2012 | No Comments

Change in car use, 2001-2010. Source: ITO World For the last nine years, private motorists entering central London between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. have paid a fee (currently £10 or US$16.22) to drive on the city’s scarce street space. The revenue from the congestion charge is plowed into the city’s transit system, and as […]

London Mayoral Candidates Vie to Be the Most Bike-Friendly

By Ben Fried | Mar 29, 2012 | No Comments

Remember the Times of London’s “Cities Fit for Cycling” campaign? Earlier this year one of the most prominent dailies in the UK launched an all-out blitz to make bicycling safer in British cities, complete with a comprehensive policy platform. The campaign is for real: The Times is now getting London mayoral candidates on the record […]

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London’s Do-It-Yourself Approach to Safer Streets

By Elizabeth Press | Aug 10, 2010 | No Comments

In the UK, the non-profit Sustrans is pioneering a community-based method to reclaim streets from high-speed traffic and make neighborhoods safer and more sociable places. Called "DIY Streets," the program brings neighbors together to help them redesign their streets in a way that puts people, safety, and streetlife first. So far, individual streets have benefited […]

Congestion Pricing: Still Good For Basically Everyone

By Ryan Avent | Oct 13, 2009 | No Comments

Urbanists often find themselves falling into a pattern of thinking that boils down to the dictum that what’s good for drivers must be bad for walkability, and sustainability, and all the things that they prize about well-designed cities. Drivers seem to believe this too, which is interesting because it often isn’t true. What’s good for […]

Over the Pond

By Chris Carlsson | Apr 13, 2009 | 5 Comments

⁞Cyclists disappear in bus lane while a pedestrian bolts across the street in South London. Editor’s note: While changes appear to be in the works in London on the public space realm (check out our latest Streetfilm posted today), Chris Carlsson got a slightly different take when he visited there last week. I’m on a […]

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