Sadiq Khan appoints London's first full-time Walking & Cycling Commmissioner
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mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Making people sick by showing pictures of themselves wearing hats?
Tin Pot
Guru
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velovoice
Veteran
- Location
- Between the City and the Sea
Given the Mayor's commitment to the Healthy Streets approach to urban planning, this appointment makes sense. As for walking, hey, we all do it.
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
I'm keeping an open mind. We shall see.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
As little as possible and often wishing more shops and services were ride-through
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velovoice
Veteran
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- Between the City and the Sea
My arthritic knees wholeheartedly agree!As little as possible and often wishing more shops and services were ride-through
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Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
I am an optimist. I hope it works out and that he listens to the people most affected.
Wobblers
Euthermic
- Location
- Minkowski Space
Walking Commissioner? Walk down any street - if you can that is, as pavements are more usually just extra space for car parking. Then find your way impeded by "safety railings" (whose purpose is solely to spare motorists the onerous duty of actually looking where they're going). When you eventually get to a crossing, you'll have to wait. And wiat And wait. Eventually, when the light does turn green for you, invariably some bellend won't bother stopping. And you'll have to repeat the process to get across the other half of the road.
Small wonder that few people walk, and obesity and unfitness is so common.
Pedestrians get a truly awful deal. Frankly, it's about time they had some sort of say. After all, somewhere that is pleasant to walk is somewhere that is pleasant to live and work in.
Small wonder that few people walk, and obesity and unfitness is so common.
Pedestrians get a truly awful deal. Frankly, it's about time they had some sort of say. After all, somewhere that is pleasant to walk is somewhere that is pleasant to live and work in.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
How long before the commissioner drives or gets a cab while at work?
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Pedestrians are third class citizens in London (and in Copenhagen too).
I'm in favour of any action that seeks to give pedestrians primacy on our streets.
I'm less enthused with the idea that, when awheel, I might now be regarded, or treated like, a two wheeled pedestrian rather than a motor-less vehicle. For fear of ending up in third class.
But we will see how it goes.
I'm in favour of any action that seeks to give pedestrians primacy on our streets.
I'm less enthused with the idea that, when awheel, I might now be regarded, or treated like, a two wheeled pedestrian rather than a motor-less vehicle. For fear of ending up in third class.
But we will see how it goes.
