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Thoughts and observations from streets and window seats
I really like the build out on this side road junction, on Lamb's Conduit Street, London. It adds to a great walk and cycle environment by calming traffic at crticial point & creates space for street furniture to keep footways clear. The street trees are magnificent here too, as is the heritage lamp
October 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Very well designed bus stop island in Bristol. Yes there's lots of space here but it was previously wasted on wider-than-standard road lanes. There are still 2 road lanes, but also now so much more! Lots of streets have redundant space that can be better used - once you see it, you see it everywhere
October 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Also in Bristol (same road) is this bus stop/taxi rank island. I feel the guard railing is, overall, helpful. The crossing point is well defined & easy to find. Fake zebra markings falsely imply to peds that bikes must stop; I'd give peds clear priority. But I think this is generally well designed
October 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Seen in Bristol: loading bay in a cycle lane, but bikes able to mount footway to pass any parked delivery van. For me it's confusing & half-hearted. Transitions & bollards narrow the footway. Would a delivery space at footway level to left of cycle lane be better? Peds get full width when not used?
October 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I do think tiger crossings are awkward, but here is one that works better than most I feel (Liverpool Rd, Islington). You can almost use it to bike from anywhere to anywhere at this staggered junction, but it still doesn't allow a right turn (as the camera faces). The bike lane was well used though!
September 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Flexible bollards used to 'lightly' segregate bike lanes from general traffic quickly look discoloured and cheap after installation - they look like clutter, like carelessly abandoned roadwork cones. Sussex Gardens, London, has tulip shaped flex bollards that overcome these issues - they look great!
September 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Tiger crossings sound like great bike infrastructure. But they can prevent bikes turning left or right, & engineering convention is to site them awkwardly away from the desire line to prevent people walk/cycling straight out into the road. Most times, instead you need a junction with cycle-only arms
August 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM