Comments on: Saint Pancras of Shame

By: The Cycling Dude

The Cycling Dude — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:35:17 +0000

Tour de Bicycling Blogs 10: Prague, Toronto and London, Oh My!…

Ladies, and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Cyclists, and non-cyclists! Welcome to the 10th edition of The Tour de Bicycling Blogs! (My apologies for going over 13 months since the last one!) I thought it would be appropriate to get a…

By: Hugo

Hugo — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:31:16 +0000

Rather than just bad planning, unfortunately Gordon B. is worried cyclists might blow people up (Bombs By Bike? Suicide Cyclists?), so us cyclists are another victim of this vague War on Terror.

“_How to terror-proof shopping centres and other buildings_”

“How do you terror-proof a major public building without turning it into a fortress? Benches and water walls are in, bike racks could be out and those pretty shrubs… they’ll need to be well pruned.”

…

“He fears the penalty will be paid by innocents like cyclists who will no longer have bike facilities, a problem highlighted at St Pancras and the Emirates Stadium.”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7095884.stm

By: Fritz

Fritz — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:07:38 +0000

That is truly pitiful. Are those wheel benders even bolted down?

Here’s a question, though: Was there an advisory committee or public hearings of any kind through which the station designers received input from interested parties? If so, why weren’t cyclists involved *before* the design mistakes were made?

By: St Pancrass (sic) bike parking « jaunty angle

St Pancrass (sic) bike parking « jaunty angle — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:40:46 +0000

[...] St Pancrass (sic) bike parking This is a great example of how not to set up bike parking at a train station. [...]

By: Karl

Karl — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:32:34 +0000

Anyone who cycles will recognise the inherent problem with these sorts of bike parking – which is all they are. Looks like someone thought, oh lets get some bike parking and went down Halfords.

We use these at work but all they are within a large locked cage that only cyclists have access to (we also have a security camera on the entrance) so that is ok, but in a public space, crazy.

I just don’t get it, this country seems hell bent on asking us to not use our car but only provides car drivers with all they need.

By: Lesotho » Blog Archives » qmed

Lesotho » Blog Archives » qmed — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:05:14 +0000

[...] Velorution, London’s urban cycle store Quick Quiz: What does the above picture show? a. a cycle stand at the Central Post Office in Ulan Bator, Mongolia b. car park at Moshoeshoe International Airport, Maseru, Lesotho c. warehouse at the Calcutta Tea Exchange Answer: None of the above. It is the totality of cycle parking facilities at the new Eurostar Station in Central London, capital of Thirld World Country, Great Britain. Wishing not to sound like Dr. Watson , this is another example that British Transport [...]

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:50:02 +0000

Clearly in no way an afterthought, but an integral part of the deign from the outset …

Appalling.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:36:07 +0000

They are ridiculous. It amazes me these people actually end up designing the facilities in our towns and cities. Clearly they’ve never locked up a bike in their lives.

Personally, I’m a fan of the Sheffield stand. Those stupid racks they’ve installed are useless because you can’t get a d lock round it well.