In February, Jack Thurston reported an exchange between Buffoon Johnson and Jenny Jones at Mayoral Question Time: Jenny Jones Now that the additional guidelines ‘providing for cyclists at road works’ have been adopted by Transport for London, will TfL veto any road management plan for temporary roadworks on TfL roads, which does not comply with the guidelines? Answer from the Mayor: The new guidelines ‘providing for cyclists at road works’ to which you refer were developed to minimise the disruption to cycling during temporary road [...]

Jan Heine’s elegant, glossy quarterly, Vol. 2, number 3, is now available at Cycles Gaansari: “Vintage Bicycle Quarterly is not just about old bikes, but about the enjoyment of the sport we love beyond the latest fads and ads. The focus is on French cyclotouring bikes – light, comfortable and fast bikes with integrated lights and fenders that are as beautiful as they are practical – and their riders. You learn about the famous French builders René Herse, Alex Singer, Jo Routens, and others; the [...]

A brilliant post by Joe Dunkley on Parliament Sq. Westminster Council has decided to install a pedestrian crossing to the middle of Parliament Square, not for the purpose of allowing people to visit the forbidden island in the middle of a 4-5 lane racing track. No, the purpose is to be able to evict the anti-war protesters who have ‘invaded’ the island ten years ago; previous eviction attempts had floundered because judges had ruled that one cannot obstruct a desert where no-one can set foot [...]