Leicester – Cycle Parking
Fantabulous! Today I was in Leicester Town Hall for some training – on filling in the forms as an authorised person for weddings, riveting stuff So I had cycled in a lot earlier that I normally like to...
View ArticleCyclists and Pedestrians failed by Leicester City Council
Back in November I wrote Bad road junctions #1 Leicester A607/A563 and said that I had emailed the appropriate people in Leicester City Council. I have now had a reply (apparently it was first sent on...
View ArticleLeicester City Council cause outrage in our home
I have been writing to Leicester City Council about the total lack of any provision for pedestrians or cyclists at a major junction (Melton Rd/Troon Way). For background see Cyclists and Pedestrians...
View ArticleBargains by Bullitt #ride:13miles
Today I struggled with time travel (the problem is neatly described by my friend Angie in Realised Ecclesiology), for me the result was that at about 5pm I needed printer paper to finish preparation...
View ArticleLeicester City Council Safety Audit failure
On my way into Leicester I noticed a large volume of high vis safety jackets at the now notorious junction at Leicester’s new Sainsbury’s where the Melton Road crosses Troon Way/Watermead Way (see my...
View ArticleThe questions Leicester City Council don’t want to answer
In a three month period Leicester City Council have opened three new pieces of cycle infrastructure: A new segregated cycle lane on Southgates A new segregated cycle lane on Newarke St The Melton...
View ArticleWhat Leicester City Council and Sainsbury’s could have done (1)
I have written a lot of blog posts now on the failures of Leicester City Council and Sainsbury’s in the design and implementation of the new junction on the Melton Road at Troon way/Watermead Way...
View ArticleWhat Leicester City Council and Sainsbury’s could have done (2)
In my previous post What Leicester City Council and Sainsbury’s could have done (1) I took a minimalist approach to providing a safe infrastructure for the Melton Road junction with Troon Way/Watermead...
View ArticleDespite all the posts Sainsbury’s forgot some signs
I have been getting at Sainsbury’s and Leicester City Council for the mess they have made of the junction of Melton Road and Troon Way/Watermead Way. See Posts at new junction on Melton Road by...
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