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History is littered with events and announcements that didn’t seem important at the time. When the transport planners of the future consider this period in London’s history what will they see as the most significant decision of recent times? The confirmation of Crossrail would be the obvious answer with the Thameslink Programme perhaps running a respectable second. But important as increasing rail capacity in London is, it is hardly revolutionary stuff. At LR towers we aren’t afraid to back an outsider. And we therefore wonder perhaps if the real story will be something else – the point where London began to re-invent itself as a cycling city.
From [url= http://www.londonreconnections.com/2015/bike-future-part-1-londons-cycling-revolution/ ]London Reconnections[/url] any thoughts?
I was chatting to a few of my London cycling club members last night about how central London's pavements have reached peak capacity - the place is so crowded now, but you can't widen the pavements as the roads are already too narrow to fit the number of people who want to drive through.
Of course if you restricted central London roads to public transport, taxis and commercial vehicles only you'd have much less of a problem with traffic capacity and you could widen the pavements.
Private citizens could get around by bike... problem solved. Boris is only a fan of cycling to the extent that it removes people from the overcrowded public transport system so to that extent, cycling is and will continue to be a significant transport event. in London at least.
IMO the most significant transport planning events right now are not about infrastructure or formal planning per se, it's about the end of the human-driven vehicle or even the need to travel so regularly.
Cars to be replaced by self-driving rental cars, delivery vans to be replaced by drones, commuting to be replaced by working from home or remotely.
These things are already in development and proofs of concept delivered.
I'm not sure delivery vans will be replaced by drones.
I don't see it working in the real world.
Only small items can be delivered.
They cant expect a signature.
Where do the drop the package if no one is there to take it.
How do you avoid all the technical, environmental, other issues that can spoil the delivery.
How do you avoid collisions, interference, theft.
How do you send it back if its wrong, or refuse delivery.
I think its a daydream that cant work in the real world.
Imagine the mess we would have if CRC tried it with all the bits we order online.
Thoughts? Can anyone translate the quoted text? or perhaps move this to a sub forum for Londoners?
Where is this London of which they speak? Is it worth going?