Category: transport

Rocket Speed Cycling

This is extremely cool. When I find a few hours, I’m going to work out how he does it…!

Getting round the tube strike

Seeing as it looks like we have a tube strike starting in London this evening, we thought we’d share a few ideas to get round more easily.
Bike
Hop on your bike and you’re completely free of relying on someone else’s timetable. If you really want one though, you could consider using a BikeTube.  This was set [...]

Phasing out phase three

Boris Johnson announced earlier this week that he would begin steps to suspend phase three of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ), which had been due to begin in October 2010.  The move comes as part of our Mayor’s attempts to give businesses a boost in these troubling times for the economy.
Despite all the talk of [...]

Digital Cities: London’s Future

The Building Centre, just off Tottenham Court Road, is a hub for professionals and those interested in city planning, home and building design and architecture.
Currently (until January 24th) they are running a small exhibit called Digital Cities: London’s Future.  It takes a look at how digital technology can help our understanding of the way a [...]

Not Nice for electric cars

While 2007 seemed like a banner year for electric cars like the G-Wiz and the Nice Mega, it looks like 2008 has been particularly harsh.  Green motor website, Clean Green Cars revealed that electric car sales had more than halved from 374 in January to October 2007 to only 154.  Although the numbers are extremely small [...]