Category Archives: Beelines

A review of Active Travel within Bolton’s planning policies.

Posted on December 18, 2018 by MrHappyCyclist

*** Note: comments, questions or corrections to this document will be most welcome. *** Introduction One of the things that has frustrated me over recent years has been the difficulty I’ve had in seeing how we, as constituents, can influence … Continue reading →

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Crompton Way – another poor Bolton design, and an absent one.

Posted on November 28, 2018 by MrHappyCyclist

I had to visit the health centre in Harwood today, so I thought I’d come back a slightly longer route and take a video of Crompton way, part of which has recently been repainted. This is a pictorial commentary on … Continue reading →

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Weston Street, Bolton. A tough nut to crack?

Posted on October 17, 2018 by MrHappyCyclist

A short while ago, I criticized the design of brand new cycle lanes on Manchester Road in Bolton. I still think it is pretty much all dreadful, but it might be reasonable for someone to ask me: “OK, what do … Continue reading →

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Bolton highway department again shows us how not to design cycle infrastructure.

Posted on September 8, 2018 by MrHappyCyclist

Manchester Road in  Bolton used to be a section of my journey to work and back on which I had many bad experiences with careless and dangerous drivers, especially bus drivers. Much of the bad driving was exacerbated by the … Continue reading →

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Quiet Beelines and River Valleys

Posted on August 10, 2018 by MrHappyCyclist

The strategy adopted by Chris Boardman’s team for planning the Beelines walking and cycling network places a lot of emphasis on quiet routes, and this is reflected in the methodology used, which is very well explained in Nick Hubble’s article … Continue reading →

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Beelines commenting: it’s not only about minutiae.

Posted on July 28, 2018 by MrHappyCyclist

Minutiae (n.) The small, precise, or trivial details of something. (OED) After a recent workshop about the Beelines consultation, I have to admit that I came away rather depressed by the amount of negativity that seemed to exist about the … Continue reading →

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