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@chameleon
um, bullet points? if you really want
● network operating strategy defines tfl's goals when designing junctions and streets and crossings.
● right now, it's all about speeding up motor traffic, and letting as much motor traffic get along the roads as possible
● this leads to junctions like this: http://crapwalthamforest.blogspot.com/2011/06/transport-for-london-wont-answer.html
● they need to rewrite the strategy to include cyclist safety (barely mentioned) and perceived safety, pedestrian safety (barely mentioned) , traffic calming and speed reduction where necessary, demand management (by making other modes more attractive), and permeability.
● they need to add cyclists and pedestrians and the cost of traffic blight into the models they use, and (as motor traffic act 2004 instructs, manage the network to optimise traffic flow and ensure safety for all users (bus riders, cyclists, pedestrians, motorists) not just motorists.
● road design that only prioritises the fast passage of as much traffic as possible gets cyclists killed. see junction above.
●enough bullets?