#LTN120
Liverpool council highway engineers have been at it again! Catherine Street cycle lane is finished. It’s narrow, it’s got expensive granite kerb, but the most dangerous designed floating bus stop. I don’t think any of this scheme is LTN120 compliant #activetravel @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
And every housing build needs mandated active travel measures all designed to meet best in class design and red asphalt. CROW LTN120 as a minimum
March 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Will prioritising cycling really worsen traffic jams? Or are traffic jams actually the result of too many cars on the road, not cyclists riding in the primary position? Find out in this week’s Sketch…

#motonormativity #walking #cycling #activetravelengland #officeforplace #LTN120 #waronthemotorist
Active Travel England! Mad Eccentrics! And The War On The Motorist?
Or, dare we prioritise design for walking and cycling even if a tabloid reader might get mad?
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November 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Be thankful for small victories. We have the A259, a long straight road between Chichester and Emsworth that has no continuous off-Road cycle lane. Plans for the LTN120-compatible ChEmRoute have been derailed by the local highway authority, to the dismay of local cyclists and Councillors.
December 29, 2024 at 11:25 PM
To help the NHS get people active we must now decide to put pedestrians, wheelers and cyclists first no matter how painful that might be to drivers
#ltn120 #DMRB #manualforstreets #pedestrians #cyclists #shareduse #activetravel #activetravelengland

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Active Travel! Inclusivity! And… the DMRB?
Or, the challenges of getting people to travel sustainably while designing primarily for cars
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July 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Might a short film that explains the core principles and ideas behind new towns be useful?
Find out in this week’s Sketch…
#pedestrians #cycletrack #bus #aardman #feathersmcgraw #15minutecity #lowtrafficneighbourhoods #ltn #ltn120 #culturalquarter
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Children, New Towns and Feathers McGraw
Or, what the antics of a chicken – I mean penguin! – could possibly teach us about successful new towns
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July 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM