Forgotten, but not gone. How the past might make for a better cycling future

John Dales
28 April 2017
Typical 1930s Dutch cross-section (above) and a 1936 UK drawing detailing a
9’-0” Cycle Track
Typical 1930s Dutch cross-section (above) and a 1936 UK drawing detailing a 9’-0” Cycle Track
Back in the day, a girl cycling on Lostock Road, Davyhulme, Manchester and…
Back in the day, a girl cycling on Lostock Road, Davyhulme, Manchester and…
…in 2015, a car informally parked on that same cycle track (from Google StreetView)
…in 2015, a car informally parked on that same cycle track (from Google StreetView)

 

Once upon time, a certain country’s Ministry of Transport oversaw and largely funded the construction of high quality, Dutch-inspired, segregated cycle tracks alongside around 250 miles of roads. The country was England; and the time was the late 1930s.

These facts have recently come to light due to the research that cycling historian and author Carlton Reid was undertaking for a forthcoming book (called Bike Boom). But it’s not just the facts that have lain hidden for the best part...

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John Dales

John Dales

John Dales MSC BSC MCIHT CMILT Director, Urban Mov

John Dales is a streets design adviser to local authorities around the UK, a member of several design review panels, and one of the London mayor’s design advocates. He is a past chair of the Transport Planning Society, a former trustee of Living Streets, and a committee member of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. He is director of transport planning and street design consultancy Urban Movement. 

 

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