Comments on: Streets Ahead in Ashford http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/28/streets-ahead-in-ashford/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lee Taylor http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/28/streets-ahead-in-ashford/#comment-9138 Lee Taylor Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:19:27 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1064#comment-9138 I live in Ashford and this scheme has really given the town center a good "new look". the press here in the UK have slated it through and through but in my oppinion its great safe and modern. I live in Ashford and this scheme has really given the town center a good “new look”. the press here in the UK have slated it through and through but in my oppinion its great safe and modern.

]]> By: Adam http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/28/streets-ahead-in-ashford/#comment-8379 Adam Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:34:21 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1064#comment-8379 Amazing. I thought it would be at least 5 or 10 more years before this happened in the UK. Kensington High Street was such a watered-down version of shared space. Here in Seoul, South Korea, the city government is starting to implement the 'road diet' method, as per Jim's suggestion above. Fairly successfully so far too. Public transport here is amazing and the road traffic is awful - beats me why anyone drives at all. Amazing. I thought it would be at least 5 or 10 more years before this happened in the UK. Kensington High Street was such a watered-down version of shared space.

Here in Seoul, South Korea, the city government is starting to implement the ‘road diet’ method, as per Jim’s suggestion above. Fairly successfully so far too. Public transport here is amazing and the road traffic is awful - beats me why anyone drives at all.

]]> By: Andy in Germany http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/28/streets-ahead-in-ashford/#comment-8281 Andy in Germany Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:07:34 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1064#comment-8281 Excellent news. I wondered if it would work, given the UK's road lwas giving priority to cars, but that'S great to hear. Let's hope it's the first of many... Excellent news. I wondered if it would work, given the UK’s road lwas giving priority to cars, but that’S great to hear. Let’s hope it’s the first of many…

]]> By: Jim http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/28/streets-ahead-in-ashford/#comment-8280 Jim Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:26:58 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1064#comment-8280 I'm certainly for experimenting with shared streets, but those pictures of Ashford look more like they've simply taken space away from cars and given it to pedestrians and possibly cyclists, which I suspect might be the more effective and transferable approach. I’m certainly for experimenting with shared streets, but those pictures of Ashford look more like they’ve simply taken space away from cars and given it to pedestrians and possibly cyclists, which I suspect might be the more effective and transferable approach.

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