10 February 2, 2011A great ExhibitionExhibition Road in South Kensington has always been a bit special. It was the first road...
11 December 15, 2010The political roadThere is a very long and expensive road scheme that has escaped the cuts. And, indeed,...
11 November 15, 2010Why America missed the trainTravelling around America by rail for the past two weeks to research my new book on...
39 October 22, 2010Cambridge busway debacleIt seemed a good idea at the time. Well, at least to some people. Instead of...
8 September 11, 2010Open letter to Norman Baker: save cycling cashOpen letter to Norman Baker, minister for cycling, walking, buses, alternatives to travel, etc Dear Norman...
7 September 9, 2010Norman: Save cycling money!Open letter to Norman Baker, minister for cycling, walking, buses, alternatives to travel, etc Dear...
11 July 25, 2010HS2 may result in the unexpected My new book, Engines of War, which is being published next month, highlights a little...
1 June 15, 2010It doesn’t have to be only cuts, minister So Philip Hammond is the poor sap who drew the short straw as transport secretary...
27 May 14, 2010Open letter to the new transport secretary Dear new transport secretary, You poor sap. I wonder why on earth you have...
0 April 6, 2010The suburban transport dilemma can be solvedI have always been rather stumped by the suburban question. When I have been on phone-ins...
9 March 1, 2010Oxford Street needs a radical rethink, not tinkeringWalking in a Soho street on a January Saturday night with my partner and a couple...
19 December 2, 2009Smarter travel is the clever way to go As I write this column overlooking the street in Holloway where I live, an old...
17 November 10, 2009Road construction ploughs on despite change in climate The first time I voted in an election was at the GLC elections of 1973...
8 October 12, 2009Cycle hire scheme may not be the best way to boost cyclingThe London mayor’s cycle hire scheme terrifies me. Superficially, it sounds very exciting. There are to...
7 September 9, 2009Rail industry fails the PR testThere is something deeply perverse about the rail industry. While in a recession when customer numbers...