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City Infinity@cityinfinity· 2h

Pedestrian-friendly side road junctions online masterclass. Robert Weetman and Mark Philpotts are excited to launch their first two-day online workshop exploring their pioneering work on pedestrian-friendly side-road junctions. Mondays 19th & 26th October 2026. 1/2

A diagram with a blue triangle on its side pointing to the right and a purple triangle on its side pointing to the left, under the blue one. The blue one says “quality for pedestrians, and the purple one says “proportion of pedestrians excluded”.

The blue one is at the top and stretches across the page. The purple one stretches about 2/3 across from the right and there is a vertical dotted line going up and down at the apex.

To the left of the dotted line, the words “pedestrian friendly” sits between a left/ right arrow and underneath, it says “Drivers are LIKELY to obey Highway Code rules H2/170”.

To the right of the dotted line there is the words “compromise design, standard, flow focussed design” between left and right arrows with the word “standard”.

Under compromised, it also says “Drivers are UNLIKELY to obey Highway Code rules H2/170)”

Under flow focused design it says “Drivers are UNABLE to obey Highway Code rules H2/170”

City Infinity@cityinfinity· 1d

Whether you're new to the subject or a seasoned practitioner wanting to sharpen their skills, we are running PTRC's "On-street Parking Scheme Design: Essential Knowledge" course. The next session is planned for 30th September with more in 2027: www.ptrc-training.co.uk/training/tra...

A controlled parking zone traffic sign for Monday to Saturday, 8.30am to 6.30pm.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· 5d

Romford Road/ Green Street junction in Newham, East London. A significant work in progress on a project which will provide safer cycling between Ilford and Stratford. This former signalised crossroads has been simplified with a modal filter on the arm to the right. #FridayFun

Approaching a signalised T junction with the side road left, viewed from the top deck of a bus. There are cycle tracks protecting cyclists running through. There is a side road to the right, but it is filtered to general traffic.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· 12d

Tiendenplein, Goes, Netherlands. A roundabout within a roundabout which is a little over the top for cycling, but part of a great city network that separates cycle traffic from general traffic - this is known as "unravelling" modes. #FridayFun

A small grey kerbed roundabout where 4 red cycle tracks meet in an area lower than the surrounding land. There is an underpass to the left and one just in shot on the right suggesting the cycle tracks run under roads. There are some people cycling through.

On the roundabout, there is a sign showing several destinations for cycle traffic.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· 19d

The Sint-Annatunnel in Antwerp was opened in 1933 to provide a crossing for pedestrians under the Scheldt to connect the older part of the city with the expanding area to the south-west. Cycling at walking pace was first permitted in 1995. #FridayFun

A yellow brick block structure with a pair of very short towers on the corners and long windows.

Looking down a timber escalator with white glazed tiled walls on which there are picture frames.

A view through a smallish tunnel with a shiny concrete floor, half glazed tiled walls in white with a blue line at the top (about head height) and then a white roof with strip lighting.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· 26d

Olympic Park Avenue Bridge in the East Village of London's Olympic Park where a refit has changed the layout to provide one-way for traffic on the eastern side of the bridge and a two-way cycle track on the western side, and with some of the smoothest asphalt laid in the UK. Glorious. #FridayFun

The view along a two-way cycle track on a bridge with a bow string arch in the middle (to the right of the cycle track) and a footway and parapet to the left. There are high rise residential blocks in the distance.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Jul 10

Cycleway 2 at Mile End, London. The strategic cycle route is maintained through a large roadworks site with space taken from the carriageway to protect people cycling as they negotiate the temporary traffic signals. #FridayFun

A blue cycle track is bent right through blue red and white barriers to a temporary traffic signal with space taken from the carriageway to the right.

In the distance, there is a signalised crossroads full of cones and barriers and a large yellow bridge across the road with a red brick church even further away.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Jul 7

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Jul 3

Claridge Way in Thamesmead, London. If you look closely, this T-junction is actually formed from cycle tracks with separate footways, and provides a traffic-free access route to Hawksmoor School. #FridayFun

A T-junction that looks like a couple of narrow roads, but which turns out to be a T-junction of cycle tracks. The main arm has a street name plate of Claridge Way and the side arm is Water Lilly Walk.

In the background behind some birch trees is fence with a low building beyond and to the right, a sign saying "welcome to Hawksmoor School".

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Jun 26

Borough Road, Southwark. A cycle gate separating people from traffic on the approach to quite a tricky junction. A useful tool to have, although people cycling always have to stop and perhaps more of a medium term treatment in advance of traffic reduction and a simpler arrangement. #FridayFun

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Jun 19

High Street, Walton-on-the-Naze. A continuous footway that has been there for decades, before we had a name for the design approach. We would prefer to see a steep ramp for drivers to cross, but contextually, it's a good design. #FridayFun

Two people walking over a side road on a faded buff footway between blocks of grey tactile paving with the footway just continuing over the side road. To the right is a narrow one-way road with a grey car on it. The footway and road is separated by a wide stone kerb. It's a shopping street of brightly coloured independent shops.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Jun 18

What a great response to our offer of pro bono help for #BetterTransportWeek. We've had conversations with folks in Torbay, Hillingdon and Tulse Hill about local #BetterStreets issues and we've even redesigned a junction for @cycloxoxford.bsky.social. 1/2

A Better Transport Week cartoon image.

A blue bus with a person with a rucksack walking towards it as someone on a green bicycle goes right

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Jun 16

And here's what a few more hours look like. It uses the Dutch idea "langzaam rijden gaat sneller" or LARGAS for short and which means "driving slowly to go faster". When things are nice and calm, people are nice and calm! #BetterTransportWeek

A CAD plan of a T-junction where the main road contains a kind of elongated skinny roundabout.

Those turning right from the side road have to turn left and then perform a controlled U-turn. There are orbital paths around the junction.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Jun 16

We're Supporting The Campaign for Better Transport's #BetterTransportWeek! As with last year, Mark has set aside some time to support charities, campaigns and community groups in celebrating how better transport connects people and places. More on our blog: cityinfinity.co.uk/2026/05/28/b...

A Better Transport Week cartoon image.

A blue bus with a person with a rucksack walking towards it as someone on a green bicycle goes right.

There is white text at the bottom "Official Support Better Transport Week 2026" on an orange background below.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Jun 15

It's #BetterTransportWeek and we've some little pro bono problems to solve, including this T-junction that @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social is redesigning as a voorrangsplein (priority square) which will allow an orbital shared-use path with safer crossings. Much safer for right turns by cycle.

A black line computerised drawing of a large T-junction within which is a much smaller magenta line drawing of a seemingly more complex layout, but one which breaks all movements down so nobody has to cross more than one traffic lane at a time.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Jun 12

Whitworth Street West with Deansgate beyond, Manchester. An area recently dominated by space for motor traffic has been rebalanced to enable cycling as part of wider network changes and with a rain garden replacing a former slip road. Places can change. #FridayFun

Bottom end of Deansgate Manchester

A two way black cycle track with someone riding on it with a large lush rain garden beyond and an arched bridge in the background.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· May 22

Hanover Street, City of Westminster. We can think of better uses for city centre street space than two rows of car parking, but the contraflow cycle lane is reasonably well-protected when cars are parked, and passengers can see oncoming cyclists. #FridayFun

A city street with one-way traffic towards us with car parking both sides. The parking on the left is out from the kerb with a cycle lane going away from us between that and the footway to the left. There is a buff colour buffer between the parking and the cycle lane.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· May 15

We'd prefer to see traffic management to clear motors out of residential streets as the first step, but sometimes traffic calming is needed. The humble road hump has its place, but a sinusoidal profile is the go-to arrangement to ensure they are as smooth as possible to cycle over. #FridayFun

City Infinity@cityinfinity· May 8

The Sheffield cycle stand. A design classic, deserving a bit of love in a world where designers often get cycle parking wrong. If in doubt, some of these no closer than 1.2m (1.5m is better), root fixed and with level access from the carriageway or a cycle track goes a long way! #FridayFun

City Infinity@cityinfinity· May 1

The Abbey-Chesterton bridge to the north-east of Cambridge which provides a crossing of the River Cam for the Chisholm Trail. A demonstration that for walking, wheeling and cycling, we do need to invest in measure to cross geographical or man-made features. #FridayFun

A pale blur-green truss bridge with concrete abutments over a river and under a blue, cloudy sky.

The bridge from the deck showing black cycling space left of a central white line and buff walking space to the right. the parapets slope out from the deck and have upside down triangular cut-outs to see through the truss.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Apr 24

This is the view across Euston Road in central London from Judd Street towards Midland Road. It's an interesting example of how cycling and motoring interacts with Judd Street filtered at this point and with Midland Road having cycle tracks. If only Euston Road was better for cycling. #FridayFun

A woman cycles on a pale green bike into a narrow side street after crossing a large signalised crossroads with large red brick buildings in the background.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Apr 22

From UK's Inclusive Mobility (2021) guidance on how far people can walk without a rest. Profound when you see how sparse the UK's bench network is and an underlining on how important seating on streets, transport interchanges (including bus stops) and public spaces is. www.gov.uk/government/p...

A table showing "recommended distance limit without a rest":

Wheelchair users 150 metres

Vision impaired people 150 metres

Walking stick and cane users 50 metres

Mobility impaired people without a walking stick 100 metres

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Apr 20

Do you need a little inspiration or guidance on some of the nuts and bolts of street design, then we have three design guides for you to ponder over a cuppa: - The Joy of Kerbs - A Guide to Filtered Permeability - Clutter Buster cityinfinity.co.uk/guides/

A City Infinity branded mug sitting on a cork coaster on a light wooden desk with a keyboard just out of shot.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Apr 17

With that in mind, here's a rural Dutch bus stop on a main highway with a couple of nearby cycle parking spaces which extends the bus service reach.

Some cycle stands with a couple of cycles parked. In the distance, a bus stop fronting a main road.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Apr 17

A human scale and human powered (with a little e-assist) street cleansing vehicle in action on the pedestrianised part of Camden High Street in London. #CargoBikesForTheWin #FridayFun

A white quadricycle which looks like a tiny van which has a side door opened to take refuse bags. On the back, a little rack holding hand tools and a large shovel. There are people walking around the street.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Apr 3

Hoek van Holland Strand station on the Rotterdam Metro B Line. A new station opened in 2023 as part of the conversion of the line from a national route to part of the metro provides a direct route to the beach for city residents and tourists alike. #FridayFun

A big black bicycle with red pannier bags parked in front of a large sand coloured concrete rectangular block with a glass front. Hoek van Holland Strand station. There is a mast sign with a large yellow 'M' on top for Metro.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Mar 27

The Clacton to Jaywick path in Essex is a 1km link next to the sea providing a direct walking, wheeling and cycling between the village of Jaywick and the town of Clacton-on-Sea. Smooth and lit, the link is 40% shorter, and 100% less scarier than the on-road alternative! #FridayFun

A black asphalt path with a sea wall to the right and sand dunes to the left with vegetation beyond. A person walks along next to someone using a covered mobility scooter. There is a row of lighting columns to the left powered by solar panels and little wind turbines.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Mar 20

People often say that the Dutch can cycle because their streets are wider than ours. In fact, most streets don't have cycle tracks. Here's Clercxstraat in Tilburg. One-way for motors, and low traffic by network design allowing most people to walk in the carriageway. Pretty narrow! #FridayFun

A narrow street with two narrow footways in grey tile paving and a red block-paved carriageway which is wide enough for a refuse truck in one direction. There is car parking on one side of the street which swaps from the right to the left, book-ended by a pair of planters with trees to create a chicane.

City Infinity@cityinfinity· Mar 16

It's the March edition of #HighwaysMagazine where @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social cycles into the city to make the point that we need to improve our maintenance hierarchies. We've done this thinking for one highway authority already and would love to work with more. And yes, he spelt modal wrong 😅

My latest article which features a photo of Newcomen Street in London which is a cul-de-sac for motors, but a key cycle route and is being well-maintained.

There are people cycling in the narrow carriageway and people walking on the pair of footway.

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City Infinity@cityinfinity· Mar 13

Ringmead/ Cottesmore, Bracknell. An old and perfectly serviceable example of a "cycle priority junction" (s10.4.11 of LTN 1/20). Nothing is new in highways and there is plenty to rediscover! #FridayFun