Wednesday 13 April 2011

Where have all the bottle banks gone?

The all the recycling  banks (including the bottle banks) near where I live, and all the recycling banks except the clothes bank) on my route to/from the station have been removed. I live in a flat, so don't have a blue box, so what do I do with glass for recycling?

As a cyclist, I often pick up bottles from the street - it's better than punctures - but now what do I do with them?

Saturday 9 April 2011

Linton Road anti cycling; pedestrian route signs


I've done lots of campaigning about cycling in Barking town centre. I cringe when I see Linton Road, with such an obvious example of where cycling has been unnecessarily restricted. (See photo). Also dotted around the town are pedestrian signs with timings to destinations. I've nothing against them as such, but why has cycling been overlooked again? In the cluster shown in the photo, only "The City" is given as a cycle destination. Why wouldn't people be cycling  to Greatfields Park, or Thames View?

The potholes of Barking





I thought I'd revisit some potholes to see - don't laugh - whether the council had done anything about them. See for yourself!

The Road to ... somewhere!



After all these years, at last we can get from The Town Quay to Jenkins Lane without crossing the A406 twice. Yes - the road to nowhere is no longer the road to nowhere! Next job is to get going again campaigning to have the "No entry except buses" signs removed or modified. Those going to the new Police Custody Centre there by car must be breaking the law each time they do. Must also find out what the road is called ...