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  • Pedestrians, Road Works, and Project Management

    Pedestrians, Road Works, and Project Management

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen you plan road works that are meant to improve journeys for people cycling, and on foot, it is essential to remember that people who are on foot, or on bikes, need proper infrastructure to get from A to B, because if they don’t, then they go from being on foot or…

  • Learning to Slow Down with Electric Cars

    Learning to Slow Down with Electric Cars

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the weaknesses of Electric cars is that they take longer to refuel than a petrol burning car. One of the advantages of electric cars is that they take longer to refuel than a petrol burning car. For some people this is a deal breaker. They don’t want to be forced…

  • Playing with a Roomba

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile I was cat sitting I spent time playing with a Roomba. Most people set the roomba, and let it clean. I don’t. I watch it and I observe how it works, how it goes from place to place and how it navigates, and gets trapped, and procrastinates in one corner or…