Yearly Archives: 2018

Our response to Sutton’s draft LIP3 consultation

To quote: “The council is undertaking a public consultation on its draft third Local Implementation Plan (LIP). This is a statutory document that outlines how Sutton will contribute to meeting the outcomes and objectives in the new Mayor of London’s

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Notes from our November 2018 meeting (and AGM report 2018)

Held in the Presidents’ Lounge, Sutton United Football Club, 28 November 2018 Present: Ben, Charles, Colin, Dominic, John K, John P, Marcus, Michael, Neil, Shirley Apologies: Gary, Maeve, Toby In Gary’s absence, Charles chaired the meeting. 1 Thanks expressed to

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Sutton Cycle Forum November 2018

1: Overview The fourth Sutton Cycle Forum of 2018 (and the twelfth since the borough’s Cycling Strategy was approved in November 2015, and subsequently published in February 2016) took place on 1 November 2018 at the offices of Sutton Council,

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Number plates for students who cycle to and from Stanley Park High

Every week during term time the Headteacher at Stanley Park High School publishes an informative Weekly Bulletin. Monday, 17 September 2018, the start of the new academic year, was no different. Except this time, the bulletin possibly received considerably more

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First sight of ‘Healthy Streets’ proposals for Sutton

1: The Healthy Streets approach from 2019 A report entitled ‘Local Implementation Plan (LIP) – Traffic Schemes for 2019/20’ was presented to each of Sutton’s six local committees during early summer 2018. The report, the contents of which was tailored

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Sutton Cycle Forum July 2018

1: Overview The third Sutton Cycle Forum of 2018 (and the eleventh since the borough’s Cycling Strategy was approved in November 2015, and subsequently published in February 2016) took place on 10 July 2018 at the offices of Sutton Council,

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Evidence in support of 20mph

Get Sutton Cycling wrote to Sutton Council Leader Ruth Dombey on 19 August 2018, providing evidence in support of 20mph.  A response or acknowledgement had not been received by 19 November 2018. From this point, given that three months had

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Waltham Forest mini-Holland with Paul Gasson

Following the talk Paul gave Waltham Forest mini-Holland: reducing road danger and growing active travel Charles Martin, Michael To and myself visited on Saturday, you can see the route taken and Michael’s thread with commentary. On behalf of @cyclinginsutton (including @MarcusHowarth

Posted in Areas without through motor traffic, Cycle tour, Liveable Town Centres

Waltham Forest mini-Holland: reducing road danger and growing active travel

This post forms the second part to the Notes from our June 2018 meeting, and reports on agenda item 9 ‘Guest presentation: Waltham Forest mini-Holland with Paul Gasson’. Paul’s account of the radical transformation that is taking place in parts

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Notes from our June 2018 meeting

Get Sutton Cycling – the London Cycling Campaign in Sutton – met on the 6 June 2018 in the upstairs room of the Robin Hood, 52 West St, Sutton SM1 1SH. The highlight of this meeting (and the reason for

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