Timeline of previous articles: Good start for cyclists but why hide it? February 2014 Improvements expected soon August 2019 Update March 2020 I took these last week starting from West St up to the station and back down to North…
Yearly Archives: 2021
Cycle parking at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust following LCC audit
Following the previous post Cycle parking at St Helier Hospital following LCC audit Hospital data wanted We’ve [LCC] had several reports of thefts of bikes from hospitals and Tom B is doing some research ahead of contacting relevant authorities. Any information…
Our favourite bike shops
Our favourite local bike shops for repairs, servicing, accessories and bikes in and around Sutton are listed on the map below. If you can’t get to a shop yourself there is also a mobile service for repairs and a range…
Posted in Cycling and business
Sutton’s Brompton Docking station
We tweeted recently some footage showing where to find the Brompton Docking station Looking at that again from further back you can see how far this is away from the station, could it have been made more prominant to encourage…
Posted in Advocacy
Cycling with your family
On behalf of Shirley Quemby As a cycling grandmother it is a pleasure to me to see so many – young and older – out reminding themselves what a pleasant and practical way cycling is for travelling. It is encouraging…
Posted in Comment, Safe Routes to Schools
‘In town with the tandem’ or ‘A journey by cycle infrastructure design’
This may become the first of a more regular feature as we ask local members to share experiences of routes in and around Sutton and beyond. Thank you Dominic for this contribution and to you for reading. – Marcus Posted…
Posted in Cycle tour
The 2021 mayoral candidates on cycling
Elections for the Mayor of London, and the twenty-five Members of the London Assembly, will be taking place on 6 May 2021. With campaigns launched, the opportunity has been taken to take a look at what the mayoral candidates are…
Wandle Trail – progress in Hackbridge
The celebrated Wandle Trail is probably Sutton’s most obvious piece of cycling infrastructure and it is much vaunted by local councillors. The short section of shared path in Hackbridge, between Culvers Avenue and Nightingale Lane along the riverside, has been…
TfL cycling agenda in Sutton
On hearing about the resurfacing works on St Dunstans Hill (A217) we wrote to TfL on 19/3/21 asking if they were any plans to improve the cycle lane/shared use path along this route? We got a reply the next working…
Get Sutton Cycling 
In Sutton: Statistics
We’ve added a new page dedicated to local traffic related statistics. How quickly are traffic levels in Sutton growing and why is urgent action required to tackle this? What’s the number of people who cycle in the borough and the…