Yearly Archives: 2022

Sutton Cycle Forum October 2022

Held remotely using Google Meet on 11th October 2022. This was the meeting postponed for a month in anticipation that more information relating to the level of funding that Sutton is likely to receive for the borough’s revised LIP plans

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Sutton’s Secret LTN…

And possibly the biggest? While out for a Sunday walk to Oaks Park, something occurred to me, something revealed, previously concealed in plain sight. One of the routes I have used for many years as a cyclist and walker is

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Active Travel – the Art of the Possible, open letter to all Sutton councillors

Active Travel – the Art of the Possible I am writing to you as a resident of Sutton, and as Chair of Get Sutton Cycling (the borough group of the London Cycling Campaign), to share with you a recently produced

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Sutton Cycle Forum June 2022

Held remotely using Google Meet on 14th June 2022. The previous meeting notes from 2nd March 2022 held on Google Meet. Scheme updates for June 2022 (PDF) shared on 10th June ahead of the meeting. Changes from March: Requested items

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#FreeCycle feeder ride from Sutton 9am Sunday 29th May 2022

We will be putting on @RideLondon feeder leisure ride from Sutton Trinity Square to Parliament Square 9am Sunday 29th May 2022 There is also a return led ride at 15:00. https://www.ridelondon.co.uk https://www.ridelondon.co.uk/our-rides/freecycle-led-rides

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Local Election Hustings question and answers

Date: 20th April, 2022 Venue: 45 Benhill Avenue, Sutton SM1 4DD Organised by: The Sutton Civic Society (http://suttoncivicsociety.org.uk/) Speakers were given two minutes to answer each question. To follow our question, audio, transcript of answers and comment. Firstly: We asked,

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Open letter to eight London borough leaders on climate and active travel

Dear leaders of London boroughs of Barnet, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Harrow, Havering, Sutton and Westminster, We write as committee members and activists of borough cycling groups that are part of the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) to ask you to urgently

Posted in Advocacy

Write to your next council leader today – demand safer cycling and Climate Safe Streets in Sutton.

Today the LCC launched a new video where someone mentions “those little sticks” popping up all over. Unfortunately in Sutton we don’t have any, we need urgent action to get us back on track for 2030 targets following the decision

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Sutton Cycle Forum March 2022

Held remotely using Google Meet on 2nd March 2022. The previous meeting notes from 17th November 2021 held on Google Meet. Scheme updates for March 2022 (PDF) [header correction highlighted] shared 15 minutes before meeting. Changes from November: Area wide

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Opportunity to speak out about barriers?

UPDATE: the toolkit by Sustrans is now live here We are in the early stages of organising something with the view it could improve many routes and cycleways longer term for all. Thank you to Toby Spearpoint for the heads

Posted in Advocacy