“Sutton has a long history of promoting cycling” (Draft cycling strategy November 2015). It’s a shame they can’t even manage to extend the yellow lines for the length of this short cycle lane. This is Park Lane, Wallington. NCN…
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“Sutton is a pro-cycling borough”
Sutton Council held a cycle summit at the end of July to launch its draft cycling policy. At the meeting we were told several times that Sutton is – and apparently has been for decades – a pro-cycling borough. This…
Wandle Trail Worry
This is the Wandle Trail for cyclists near Corbet Close/ Hackbridge Road in Hackbridge. The blocks of flats behind the new green fence on the right are being redeveloped and the contractors have recently put up this fence that extends…
Posted in Advocacy
No more taxpayer-funded facilities until they obey traffic laws
In this picture, you can see part of the pavement has been set aside for car parking on the A237 in Woodcote Road, Wallington. But there are at least two vehicles parked so badly that they spill out on to…
Good road design for cycling…in the UK
Good road design for cycling…in the UK Look at this for road design. On the right, two lanes for through motor traffic– two unencumbered lanes with no random parked cars to hold things up. So good for motorists. Then a…
Tagged with: cyclelanes, road design
Posted in Advocacy, Areas without through motor traffic, Protected Space for Cycling, Road design, Road Safety
Posted in Advocacy, Areas without through motor traffic, Protected Space for Cycling, Road design, Road Safety
Follow the rules, obey the signs, motorists!
Follow the rules, obey the signs, motorists! In the Oaks Park, in the London Borough of Sutton, there is a new shared path. It is a vast improvement over the previous rough, unmade surface on this stretch of National Cycle…
Posted in Advocacy
Remove through motor traffic #Space4Cycling
“Get out of my way” #Space4Cycling This is Rochester Road, Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton – part of a regular cycle route for me and many others. It is a typical suburban road which ought to be 100% OK for…
Good advice. Nice design (?). Doesn’t work.
Lock the frame and both wheels to the stand. That is what the sticker says. It is good advice. No doubt about that. You don’t want to come back and find that you are missing a wheel or two. On…
Posted in Advocacy
Work under way in Carshalton
Friday March 21st and, as these pictures show, work is well under way to improve cycling possibilities in the Grove (Park) in Carshalton. At the side of the sports centre, running from the bridge down to paper Mill Close is…
Posted in Greenways
Cycling is good for local businesses
An article from the Guardian newspaper on February 4 2014, describing how small and medium businesses in the US find they do more trade when the authorities promote cycling, makes interesting reading. “Protected bike routes increase retail visibility and sales…
Posted in Cycling and business
Get Sutton Cycling 