At the South Sutton, Cheam and Belmont Local Committee meeting this evening (19 November 2015), Councillors agreed that proposals, which could ultimately see major upgrades to the cycle paths along sections of the A217 Sutton by-pass and bring 20 mph to…
We were back at the Cock and Bull on 26 October for the seventh meeting of the year. Great to have eleven attendees, and yet another new face – which was brilliant! Thanks to everyone for coming. The intention this…
Time to make the case and rise to the challenges At the Sutton Local Committee meeting on 3 November, Councillors representing the Sutton Central, Sutton North and Sutton West wards agreed that proposals, which could ultimately see major upgrades to…
To read the full story, see: St Helier effectively says no to cycling In September 2015, Sutton Council Officers signalled their support, in principle, for a number of cycling infrastructure schemes on the Transport for London highway network (A217, A232…
Following an uninspiring delivery from Gary Smith, Sutton Council’s Head of Highways and Transport Services, ward councillors representing the St Helier, The Wrythe and Wandle Valley Local Committee have said no to a recommendation from Council Officers that, had it been…
A year after our meeting with Sutton Council to discuss our Space for Cycling ‘ward asks’ (see the Notes to our November 2014 meeting for the background on the meeting), there is now at last some progress to report. On…
Our get-together on the fourth Monday in September (28 September) was, as planned, more of a social gathering than a formal meeting. We were also ‘on tour’ (albeit it, only a kilometre or so away from the more regular venue…
It’s good to know that Cllr. Manuel Abellan, the borough’s official Cycling Champion (as announced at Sutton’s second cycle summit in July 2015), has been doing his research! Three major cycling conferences have been held in London over the last…
‘Time to make the case and rise to the challenges’, is the title given to our response to Sutton Council’s draft Cycling Delivery Strategy 2015. The response was submitted on 7 September, the last day of the six-week consultation period. The…
This post first appeared as ‘Decisions on cycling have a lasting legacy, so the bar has to be set high at the outset’ in the September 2015 edition of the ‘Sutton Borough News and Update’. The ‘Sutton Borough News and…
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