Car Free day is Sunday 22nd September: London Car Free Day (Streets for people) Reimagine. Your city. Car free (TFL). The preceeding day Beddington Park will be host to Bike Fest with local cycling groups and activities during the afternoon…
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Notes from our May 2019 Meeting
Date and time: Wednesday 22nd May 7.30pm. Venue: The California, 267 Brighton Rd, Sutton SM2 5SU Meeting Agenda Welcome, introductions, and apologies for absence (Gary James/Chair) Actions and matters arising from our last meeting on 9 March 2019 (All) Bikefest 21st Sept- discuss what will…
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Our response to recent Wallington TMOs
The TMO office at LBS sent a consultation SuttMap 1067 out to some interested parties. The London Borough of Sutton are proposing to make Traffic Management Orders to facilitate a traffic calming schemes and prevention of obstruction in:- Sandy Lane…
Posted in Consultation
Our response to the Demand Responsive Bus Trial consultation
Starting in May 2019 TFL are planning a 12 month trial with a fleet of 8 wheelchair accessible Ultra Low Emission Zone standard Mercedes 16 seater minibuses around Sutton. It would work using a Uber-style on demand app and designated…
Posted in Consultation
Our response to the Windsor Avenue Area consultation
The Windsor Avenue area consultation is essentially about a 20mph scheme, with the added bonus of a single no-entry point. Therefore we have included a ‘headline’ that welcomes the introduction of 20mph but adds that, in order to encourage more…
Posted in Consultation
Our Response to Draft Air Quality Action Plan Consultation
The plan already mentions Cleaner Transport as it’s first key point, we re-iterate in our response how cycling can be a major factor in this and link our previous film. Cleaner transport: road transport is the main source of air…
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Response to Sutton Link consultation
As a collective response rather than give preferences on individual routes we’ve highlighted general principles that should be followed to ensure high quality cycling infrastructure enabling anyone to cycle safely in the borough. Here’s what we submitted Sutton Link response
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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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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…
Thoughts on using Cyclescape
What follows are some thoughts on using Cyclescape that have come to mind following the recent response Our response to recent Wallington TMOs Threads As there were a number of changes involved I thought we could have a few different threads…