“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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Green Wrythe Lane – one year on
The last few weeks have been quite significant in terms of the future for cycling in Sutton. Throughout the autumn some ideas for major cycling schemes on TfL roads, in part derived from our Space for Cycling ‘ward asks’ of…
Destination North Cheam!
North Cheam and Stonecot Hill could, in time, become two of the most cycle-friendly district centres in Sutton. Councillors representing the Nonsuch, Stonecot Hill and Worcester Park wards, have agreed that ideas for possible new cycling infrastructure on London Road…
A cycling grid to make Sutton proud?
Last week the Environment and Neighbourhood Committee in Sutton signed off Sutton Council’s new ‘Cycling Strategy’. It’s supposed to be the framework within which all cycling decisions will be made and will be the lead document that holds future cycling…
Posted in Advocacy
Cycling Strategy receives approval!
Sutton’s new Cycling Strategy was approved by members of the Environment and Neighbourhood Committee on the 26 November 2015. For the first time, the borough has a Cycling Strategy that has full endorsement of the Council’s leadership. For the first time, the…
A ride around Cheam with Councillor Manuel Abellan
On Thursday the 8th of October, myself and John Courtman took Sutton Council’s Cycling Champion and Councillor, Manuel Abellan, on our third ride around the borough. This time we were looking at Cheam and the surrounding areas. We started in…
St Helier’s decision on Rosehill roundabout – a summary
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…
St Helier effectively says no to cycling
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…
Waalinden – If Wallington were in the Netherlands
Part of what we do in Get Sutton Cycling is imagine what we want our streets to look like. We ask questions such as ‘lots of short journeys in Sutton are made using cars – what sort of streetscape would…
Posted in Advocacy, Liveable Town Centres
Time to make the case and rise to the challenges
‘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…
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