The 2016 mayoral candidates, and what their manifestos have to say about cycling With just over a week to go until London elects its next mayor, we have been taking a look at what the candidates are saying in their…
Notes from our April 2016 meeting
Monday, 25 April, found us back at the Cock and Bull (competing with TV coverage of the Snooker World Championship from Sheffield, and Premier League Match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion from White Hart Lane (1-1 at full…
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Sutton 2031 – is cycling part of the picture?
Sutton 2031 – is cycling part of the picture? In Sutton 2031 – planning for our future we presented our response to the consultation on the borough’s next Local Plan (2016 to 2031) along with its associated elements, the Draft…
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Sutton 2031 – planning for our future
Here we present Get Sutton Cycling’s response to Sutton Council’s Sutton 2031: planning for our future consultation. Section 1 provides a brief overview of the consultation, and this is followed by the introduction to our response along with a highlighted summary. The full version…
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A24 Epsom Road Cycle Safety Improvements
Transport for London (TfL) recently consulted on proposals to improve cycle facilities along the A24 Epsom Road, Morden. The consultation, A24 Epsom Road Cycle Safety Improvements, which was open for comment between 8 February and 11 March 2016, focussed on…
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Cycling in Sutton – the view ahead
Weren’t they supposed to stop blocking cycle lanes with signs? Wasn’t that part of their cycling strategy? Or do the pictures say it all with regard to Sutton’s vision for cycling? Sutton’s Cycling Strategy (November 2015) is available to download…
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A ride around Beddington and Wallington with Councillor Manuel Abellan
On 10th October 2015 Councillor Manuel Abellan (Beddington South, Liberal Democrat) and myself went for a ride around Beddington and Wallington to look at cycling conditions in this part of the borough. We looked at bits of current infrastructure to…
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Sutton Cycle Forum March 2016
This is the first of a new series of posts from Get Sutton Cycling about the Sutton Cycle Forum –a meeting that takes place once every three months between cyclists in Sutton and officers of the London Borough of Sutton.…
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Sign for Cycling
Let’s imagine a better London for cycling, let’s imagine a better London for everyone In May 2016, London elects its next mayor. In response to this, the London Cycling Campaign has launched Sign for Cycling. This is where you can…
Notes from our February 2016 meeting
This month it was all about the forthcoming Sign for Cycling campaign, ahead of the mayoral election on 5 May 2016. Thanks to Seb, Alex, Gary, Charlotte, Mike, Ben, John, Colin, Shirley, Chris and Charles for pitching in with the…
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Get Sutton Cycling 