The Consultation In July 2014, Sutton Council wrote to us asking for our views on proposals to improve the footpath (Public Right of Way 1) between Green Lane and Trafalgar Avenue in Worcester Park and to designate the path as…
Get Sutton Cycling Manifesto
We have decided to write a manifesto to try and clarify what we are trying to achieve with Get Sutton Cycling. Here is our manifesto: What do we do? – We represent the London Cycling Campaign locally, and our aim…
Our feeder ride to FreeCycle Quiz!
Calling all riders who joined our Ride London feeder ride to FreeCycle on Saturday, 7 August! On behalf of the London Cycling Campaign, ride leader Chas, and the ride marshals Ivan, Victoria and Lindsay, would like to thank you for…
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…
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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
Space for Cycling: action points for Sutton
Space for Cycling, an initiative from the London Cycling Campaign [1], [2], called on every candidate in the May 2014 London council elections to support one specific action that would help to begin the process of making their local streets…
The draft London Cycling Design Standards: making better and safer streets for all
The long awaited London Cycling Design Standards (draft for consultation) have been published today: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/cycling/draft-london-cycling-design-standards It’s great news, not only because these guidelines are about raising standards and delivering high-quality infrastructure, but also because there is the recognition that cycling…
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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…
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Even the USA is seeing the value in creating space for cycling
The home of GM, Ford, muscle cars and Indy500 is stepping ahead of the UK when it comes to making space for cycling. In this video you can see that local government and business are starting to see the value…
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Posted in Advocacy, Cycling and business, Liveable Town Centres
Posted in Advocacy, Cycling and business, Liveable Town Centres
Celebrating Space for Cycling with a small ride
The sun shone brightly from a near-cloudless sky on Saturday morning, and it could not have been a better day to take a gentle meander by bicycle to a local park. And that’s exactly what we did, because Saturday was…
Get Sutton Cycling 
Peterborough Road cycle path
On the 31 July 2014, Get Sutton Cycling wrote to Sutton Council to ask for a new design to the cycle path linking Peterborough Road with Bishopsford Road in the Wandle Valley ward. The email is reproduced below. To: Lynn…
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