An article from the Guardian newspaper on February 4 2014, describing how small and medium businesses in the US find they do more trade when the authorities promote cycling, makes interesting reading. “Protected bike routes increase retail visibility and sales…
Join our Facebook community
We now have a Facebook community for you to share stories and ask questions. It should be a good place to hangout, virtually meet each other and keep in touch with what is happening on the blog. Key to the community…
Sutton Council signs up to the London Cycling Campaign’s Safer Lorries, Safer Cycling pledge
We are very glad to hear that Sutton Council has signed up to the London Cycling campaign’s Safer Lorries, Safer Cycling pledge http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/11029178.Sutton_Council_signs_up_to_safer_cycling_pledge/ Councillor Stephen Fenwick and the London Cycling Campaign’s Tom Bogdanowicz Here are the details: The Pledge “We’ll work…
Space4cyling Survey
Thank you to everyone that came to our space4cycling event on Saturday. If you couldn’t make it or would still like to fill out our survey you can do it here. As part of the Space for Cycling campaign, we…
Posted in Survey
Tell us about barriers to cycling in your area
As part of the Space for Cycling campaign, we are asking everyone to take some time to look at the areas of Sutton they know, and to think how they might change these places to make them, and to make…
Get Sutton Cycling – cycling makes life better for us all! – 22nd February above TazZa Coffee, Sutton High Street
In March 2013, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announced plans to spend nearly £1billion across London over ten years to improve cycling infrastructure. How best can the funding that Sutton will receive be spent? And what would inspire you…
Good start for cyclists at Carshalton Station, but why keep it a secret?
Good to see that Southern Railway at Carshalton provide well-lit modern bike storage, even though it is often full to capacity. Almost full marks! Full marks if they could add some extra spaces. Good to see that Southern Railway realised…
What would you like to see in your ward?
In the May elections we will be campaigning ward by ward for improvements for cycling. We have now added polls to each ward page so that you can vote and say which of the six ‘ward asks’ you would most…
Posted in Advocacy
Cycling Survey
Tom Brake has made a survey about cycling ahead of the Cycling Summit tomorrow. You can fill it in here https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FS7V2B6
Sutton’s first Cycle Summit
On Wednesday, 22 January 2014, Tom Brake MP, Carshalton and Wallington, is hosting a Cycle Summit to look at cycle safety, as part of his Better Transport Campaigns. The event is taking place at the Trinity Centre, Holy Trinity Church,…
Get Sutton Cycling 