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Joint Local Transport Plan
This is the first draft of the next Joint Local Transport Plan - it will set priorities and governs access to big government funding pots. What do you think? Try searching for "cycl" to track down the cycling bits.
http://www.westofengland.org/meetings/joint-transport-executive-committe...
Touring Britain’s Coastline
Here’s an inspiring and beautifully written article from the Observer 8/11/09, about cycle touring around Britain’s coastline:
Out in the cold: a cyclist's guide to surviving the winter
Fairweather cyclists everywhere are hanging up their helmets for winter. But Stuart Jeffries is made of sterner stuff
20 October 09
Life in the cycle lane: how to shrug off the winter
Helen Pidd offers her top 10 tips for getting through the winter by bike
20 October 09
Are women cyclists in more danger than men?
9/10/09
Women cyclists make up a far higher proportion of deaths involving lorries than men. Why?
Many of the fatalities involving cyclists happen in collisions with a heavy goods vehicle (HGV). This year, seven of the eight people killed by lorries in London have been women.
See this story on BBC News magazine
Entire Royal Mail bicycle stock to be scrapped
According to a postal worker's blog, Royal Mail is considering getting rid of all it's bikes.
www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/24/postal-worker-blog-innovation-idiocy
CTC Launches "Stop SMIDSY"
CTC - The National Cyclists' Organisation has launched a new campaign called Stop SMIDSY.
Stop ‘Sorry Mate, I Didn’t See You’
New Funding for Adult Cycle Training
Bath Cycling Campaign has received funding to subsidise and promote cycle training for adults in BANES.
A grant of £5000 has been raised via a grant from Bath Car Share Club and match funding from BANES council. It means that the cost to the individual will be reduced from £30 to £5 per session.
We are aiming at adults who can ride a bike, but would like extra skills and confidence to allow them to make journeys on the road.
How dependent on the car is your region?
from The Campaign for Better Transport, 15/9/2009
Cyclists will be given green light to ignore one-way signs
The Times 17/9/09
Cyclists will be permitted to ride the wrong way along one-way streets under a change intended to encourage more people to give up their cars or use them less.
The Government will announce today that cyclists will be permitted to ignore no-entry signs: a practice already followed by many, including David Cameron, the Conservative leader.
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Photo: Cycling England
