Friday 1st March sees the start of the consultation into parking on our city streets. There will be an exhibition on Friday and Saturday in the City Council, North Street from 10 am – 4 pm as well as on 20th March. There will be one chance to get to the exhibition in the evening in Swanfield Community Centre 2-8 pm on 25th March. The consultation will go live on Friday too. https://haveyoursay.westsussex.gov.uk/…/chichester-propose…/ It might be worth going along to…
9:45 am: March to Declare Your Support for calling A Climate Emergency!!! Support Sarah Sharp and the Motion calling a Climate Emergency by witnessing the meeting from the public gallery. The County Council Meeting will be held at 10.30 Friday 15 February 2019 at County Hall, Chichester.
Car Free Day is an international day that has been around for many years – it has long been a dream of mine to make this a focus for health and activity and clean air in Chichester. As a by-product I hope this would give the opportunity for more people to cycle more safely without fear or worry. In 2010 I helped organise a take-over of a car parking space in Northgate Car Park but my dream has been to…
The Chair of the Cycle Forum, Ian Smith, is moving on. Many thanks go to him for this voluntary position which he has served with dedication and thoroughness. Commenting on behalf of the Forum on many a planning document and persevering through all the bureaucracy set in our way. It is important that this group continues as it is a key link between the cycling groups and the community and the councils. We have input from Sustrans, SDNPA, the Selsey…
ChiCycle – Some views on the Local Plan and Peter Brett Associates Report January 2019 Research from New Zealand has shown that congestion and carbon emissions can be reduced by investing in safe walking and cycling paths. https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago701085.html?mc_cid=00a14af008&mc_eid=5c9c8f87c6 This is news that appears to have escaped the policy makers at CDC and planners at Peter Brett Associates. As Coordinator of ChiCycle, Chichester’s Cycle Campaign, I am reading the Local Plan Review with caution as walking and cycling should be put…