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Month: April 2019

The National Cycle Network South Coast Route (No2) Destined to get Even Longer!

The National Cycle Network South Coast Route (No2) Destined to get Even Longer!

You might imagine, after many years of campaigning about extending cycleways, ChiCycle would be excited and enthused over the prospect of a cycle route being made longer! However, we are concerned that the National Cycle Network South Coast Route (No2) is destined to become longer only by virtue of it being made increasingly convoluted. People will soon have to travel even further just to reach the same destinations. Unfortunately the section from the City’s Market Cross to the Fishbourne underpass…

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Striving for Improved Cycle Provision and the start of a new Video Project

Striving for Improved Cycle Provision and the start of a new Video Project

Following  the 5th April County Council meeting where our councillors unanimously supported Mr Michael Jones motion on Climate Change,  ChiCycle wish to promote focus on sustainable transport and pressure our local politicians into adhering to their commitments. If our elected representative are genuinely committed to the objective of a zero carbon society, then this must be reflected immediately in our local town planning decisions. All new housing development must now be designed to promote sustainable modes of transport over and…

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Keep People Safe

Keep People Safe

Another crash at Basin Road unfolds its tale of human pain and agony. We don’t know the cause of the crash as police are still seeking witnesses, but we do know that not enough is being done to keep people safe in Chichester. Click this link to read Sussex police report of the recent Basin Rd incident We know that timescales to deliver any improvements to this area are very slow and linked in with the major development to the…

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Whitehouse Farm Development Endangers Three Popular Cycle Routes

Whitehouse Farm Development Endangers Three Popular Cycle Routes

Salterns Way, ChEmRoute and Centurion Way are all under imminently threatened from plans for a southern access route linked to the Whitehouse Farm housing development. Saltern’s way is a delightful cycleway that leads from the Market Cross in Chichester all the way to West Wittering beach. It leads through miles of rural countryside and around the perimeter of Chichester harbour. ChEmRoute is the name of the project to upgrade the cycle way provision between the centres of Chichester and Emsworth….

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Cyclists’ fear over city traffic (Safe cycle routes fail to materialise)

Cyclists’ fear over city traffic (Safe cycle routes fail to materialise)

The Chichester Post is running a story explaining how previously promised safe cycle routes are no longer likely to be put in place in Chichester. The full article is available to read here. Promised Cycle infrastructure now seems unlikely to arrive at Graylingwell The Post reports: “Graylingwell Park housing developers agreed to build a cycle route. But county councillor Jeremy Hunt said he did not think this would happen because of opposition from Chichester Festival Theatre and Chichester District Council.”…

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New Cycle Racks for Chichester City?

New Cycle Racks for Chichester City?

Chicycle is extremely concerned that we are spending nearly £20,000 of public money on replacing perfectly adequate cycle racks.  This is essentially a “prettification measure”. When you decide to travel by bike, when we as councils planning for health and to prevent climate change are trying to encourage cycling, the colour of the racks doesn’t matter. You need more racks… and you need to spend on safety on the streets. But replacing like for like is not essential especially despite…

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