Posts about promoting cycling or improving cycle safety in and around Chichester
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…
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.”…
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…
9:45 am: March to Declare Your Support for calling A Climate Emergency!!! Last time the council adjourned making a decision on the 15th Feb so we are holding another demonstration now they will be debating the issue. Additional actions will include drawing chalk earths on the pavement and engaging with people. (Note that we aim to do this on the pedestrian streets – not confrontationally on the roads) Support the Motion calling a Climate Emergency by witnessing the meeting from…
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…
Residents from Bognor Regis and Chichester held a protest on Tuesday morning 11th Dec 2018 for better facilities for people on foot, on bikes or in wheelchairs in the county. Read more about the story reported in the Chichester Post. Unfortunately, the Chichester Post no longer operates so a copy of the story is copied below… News Posted in News. Protest to improve county for all users Posted on 14th December 2018 | 1 Comment RESIDENTS from Bognor Regis…