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Jonathan Fulford helped crowed fund the Liz Canning produced film about the family and social advantages of using cargo bikes. As a ChiCycle member Jonathan hopes to get permission from Liz Canning so we can show all or parts of the documentary in public presentations on walking and cycling opportunities in Chichester. A few of us have been having lively discussions over showing the film: Should we show the uncut version where family viewers will hear the foul language hurled…

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Dear ChiCycle Supporter, 1st Nov – Ride Chichester’s Pop-Up cycle scheme before it is removed Unfortunately, WSCC have taken the decision to remove the Pop-Up cycle scheme in Chichester. The decision was taken less than two months after the scheme opened on the 25th Aug. Previously ChiCycle discovered that the counter system was not correctly recording usage of the cycle way and no analysis of congestion or safety of the scheme appears to have been made. It is not clear…

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It is believed that Chichester’s Pop up scheme is imminently threatened with removal over claims it that it is infrequently used by cyclists. Meridian news recently ran a story titled “Cycle lanes: more harm than good? West Sussex scheme could be removed” However, ChiCycle have run tests on the West Sussex County Council cycle counters and found they do not correctly measure the number of cyclists using the scheme! It is a concern to ChiCycle that a significant amount of…

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Dear ChiCycle Supporter, We have three news items this October. Have your say in the Future of Walking and Cycling in Chichester Chichester District Council have revealed their draft Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) and would like your comments on it. They have two categories where they suggest interventions that are either “Do Minimum” or “Do More” approaches. It is a lot to read through but a very welcomes sign that walking and cycling may be taken more…

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This is the 2nd of our after work Friday bike rides on the Chichester Pop-Up Cycleway Cyclists have been temporarily allocated extra road-space in Chichester through the new Pop-Up cycle scheme. The Pop-Up cycle scheme has its imperfections but we need to show there is strong support in Chichester for road-space being set aside for safer cycling. Here is a photo of us on the Northern Gyratory on Friday the 4th September

ChiCycle hope to promote walking and cycling between Chichester and Emsworth by encouraging our local authorities to find alternative routes for motorists other than the A259. We feel this could also lead to a considerable improvement in the area for the local community as well as making our fantastic coastline more appealing as a tourist destination. We have created several illustrations showing what the street scenes may look like with significantly reduced motor vehicle traffic. Click here to view or…

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After work on wed 26th August 2020 ChiCycle supporters tested out the Avenue de Chartres Pop-Up cycle lanes that only fully opened the previous day on Tues 25th Aug. Sarah Sharp mentioned hearing that WSCC traffic counters were only reporting low numbers of bicycles using the cycle lanes. When ChiCycle previously tested out the northern sections of the Pop-Up cycle-lanes on Sun 16th Aug, we noticed the WSCC bicycle count was implausibly low considering the number of people that cycled…

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This is an independent initiative started by Harry but he is entirely correct about the safety issues and problems for cyclists. Our recommendation is for people to support him by signing his change.org petition available here. Improve St Pancras / Needlemakers (A285), Chichester for cyclists & pedestrians Problem: The road (A285, Chichester) is heavily used by many (individuals & businesses) to get in and out of the centre of Chichester. It’s currently dangerous for cyclists & pedestrians due to the…

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