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…
Bristol City Council has backed an ambitious new pledge for the city to become carbon neutral by 2030 – 20 years earlier than previously agreed. The Bristol Post is carrying a story on the Council’s declaration that can be read here. A You-Tube video of the Bristol Council meeting can also be viewed in the media window below. Bristol now joins Frome Town Council in declaring a climate emergency who have also committed to becoming carbon neutral by the year…
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…