I’m planning some public events over the next year that will be supported by ESRC and co-hosted by the London Cycling Campaign. They’re aimed at bringing together researchers, practitioners, advocates and others to share knowledge, develop policy ideas, and learn more about using data and research. Over the coming weeks … Continue reading
If you live in Hackney and are a London Cycling Campaign member – please come to the local group’s Annual Meeting next week (Wednesday 5th October) – details here. If you live in Hackney, want to make it better for cycling, but aren’t an LCC member – why not join, … Continue reading
Towards the end of last year, the LCC Policy Forum was asked to produce a position paper on buses and bikes. I have just finalised it and it can be seen on the LCC website here. There will be an associated motion debated at the 2014 AGM. The request to … Continue reading
I was prompted to write this post by Mark Treasure’s recent piece about the West End Project. Why, asked Mark, do cycle campaigners sometimes seem to put other demands on urban space first, ahead of advocating for cycling? Why are we happy to accept that cycle infrastructure is not possible … Continue reading
A short post about last night’s workshop, a London Cycling Campaign/Living Streets joint event. This also formed part of the LCC Policy Forum seminar series, which I run – we’ve had roughly one a month since I started it going a year ago. (Living Streets and LCC have both just … Continue reading
A short piece I wrote for the LCC website as part of their International Women’s Day collection. It and a range of other pieces are here. I’ve ridden a bike in London now for around 12 years. My commute runs from Hackney to Westminster, and while some of it is … Continue reading
NB – the deadline for response is Friday 8th November. This post is a follow-up to a couple of earlier posts about Westminster’s Piccadilly Two Way scheme, which has been rumbling on. Six months ago, a group of cycling advocates and experts were invited to meet and discuss the Piccadilly … Continue reading
This week I attended the meeting of a steering group at which I represent LCC. I updated the group on the motions passed at the LCC conference last weekend, specifically Motions 3, 4 and 5, which were relevant to the topics under discussion. It struck me that it might be … Continue reading
In my capacity as Chair of the London Cycling Campaign Policy Forum, I’m proposing a motion to the LCC Conference and AGM outlining when we need protected space for cycling. This post briefly explains why I’ve written the motion – comments are welcome as ever, but I also hope people … Continue reading
