Derby City Council are planning on degrading and removing cycling infrastructure on Friargate between Brick St and Bridge St. The plans will see the removal of a bus/ cycle lane to create space for two lanes of cars. The plans will increase the number of cars, increase pollution and increase the danger to road cyclists.… Continue reading Stripping away our Safety
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Submit video footage to the Police
Derbyshire Police are now encouraging people to submit dash cam or other video footage of road traffic offences for them to review and process as appropriate (warning, prosecution, etc.). More details here It’s good see in the police information that “It’s vital to remember that the vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and… Continue reading Submit video footage to the Police
Derby Clean Air Proposals – Where is the Cycling and Walking?
Derby’s Clean Air Preferred Option was out for consultation until today. The proposal failed entirely to provide any new infrastructure for cycling which, by enabling more people to cycle, would have helped reduce car travel and improved air quality. But it went further than that. It proposes that two pieces of cycle-specific infrastructure be removed: a permissive… Continue reading Derby Clean Air Proposals – Where is the Cycling and Walking?
New cycling offences: Government plans and consultation
New cycling offences: causing death or serious injury when cycling In August 2018 the Government announced the consultation Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy safety review: proposal for new cycling offences. To address the few high profile incidents of cyclist causing the death of pedestrian, the Government propose to introduce new offences for causing death or… Continue reading New cycling offences: Government plans and consultation
A38 Derby Junctions – Consultation: Ask for Better Cycle Routes
Highways England have a project to create “grade separated” junctions at the Kingsway, Markeaton and Little Eaton Islands on the A38. That means the local roads will be at ground level, but the A38 carriageway will be either above or below the local roads, on a bridge or in an underpass. DCG have been campaigning… Continue reading A38 Derby Junctions – Consultation: Ask for Better Cycle Routes
Derby Air Quality consultation
Derby City Council in currently in the process of consulting on their proposals to meet their legal requirements for air quality in Derby. The Derby Cycling Group have provided the following response to the consultation. Members are also encouraged to provide their own feedback. We are writing from Derby Cycling Group in response to the… Continue reading Derby Air Quality consultation
Derby telegraph report on DCG support for ebikes
The Derby Telegraph published a recent article quoting Tony Roelich as calling for the Derby ebike hire scheme to be extended beyond the city centre. Find the article here.
St Peters Street and Cornmarket – Cycle Access 5pm to 10am
At Derby Cycling Group we have argued for many years that banning responsible cycling in the city centre suppresses the number of everyday journeys made by bike in Derby, because the north/south route through the city centre is the most direct one to get many people from where they live to where they work, and… Continue reading St Peters Street and Cornmarket – Cycle Access 5pm to 10am
Derby City Centre Cycle Access – Signage:
Here is some guidance on our interpretation of the signage in use in Derby City Centre regarding the use of streets for cycling. We hope it is useful and informative. It is not a definitive legal definition, but is intended to help people understand the principles of the access which each sign is intended to… Continue reading Derby City Centre Cycle Access – Signage:
Darley Park Multi User Path – APPROVED
At the city council planning committee meeting on 15th February, the planning application to build a 3m wide multi-user path alongside the river in Darley Park was passed. It is believed the majority was 9 to 3 in favour of the path. That is great news for active travel in Derby and thanks to the… Continue reading Darley Park Multi User Path – APPROVED