The Campaign for Better Transport has created a “Car Dependency Scorecard” that assesses various cities on various criteria including how cycling and walking can be used as alternatives for car use. Overall Derby is rated 11th (somewhere in the middle of the various cities). For cycling and walking Derby does better at equal 7th. The… Continue reading Campaign for Better Transport Car Dependency Scorecard
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UK wide Cycle Network map
A new map has been produced by Richard Mann showing a map of Britain in the style of the Oxford Cycle Map, based on OpenStreetMap data. It shows the treatment of main roads in red, and quiet routes in blue, which helps get a feel for how much the main roads have been adapted to… Continue reading UK wide Cycle Network map
The Velodrome lives!
What appears to be very promising news today with the announcement from the Labour council administration that they intend to proceed with the building of the Multi-Sports Centre. The final decision will be taken at the council cabinet meeting on the 11th July but Councillor Martin Repton has been quoted as being confident that the… Continue reading The Velodrome lives!
Save Derby Velodrome Petition – 783 signatures
We have now printed off the 722 signatures from the Save Derby Velodrome online petition ready to hand to councillor Martin Repton on Monday 28th May. We also have 61 additional paper signatories from the market place rally, giving a total of 783 people who have signed to support the multi sports arena incorporating a… Continue reading Save Derby Velodrome Petition – 783 signatures
Save Derby Velodrome
Derby Cycling Group and Derby Mercury Cycle Club send a huge thank you to everyone of the thousands of people who have expressed support for the Derby Multi Sports Arena incorporating the velodrome and concert space. A lot of support has come from non-cyclists because this is not just a cycling project. We invite… Continue reading Save Derby Velodrome
20mph Places Conference report
John Morrison from Sevenoaks Cycle Forum attended the recent “20mph Places” conference and has written a good summary of the conference (including some personal comments) at this link
Cycling Health & Safety: Winning the Arguments seminar
Cyclenation held a seminar on the subject of “Cycling Health & Safety: Winning the Arguments” and have also created a website with various supporting information related to the seminar. This can be found here. Some good background information on negligence, helmets, and the law.
Derby Politicians and Cycling: How do they stack up?
Derby Cycling Group asked all six of the political parties what their policies are regarding cycling ahead of the council elections on May 3rd. This is how we think they faired, in the order in which we have received the feedback (to be updated as more information comes in): 1. Labour We received a copy… Continue reading Derby Politicians and Cycling: How do they stack up?
Feedback from Political Parties: April 2012
Below is the full text of the correspondence we have received from each political party which is taking part in Derby City Council elections on 3rd May 2012, in response to a request by Derby Cycling Group for information on their cycling policies. Please be aware that the views expressed are those of the party… Continue reading Feedback from Political Parties: April 2012
Cyclenation newsletters
Cyclenation is a federation of local cycle campaigning groups and the DCG is a member. They publish a regular newsletter, the latest of which can be seen at http://www.cyclenation.org.uk/news/news119.pdf