Update Feb 2023 – a further meeting with the Chief Constable is set for 16th May with the deadline for questions to be submitted by 6th March 2023. Regular quarterly meetings focus on different topics and the May meeting is to discuss “Road Safety”. The questions and answers from March 2022 meeting focusing on road… Continue reading Road Safety Questions for the Police
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Sheffield Cycle Infrastructure. The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
All aboard the 10:10 EMR Service to Sheffield On a chilly Saturday morning in January a small group from Derby Cycling Group travelled by train to Sheffield for a guided tour of the city’s cycle infrastructure to experience the good, the bad and the ugly. Dexter and John, from Cycle Sheffield, kindly agreed to be… Continue reading Sheffield Cycle Infrastructure. The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Spot the Difference
The Spot The Spot (not to be mistaken with the function venue seen from Lara Croft way…or the fictional yellow dog) is the area of Derby City Centre where London Road, Osmaston Road and St Peter’s Street meet like the confluence of three mighty rivers (Ed. Yes James). It’s open to motorised traffic in one… Continue reading Spot the Difference
Cycle “Kissing Gate” finally removed
Pleased to report that the “kissing gate” on the National Cycle Network Route 54, 68 and 66 to access Onslow Road, Mickleover from Mickleover Meadows has now been replaced by a simple bollard. There have been grumbles from cyclists for many years and some situations where people have been totally unable to make use of… Continue reading Cycle “Kissing Gate” finally removed
Cycling and the Cost of Living
The rising cost of living has eaten into everyone’s incomes over recent years, household food bills rising exponentially, heating and energy costs astronomically high and the monstrous cost of filling the family car. Household expenditure for just living a normal existence is now escalating at unprecedented rates. We can only respond by modifying our lifestyles… Continue reading Cycling and the Cost of Living
(DCG) Safari to Segro
Jean, Martin, Oli & Patric from DCG *bravely* volunteered to establish the extent to which there was a commuter-friendly cycle route to the ‘East Midlands Gateway’, Segro Logistics Park opposite the M1 at Kegworth and just North of EMA, at the request of some of our friends from Sustrans. The idea was to investigate a… Continue reading (DCG) Safari to Segro
Route Planning for Night-time
An ongoing issue for local (and national) planning of cycle routes is that an attractive route during the day may become unattractive at night time due to lack of lighting, perceived dangers, the relative lack of other users, etc. There are a number of routing applications (websites, apps) such as RidewithGPS, Komoot, Strava, Google, …… Continue reading Route Planning for Night-time
Cycle – Rail feedback requested
The Cycle Rail Working Group is requesting feedback on people’s experiences of combining rail and cycle travel with a view to creating a new guidance document for the train operators. The previous version (2016) of the “Cycle – Rail toolkit” can be found here. The Cycle Rail working group “brings together the rail industry and… Continue reading Cycle – Rail feedback requested
Egginton Bridge Flooding Works work
The observant may have noticed works at Egginton Bridge (at the South Western end of the Mickleover Greenway) earlier this year. Users of the Mickleover Greenway over the winter period in previous years will have noticed that there is significant flooding which makes the route (part of the National Cycle Network) unusable (as in above… Continue reading Egginton Bridge Flooding Works work
A Ride Through the Park
Pride Park Pride Park is former railway land that was converted into a commercial park in the late 1990s. It’s bounded by railway lines on its southern and western sides and by the River Derwent to the North and East encompassing an area of over 100ha. It’s principally low density/low rise office blocks, car dealerships,… Continue reading A Ride Through the Park