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On Your Bike Cardiff Cycling Campaign News On Your Bike cardiff cycling campaign news Cardiff Cycling Spring 2010 Issue No. 77 Campaign Annual Meeting 2009 Members attending the Campaign’s Annual General Meeting in November 2009 at the Welsh Institute of Sport, heard Delme Bowen, Cardiff Executive Council member, present on Cardiff Council’s cycling infrastructure Campaign presses for cycling access and policies. Discussion in pedestrianised areas followed with Councillor CTC say ‘ little actual conflict’ Bowen and Matt Price, Future access for cyclists and their request to us to Land Use Transport within the pedestrianised come to an accommodation Planner. areas of Cardiff city with representatives of The AGM followed, centre is in the balance Disability Organisations. where Campaign following Cardiff We asked CTC what objectives were Council’s decision last guidance covers cyclists’ discussed, including year not to allow cycling at access to pedestrianised the Topica email group, any time in Queen Street, continued on page 3 cardiff.cycling@ topica.com. This is a Inside: 1-2 Campaign AGM Report; Bute Park access moderated group, where 1 + 3 Campaign seeks city cycling access we encourage members 4-5 Think Bike, think Pedal Power to take part in campaign- 6, 7 Cycle links to Pont y Werin; CTC Rides 2 OY Bike Hire Scheme On Your Bike is published by Cardiff Cycling Campaign at 33, The Balcony, Started last September, Castle Arcade, Cardiff, CF10 1BY. there are 70 bikes at Cycle campaigners may reproduce around 10 stations although the locations material from On Your Bike freely. can be flexible. So far To advertise in On Your Bike, please there have been 61 contact Ken Barker (Editor) at Ken. annual subscriptions and [email protected] or contact around 250 journeys. the Campaign at the above address. This is a commercial venture that the council Cardiff Cycling Campaign Annual Meeting 2009 is supporting through a continued from front page 12-month sponsorship. related discussions The following members Access to Bute Park and find out about accepted Campaign in Autumn & Winter Campaign activities. positions: The Campaign has written Attenders discussed Chairperson to Cardiff Council to the Campaign website, Iona Gordon request that the Parks which is intended Secretary Service locks the gates to be an effective Ken Barker to Bute Park at 7 pm so information and Treasurer that people who walk or publicity resource. The Richard Evans cycle to work across the Campaign has looked Membership park are able to return at functionality and will Secretary home the same way in work with a website Richard Nelmes the dark winter evenings. designer to revamp the Vice Chair / Website Currently the Park website Yvan Maurel entrance gates are locked The Dept of Transport’s before dusk, which means Cycling budget publication (Nov 2009) that cycle commuters face priorities “Analysis & synthesis of a dangerous road detour. evidence on the effects Members gave their Having better all year views on budget of investment in six Cycling Demonstration access will encourage more priorities for cycling Towns” - Aylesbury, people to cycle to work, a in Cardiff. These Brighton & Hove, Dar- part of Cardiff Council’s were submitted to lington, Derby, Exeter, Transport Strategy, in the Matt Price of Cardiff Lancaster /Morecambe - cited an interim mean Health, Social Care & Council. A summary increase in cycling Well Being Strategy, and is available from levels of 27% relative to the ‘WHO Healthy City’ Campaign officers. a 2005 baseline. challenge. 3 Campaign presses for cycling access in pedestrianised areas continued from front page areas, and whether the It also cites the completely nonsensical Disability Discrimination evidence from a Pedestrians, whether Act (DDA) is a factor 1993 TRL study of sighted or otherwise, in prohibiting cycling on cycling in vehicle- are far more at risk safety grounds. This is restricted areas which from motor vehicles what Campaigns Manager shows that there is than from cyclists, Roger Geffen advised… little actual conflict, even when they and that cyclists are on a pavement. There are tend to dismount There are about 40 no recent policy when pedestrian pedestrians killed developments. DfT activity is high. This annually by motor have commissioned is summarised in a vehicles on pavements research from TRL DfT Traffic Advisory or verges (almost (Transport Research Leaflet TAL 09/93: one a week), whereas Laboratory) on shared http://www.dft.gov. the comparative space, and PACTS uk/pgr/roads/tpm/ figure for cycles (the Parliamentary tal/ is that there were Advisory Council Cycling England three in the whole on Transport Safety) also produces some of the last decade also has an ongoing useful advice, although (see http://www.ctc. research project on this has slightly less org.uk/resources/ this topic. Neither has ‘official’ standing Campaigns/0911_ reported yet. (especially in Wales): CP_RLJ- pavement_ Nationally the http://www.dft. gov. brf.pdf). So if the Government’s position uk/cyclingengland/ presence of cyclists on cycle access to docs/a07vehicle_ in a vehicle-restricted vehicle-restricted areas restricted_ areas.pdf area places blind is set out in section 4.3 As for the and partially sighted of Cycle Infrastructure argument that people at an illegal Design, http://www. permitting cycling disadvantage, then dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/ within vehicle- the same must surely tpm/ltnotes/ltn208. restricted areas might apply to the presence pdf - note particularly be a breach of DDA, of motor vehicles paras 4.3.4 and 4.3.5. this strikes me as on the road network. 4 Think Bike – Think Pedal Power www.cardiffpedalpower.org tel:02920390713 It’s 10 years since Pedal Power charity had its first meeting and, over the past decade, the whole concept has changed. Initially set up to support a cycling project for adults with learning disabilities, it was realised that cycling could benefit so many more people, and the overall aim of the charity Regular cyclist Jeff & Organiser Nigel at Pedal Power is now to ‘Make Cycling excluded from the fun ability) to developing Accessible to All’. At of cycling. cycling skills and gaining Pontcanna, the days of confidence in on-road tin sheds are long gone Pedal Power at Cardiff cycling. and, thanks to the Big Bay – Pedal Power’s fleet Lottery Fund, Pedal is maintained in Roath Group Cycling - a Power has a purpose Basin, where cycle hire weekly ride that lasts built cycling facility is available at weekends, an hour – this is usually for all the community. with plans to open along the Taff Trail, Pedal Power has bikes during school holidays. and is for people with for all ages and abilities. Pedal Power recycles mixed abilities – and a BBC Children in Need some bikes and is helped monthly ride for disabled Appeal has funded a by young people who cyclists, an opportunity part-time physiotherapist learn cycle maintenance to increase the distances who assesses children skills. they are able to cycle. and selects the most appropriate bike and Cycle Skills Training - Spokes Café - where necessary accessories. Pedal Power has staff you can fuel up before This means that disabled trained to national you ride, and refuel and children can cycle with ‘Bikeability’ standards recover afterwards. their peers and their and offers training from families and are not learn to ride (any age or continued on next page 5 Volunteering - there are many opportunities to volunteer: assisting in the bike shed, preparing bikes for cyclists, leading or accompanying group rides, assisting with basic cycling skills training, or administration and helping with fund- raising. How you can support Pedal Power • Encourage your friends to hire a bike at Pedal Power • Have a bike party • Use Spokes Café for an evening event • Recommend the firm you work for to support Pedal Power Get in touch with us if you would like to run a Bike Week event • Arrange for a Pedal Power Cardiff Cycling From: mark austin charity box to be Campaign website markaustin1@msn. placed in your com Keep an eye on the local pub or Please would you food store. web, CCC website will advertise our website soon be updated and to Cardiff cyclists - Please contact us for details eventually redeveloped. http://www.cardiffajax- of our sponsored bike rides If you would like to get involved or share some cycling.co.uk/ on 19th June: Brecon to good e-ideas, please get Thanks Cardiff or Tongwynlais in touch with Yvan via and return. [email protected] Mark Austin 6 Pont y Werin - Campaign seeks Cycle Cardiff improved cycle links Rides and developer for Cycle Cardiff, a route development. cycling group that The Campaign encourages riders of is unhappy with mixed abilities, runs the proposed route rides every Sunday to Penarth (up the morning and some steep hill from Saturdays from the the Marina rather Pedal Power centre, than a possible Pontcanna Caravan more gradual route Pont y Werin bridge pillars Park, Cardiff, and alternative through social events. The Campaign Tesco’s car park), and the New members are has urged fresh proposed links to Dinas welcome to join us. examination of cycle Powis and Llandough. For more informa- routes to Pont y Werin, Campaign members tion, see the website: the new cycle and have urged Sustrans gets www.cyclecardiff.org. footbridge over the River further advice from its’ uk Ely between Cardiff engineers and works with Bay and Cogan, funded landowners and Vale of connection to Cardiff, by by the Welsh Assembly Glamorgan Borough using the funds that are Government and the Council to
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