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Newsletter no 96, Autumn 2012 After that just bring both cards and a The numbers of people ‘Liking’ Pedals on Pedals Committee contacts member of will hire you out a Citycard Cycle Facebook has grown steadily in the last few Pedals Committee members now are:- free of charge. This offer is available from months and now numbers well over 200! Citycard bike hire now until October 2013. x Andrew Martin, (Facilitator)
x Peter Osborne (Secretary) and storage scheme x ĂǀŝĚ ĂƐůĞLJ;dƌĞĂƐƵrer) Discounts for Pedals members at x Larry Neylon, ;tĞďŵĂƐƚĞƌͿ expands with FREE local bike shops x Hugh McClintock (Newsletter ĚŝƚŽƌͿ x Peter Briggs trial offer for Pedals x ƌƚŚƵƌtŝůůŝĂŵƐ
x Susan Young. members! To help publicise the new and steadily Contact details are on our website at http://www.pedals.org.uk/contacts_list expanding Citycard bike hire and storage This scheme, which was visited recently by Don’t forget that with your Pedals scheme Pedals members can have a free Norman Baker, MP, the Transport Minister, membership card you can get discount at trial of these bikes! forms part of the City Council’s recently several local bike shops including: New Pedals QR code for updated Cycling Strategy ‘Towards creating a x Bunney’s Bikes, Carrington St. more cycle friendly city 2012 – 2015’ x LJĐůĞ'ĂƌĂŐĞ͕tĞƐƚƌŝĚŐĨŽƌĚ quick response access from your Smartphone to our Website! www.mynottingham.gov.uk/cycle. x Cycle Inn, Beeston
x Arnold Cycles, Arnold. The strategy, which was worked up in close
x Freewheel, Hockley consultation with local cyclists including x ZĞdžZŽďŝŶƐŽŶ͕ĂƌůƚŽŶ To hire a Citycard Cycle from Broadmarsh Pedals and national sustainable transport
Bus Station simply come along with your charity Sustrans, recognises that more and A full list of local bike shops can be found Citycard and your Pedals membership card. more people want to be able to cycle as part on the Pedals website at On your first visit your Citycard will be of their daily lives and the Citycard Cycle http://www.pedals.org.uk/looking_after registered and you will be asked to sign a Scheme will make cycling an easy travel _your_bike Hire Agreement. choice.
The scheme is a collection of exciting
measures targeted at specific local needs, all
accessed via the Council’s flexible Citycard smartcard. It should be stressed that it is not 20 1
like the ‘Boris Bike’ scheme – London is ŽƵŶƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůĂŶĚZƵƐŚĐůŝĨĨĞŽƌough The Pedals stall at the Big Day Out on the Saturday completely different to Nottingham with Council. of the Cycle Live weekend in July radically different needs, geography and resources. All elements are being financed These selected sites allow users to access from the Department for Transport’s Local areas of the off road cycle network - in Sustainability Transport Fund and are due to particular the City’s waterside cycle paths come on stream over the next 2 years. which have seen significant investment to make them extremely popular leisure and off-ƌŽĂĚĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌƌŽƵƚĞƐ͘ZŽƵƚes which have direct links to these sites include the Big Track (including the Trent and Canal), the NĂƚŝŽŶĂůLJĐůĞEĞƚǁŽƌŬ;EEϲͿĂŶĚƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌ Leen.
Cost is £4 per day. Ticket includes free public transport on buses, trams and trains over all Nottingham.
No booking required – just turn up and see a member of staff.
Comprehensive paper and electronic cycle mapping is provided by the Council. All new Transport Minister Norman Baker visiting the Citycard facilities will be incorporated into
Citycard scheme at the Broad Marsh Centre this as they become live’. in September, with Cllr. Jane Urquhart, City Council Transport Portfolio Newsletter printed by Portland Print Tourist bike hire – by end 2012 The Pedals newsletter is printed by Portland Print, based at the
Available from (to be finalised): Portland College near Mansfield.
ͻEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵdŽƵƌŝƐŵĞŶƚƌĞ͘DĂƌŬĞƚ tĞĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞůLJĐŚŽŽƐĞƚŚĞŵŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞŝƌǀĞƌLJ Square ͻƌŽĂĚŵĂƌƐŚƵƐ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ important work for people with physical disabilities. ͻEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵĂƐƚůĞ ͻtŽůůĂƚŽŶWĂƌŬ Next issue:
ͻƚƚĞŶďŽƌŽƵŐŚEĂƚƵƌĞZĞƐĞƌǀĞ Interchange bike hire – by end 2012 The next issue will appear in May 2013 ͻEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJWĂƌŬ
ͻEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ Continue your daily commute by bike, (Editor: Hugh McClintock: email [email protected]) ͻEĞǁƐƚĞĂĚďďĞLJ available from the following interchanges: ͻĞĞƐƚŽŶ>ŽĐŬ
ͻƌŽĂĚŵĂƌƐŚƵƐ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ WŽƐƐŝďůĞŚƵďƐŝƚĞƐŝŶtĞƐƚƌŝĚŐĨŽƌĚĂƌĞĂůƐŽ ͻsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂƵƐ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ being considered, in consultation with the 2 19
Pedals AGM 2013 – get the Why not get a friend to join Pedals? ͻYƵĞĞŶƐƌŝǀĞWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞ The bikes will be booked out with a lock and Tell them how easy it is to join online at ͻZĂĐĞĐŽƵƌƐĞWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞ lights and must be returned to the same hire date in your diary now! http://www.pedals.org.uk/how_to_join ͻƵůǁĞůůdƌĂŵE dƐƚŽƉ point, similar to the successful Blackpool dŚĞWĞĚĂůƐ'DŶĞdžƚLJĞĂƌǁŝůůƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞ You could also please encourage them to ͻtŝůŬŝŶƐŽŶ^ƚE dƐƚŽƉͬWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞ scheme. on Saturday 23rd of March 2013, from take out a Standing Order, to help reduce ͻWŚŽĞŶŝdžE dƐƚŽƉĂŶĚWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞ 10:00-14:00 at the Friends' Meeting House, our admin and costs. Clarendon Street, to be followed by a ride. There are many companies within a mile of these interchanges, located on safe cycle routes e.g. Boots, Imperial Tobacco and džƉĞƌŝĂŶĨƌŽŵYƵĞĞŶƐƌŝǀĞWΘZ͘dŚĞƐĞƐŝƚĞƐ offer choice in terms of transport modes and are also well integrated into the existing cycle network.
tŚĞƌĞĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚ to provide better links from these sites to Appeal to all members – new and the network, these have been prioritised as Citycard Cycle Hubs – by end 2013 old - PLEASE ensure that we have a part of Local Transport Plan and LSTF capital current valid email address expenditure These are for secure covered cages accessed
W> ^ E^hZ d,dt ,s s>/ by registered Citycard holders, with cycle Bikes must be pre-booked with 24 hour D/>Z ^^&KZzKh͕ƐŽƚŚĂƚǁĞĐĂŶ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ͕ds͕ůŝŐŚting and Citycard activated notice and can be booked out a week or communicate with you more often than just lockers, open 24 hours, for cyclists’ own more at a time. via the newsletter. bikes.
This scheme is only available to those who tĞĂƌĞŶŽǁƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽĚŽŵŽƌĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ͻƌŽĂĚŵĂƌƐŚƵƐ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ have registered to use the Citycard Cycle emails to members in between paper ͻsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ^ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĞŶƚƌĞĐĂƌƉĂƌŬ;ůĞǀĞůdžͿ͘ scheme in advance and provided the newsletters but each time find that some ͻ&ůĞƚĐŚĞƌ'ĂƚĞĂƌWĂƌŬ necessary personal details. addresses have become invalŝĚ͘W> ^ ͻYƵĞĞŶƐƌŝǀĞWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞ
d, Z &KZ > dh^
ͻ,ƵĐŬŶĂůůdƌĂŝŶ^ƚĂƚŝŽŶ Cost: £2 per week, £5 per month, £50 per Contact details for Pete Elderton ͻ>ĞŝƐƵƌĞĞŶƚƌĞƐ (Membership Secretary) are:- LJĞĂƌ͘,ŝƌĞŝƐ&Z ĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞƚƌĂǀĞůůĞƌƐǁŝƚŚĂ ͻ>ŝďƌĂƌŝĞƐ prepaid Kangaroo season ticket – just quote [email protected] or your Citycard smartcard number on booking. [email protected] Citycard ‘Loxley’ stand locks – by end 2013
tel. 0782 864 7221, mail address: 36 Harrow Automated wider-area Citycard bike hire – Rd, West Bridgford, Nottm NG2 7DU These are Citycard activated locks fixed to by end 2014 existing open air cycle stands around the City
and district Centres. Cycle hire points will be installed at key
points around the City where cycles can be
hired automatically, with no pre booking or counter transaction required. 18 3
These can be used to secure a persons own There will be different cost packages East Midlands cycle campaigners bike as a sole lock or supplementary to ones available, depending on whether the person meet in Chesterfield own lock to secure both wheels. is in education, from a low income, are a job On Saturday 22 September there was a seeker or live in a property rented from further and very successful enjoyable Nottingham City Homes. ŵĞĞƚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ ĂƐƚDŝĚůĂŶĚƐLJĐůŝƐƚƐ͛&ŽƌƵŵ
hosted by the Chesterfield Cycling Campaign. Change of venue since June for The bikes will also be loaned out via the major employers for employees wanting to Pedals monthly meetings! trial commuting to work by cycle. This will Since June our monthly meetings have been also include a number of electric cycles. at the Vat and Fiddle PH on Queen’s Bridge Road, close to Nottingham Station at 7.30pm on the third Monday of each month.
Citycard Own Cycle hire package
– by end 2014 This includes a few speaker presentations,
lots of discussions and a very enjoyable ride This will be the long term hire of a commuter hybrid bike complete with lights, helmet and in the afternoon. a robust secure weatherproof plastic housing unit which can be stored outside most houses or blocks of flats.
This element will build on success of the EŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵhĐLJĐůĞƐĐŚĞŵĞ͕ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJďĞŝŶŐ There is cycle parking opposite the pub entrance and all members are very delivered in partnership between welcome! Nottingham City Council, Sustrans,
EŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕EŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵdƌĞŶƚ The ŶĞdžƚ D&ŵĞĞƚŝŶŐŝƐůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞ in hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕dŚĞEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ For more information on these Leicester in September 2013, hosted by the ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐE,^dƌƵƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ Citycard cycling developments new Leicester LJĐůŝŶŐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ'ƌŽƵƉ͘;ƚďĐͿ Nottingham Transport Partnership, offering x contact Russ Morton, tel. (0115) long-term cycle hire to both staff and 915 3792, students at three of the City’s largest trip x or email generators. [email protected] For meeting details please keep an eye on or visit the Pedals website at It will also build upon the existing scheme http://www.pedals.org.uk/citycard_cycle_hire the relevant section of our website at
ƌƵŶďLJZŝĚĞtŝƐĞǁŚĞƌĞďLJĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚďŝŬĞƐ http://www.pedals.org.uk/meetings are refurbished by the Framework House
Trust and loaned back to those on low incomes. More information on the EMCF, founded in
2006 by the then Chair of the Derby Cycling The bikes will be serviced on a regular basis Group, John Stubbs, on the Pedals website at as part of the yearly hire fee. http://www.pedals.org.uk/east_midlands_cyclists _forum
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DARK WINTER NIGHTS Station Cycle Parking: ŶƚƌLJƚŽƚhis area is by way of a new smaller Smartcard access only area gate now included in the wide gates half way AHEAD: SEE AND BE SEEN! along the Compound. activation imminent!?
Citycards to use this new more secure area
can be obtained for free (and by non-city
residents) from the City Transport More information on the bike recycling Information Centre in the Old Market pages of the Pedals website at Square. They can then also be used for accessing bikes in the Citycard bike and http://www.pedals.org.uk/bike_recycling Photo with acknowledgements to storage scheme, as mentioned in our lead Keith Morgan, City Council story. tŝƚŚĂďŝƚŽĨůƵĐŬ͕ďLJƚŚĞƚŝŵĞLJŽƵŐĞƚƚŽ Discussion on Ucycle Project read this newsletter, the eastern half of the For more information on Station cycle Secure Bike Compound at Nottingham parking contact Keith Morgan at the City extension to local FE colleges Station (next to the new temporary ticket Council: Joanna Ward, Sustrans Ucycle Project office on Station Street) will offer extra [email protected] Director will be coming along to the Pedals security being accessible only by people th meeting on Monday 19 November for a with Citycards to help further with the STOP PRESS: discussion on current developments security of bikes parked at the Station. including the extension of the project to Activation of the Smartcard reader had been džĐĞůůĞŶƚĂĚǀŝĐĞŽŶĐLJĐůĞůŝŐŚƚŝŶŐŝƐ several local FE Colleges available from the special poster expected on 29 October, to be followed by a 2-week period for users of this area to get New EMT cycling coordinator produced by the Cambridge Cycling Citycards if they did not have them already, and EMT Cycle Forum to follow Campaign and downloadable from their before the Citycard access only website at arrangements came into effect but, we early in 2013 http://www.camcycle.org.uk/resources/lights/ understand, there was some further delay in We were very pleased to learn recently that DdĐŽŵƉůĞƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJǁŝƌŝŶg. Jonny Wiseman has been appointed by East
As we go to press we still hope, after much Midlands Trains as their Cycling Bike Club Recycling Schemes For all Pedals meeting details please visit delay, that this will at last be done in the Coordinator. (email: our website at get big funding boost! next few weeks! (Keep an eye on the Pedals [email protected]) http://www.pedals.org.uk/meetings website, www.pedals.org.uk for sĞƌLJŐŽŽĚŶĞǁƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝŬĞůƵď confirmation of when this is done) Even better is the news just as we go to
ZĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ^ĐŚĞŵĞŝŶƵůǁĞůů͕ press that he intends early next year to
establish an East Midland Train Cycle operated by the Framework Housing Forum! Associatio, has been successful in
getting a major funding boost from the Big Lottery Fund. 16 5
the design of tram stops ('island' and Ups and Downs in 'kerbside' types) and their implications for further discussions cyclists' sĂĨĞƚLJĂƐŽŶŚŝůǁĞůů,ŝŐŚZŽĂĚ;ƐŝƚĞ of proposed tram stop in the picture below) with Pedals on the Cycle Live 2013 dates fixed
NET extension plans The dates for next year’s Cycle Live weekend, including the Great Notts Bike Ride are 21-23 June 2013.
The main organisers are again Perfect Motion, with the strong support of Nottingham City Council. dŚĞŵĂŶLJŝŵƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƚǁŽŶĞǁE d More information from Chris Simon, extensions for cyclists, discussed in the last the Director: issue (Spring/Summer 2012) continue to be a [email protected] major preoccupation for Pedals, with mixed results from our ongoing liaison with the Some pictures from the potential for back street routes (especially many parties involved including the City and Cycle Live 2012 ŚŝůǁĞůů,ŝŐŚZŽĂĚ- Middle Street) area for th th ŽƵŶƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůƐ͕ƚŚĞE d džƚĞŶƐŝŽŶWƌŽũĞĐƚ Weekend (13 -15 July) cyclists wishing to avoid cycling near tram Team and their consultants, Mott McDonald, tracks. There has however been little further sŝŶĐŝŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƌŽdžƚŽǁĞĂŶĚ progress on this issue in the last few months. ZƵƐŚĐůŝĨĨĞŽƌŽƵŐŚŽƵŶĐŝůƐ͘
ƉƌŽƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐŽĨΖsĞůŽ^dZ/L track filler As mentioned in our last issue the many ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐĂƚƉŝŶĐŚƉŽŝŶƚƐ͕ĂƐƵƐĞĚŝŶ'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ. issues being discussed include:- This we see as particularly important on ŚŝůǁĞůůZŽĂĚŶĞĂƌ^ŽƵƚŚEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵ College where the tram leaves the road to go
off-road towards Toton, etc, with a potentially risky situation for cyclists in having to make acute angled crossings of the photos with acknowledgements to tram tracks. Perfect Motion,Beeston.
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Workplace Parking Levy Rural Rides continue, new Cycling Infrastructure Support via Ridewise and new Grants: Facebook-based groups,
The City Council has now launched a Cycling Update from Julian Bentley, Infrastructure Support Grant scheme for In addition to the main Rural Rides businesses located in Nottingham. Programme managed by Ridewise there are now several other local groups offering rides (publicised via Facebook and the web) These include:
ϭ͘WŽƉƉLJĂŶĚWŝŶƚsĞůŽŵĞĞƚƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJĂƚ potential tramside paths to be shared paths minimising road closures and cycle path ƚŚĞƉƵďŝŶ>ĂĚLJďĂLJ͕tĞƐƚƌŝĚŐĨŽƌĚ͕ŵĂŝŶůLJ rather than just footpaths (Chilwell-Toton, closures and ensuring temporary path weekends. Facebook: tŝůĨŽƌĚ-ZƵĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶ>ĂŶĞ͕ĂŶĚZƵĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶ arrangements during construction work͘tĞ http://www.facebook.com/groups/poppya Lane-'The Downs', Silverdale-Clifton). As we have been pressing for direct links for cyclists ndpintvelo/ go to press we are still in discussions with to be kept open when there are general road
2. Nottingham fixed gear meet regularly, ƚŚĞŽƵŶƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůĂŶĚZƵƐŚĐůŝĨĨĞĂďŽƵƚ closures if at all possible, e.g. in the current
mainly weekday evenings at the Broadway ensuring that there will be a proper shared 6-month closure (from 3 October) on Cinema. They also do bike polo. ƉĂƚŚďĞƚǁĞĞŶtŝůĨŽƌĚ>ĂŶĞĂŶĚZƵĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ZƵĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶ>ĂŶĞŽŶƚŚĞůŝĨƚŽn route but in Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/grou >ĂŶĞďLJƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵĂŶĚtŝůĨŽƌĚ this instance this has not proved possible ps/32207441926/ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ƐƚĂƚĞ͘ after all. It is likely that there will be no way
ϯ͘sĞůŽůƵďƌĞĂĚĂŶĚŝƚƚĞƌŵĞĞƚ through for cyclists (and pedestrians) until
regularly at the pub at Mapperley Top. January at the earliest. For more information about support for Facebook: cycling including training, cycle lanes and http://www.facebook.com/groups/115757 getting around the city contact the 302124/?ref=ts
Transport Strategy Team on (0115) 876 4. Cycle Sneinton meet twice a month for 3387 or email: ƌŝĚĞƐĨƌŽŵdŚĞ,ĞƌŵŝƚĂŐĞ͕^ŶĞŝŶƚŽŶ͘tĞď͗ [email protected] http://cyclesneinton.com/
short- and long-term cycle parking at dĞƌŵŝŶĂůWĂƌŬĂŶĚZŝĚĞƐŝƚĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŽƉƐ͕ including promotion, management and
maintenance arrangements. This is now On a brighter note the City Council have likely to take the form of Citycard depots made a positive response to our suggestion (see above, pp 1-4). that advantage be taken of the tram- related works at the junction of Queen’s Drive with Castle Meadow Road, by Sainsburys’ Homebase (see photo) to provide a proper signalled cycle cut-through between Castle Bridge Road and Meadows Way, a facility that we have been pressing
14 7 for since Castle Bridge Road was first ďĞĞŶƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJƚŚĞdƌĞŶƚsĂůĞ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ Ridewise launches Travel Right engaging with local communities through a constructed in the mid-1980s! Partnership volunteer network of community (http://trentvale.wordpress.com/). scheme in the north and north champions who will help raise awareness x For more information on these west of Nottingham: and promote the wide range of transport discussions include notes on the The routes, mostly circular, include some choices that are available for users in meetings we are having see the short rides of about 5 miles and some longer Nottingham. such as the 31 mile Newark to Fledborough dƌĂǀĞůZŝŐŚƚŝƐĂάϭϲϱŬƉƌŽũĞĐƚĨƵŶĚĞĚƵŶƚŝů Pedals website: http://www.pedals.org.uk/net_co circular route, which makes use of the 2015 through Nottingham City Council’s By helping people make informed travel nsultation_2012 magnificent former Fledborough viaduct Local Sustainable Transport Fund decisions including walking, cycling and x For updates on NET construction across the Trent east of Tuxford, and programme. related road and path closures connecting via a disused railway to Lincoln. using public transport more often, Travel visit: This forms part of the Dukeries Trail opened ZŝŐŚƚĐĂŶŚĞůƉƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽ http://www.thetram.net/construct last year, which is also part of the Sustrans employment, learning and services, reduce ion-about-us/ National Cycle Network. transport costs and CO2 levels and promote healthy active lifestyles. Presently the project manager Andy Parkinson is New local cycle maps talking to people in the areas to get their dƌĂǀĞůZŝŐŚƚǁŝůůŚĞůƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ views on what needs to be done to get River Leen Greenway brochure businesses in Aspley, Basford, Bestwood, more people using more sustainable forms The City Council have published a new Bilborough, Bulwell, Bulwell Forest and the of transport, Andy will then propose a brochure and map to publicise the >ĞĞŶsĂůůĞLJǁĂƌĚƐƚŽŐĞƚĂƌŽƵŶĚĂƐƋƵŝĐŬůLJ͕ programme of work and activities to the ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌ>ĞĞŶƉĂƚŚ cheĂƉůLJĂŶĚĞĂƐŝůLJĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ZŝĚĞtŝƐĞ City Council. between Basford and Bulwell, including parts were awarded the grant to manage the ŽĨ^ƵƐƚƌĂŶƐEĂƚŝŽŶĂůLJĐůĞZŽƵƚĞϲ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌ rd Typically this might include free travel improvements in this area are planned. project in competition with other 3 sector partnerships. advice that can save money on transport costs, free cycle training and support and lots of fun events with promotional giveaways.
For more information and to fill in our
More information on these maps, produced survey visit us at www.travelright.org.uk , in cooperation with Sustrans, from Tony find us on Facebook at Eyres, who is a Sustrans Ranger for the travelrightnottingham, email us Newark area: email: [email protected] [email protected]
For comprehensive information on local cycle route maps and books visit
http://www.pedals.org.uk/maps_and_books Trent Vale Partnership Cycle maps
/ŶƚŚĞ ĂƐƚŽĨEŽƚƚŝŶŐŚĂŵƐŚŝƌĞĂŶĞǁƐĞƌŝĞƐ The project aims to deliver locally focused of maps showing suggested leisure routes in sustainable travel advice and services by the Lower Trent area north of Newark has 8 13
The ‘Ring Road Major’ scheme for Bike Week in June. Improved cycle route signing improvements on the Nottingham
Ring Road between Derby Road and Daybrook
More signs on The Big Track should also be For more information see the new ‘Securing following althougŚƐŽŵĞ͕Ğ͘Ő͘ŽŶYƵĞĞŶ͛Ɛ Your Bike’ leaflet tĂůŬ͕ǁŝůůŚĂǀĞƚŽǁĂŝƚƵŶƚŝůĐŽŵƉůĞƚŝŽŶŽĨ the new path alongside the new tram route in that area.
tĞŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŶƐŽŵĞĨƌƵŝƚƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJĨŽƌWĞĚĂůƐ efforts over several years to get improved Superb new bridge for cyclists direction signing on cycle routes, at least in across the newly widened A46 the city, and have had a new opportunity to emphasise the importance of this since we near Bingham became directly represented earlier this year Many congratulations to the Highways on the Nottingham Local Access Forum Agency (who we do not often have cause to congratulate, by the way!) for providing several very welcome new cycle facilities as part of the now nearly completed dualling of ƚŚĞϰϲdƌƵŶŬZŽĂĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶtŝĚŵĞƌƉŽŽů and Newark.
The last few months have seen the appearance of further such signs on The Big Track route in The Meadows and Clifton Bridge areas and we have also been pressing for improved direction signing on other off-
ƌŽĂĚƌŽƵƚĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞ^ŶĞŝŶƚŽŶ'ƌĞĞŶǁĂLJ͕ and the Pedals website: tŽůůĂƚŽŶWĂƌŬĂŶĚŽůǁŝĐŬWĂƌŬ͘ ĂƐŝůLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŝƐƚŚĞ Notts Police launch new Bike http://www.pedals.org.uk/stolen_bikes bridleway bridge over the new A46 a bit north of the new Saxondale roundabout Shepherd Security Scheme west of Bingham. The new Bike Shepherd cycle security scheme, promoted by Notts Police, The Big Wheel and Sustrans, etc., was launched in 12 9
In response, the City and County Councils Queen’s Drive / Crossgate Drive, west of the Other cycle route and have decided that this junction will not be Meadows their top priority for bidding for this special consultations news: funding but they are aware of the problems and will carry out further investigations to see what can be done, subject to funding, to make it more cycle-friendly.
This forms part of Sustrans National Cycle ZŽƵƚĞEĞƚǁŽƌŬϭϱďĞŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐ the county, and already signed in some ƉůĂĐĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶZĂĚĐůŝĨĨĞŽŶdƌĞŶƚ The Department for Transport this summer and tŝůĨŽƌĚ͘ announced a special funding scheme for improving the safety of junctions with a
particular accident record for cyclists and we made several suggestions to the City and
County Councils for ones to include in their ďŝĚƐ͘KƵƌƚŽƉƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJǁĂƐƚŚĞ&ŝǀĞtĂLJƐ
junction on the City / Broxtowe boundary at ĂůůŽŽŶƐtŽŽĚƐ͕ŝ͘Ğ͘dƌŽǁĞůůZŽĂĚ͕tŽůůĂƚŽŶ
sĂůĞ͕NotƚŝŶŐŚĂŵZŽĂĚ͕etc. (see map and photos below)
Further sections will include the new cycle Other problematic junctions for cyclists on paths in the widened A453 scheme between which we have had discussions in the last the M1 and Clifton on which work is due to few months include:- start early next year. Mile End Road / Colwick Road Pedals welcomes feedback on the new A46 cycle facilities: see http://www.pedals.org.uk/a46_widening_map
tĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚŝƐƚŽďĞĂƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůLJ awkward junction and a major barrier for cyclists wishing to ride safely from Beeston etc. towards Bilborough, including ŝůďŽƌŽƵŐŚŽůůĞŐĞ͕ŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůŽĐĂů& Colleges ŶŽǁĐŽǀĞƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞ^ƵƐƚƌĂŶƐhĐLJĐůĞ Project.
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