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Cycling and Transport News January 2013
Wed 16 January, 2013 – 9:36 am | No Comment
Cycling and Transport News January 2013

First, few dates for your diary:
The next Transport Group meeting is on Thursday 17th January, at 7:30pm in the Plough on Fish Street, all welcome!
Just Leisure Rides – the next ride is 20th January, from …

Leisure Rides to WestFest and Droitwich Lido
Mon 2 July, 2012 – 9:29 am | No Comment
Leisure Rides to WestFest and Droitwich Lido

Want to get out and about into the wider county, in a sustainable way? Not quite ready to cycle there on your own? Then join us on our upcoming group cycle trips to events, the …

Get on your bike for Bike Week 2012
Tue 19 June, 2012 – 5:39 pm | No Comment
Get on your bike for Bike Week 2012

It’s Bike Week again! This annual campaign, which runs from 16- 24 June, is about encouraging all of us to get pedalling. Going by bike is great aerobic exercise and being outdoors also keeps you in …

Walk your way to a healthier lifestyle
Thu 10 May, 2012 – 11:38 am | No Comment
Walk your way to a healthier lifestyle

This May, people across the UK will be leaving their cars at home and taking to their feet in the Great British Walking Challenge. National Walk to Work Week, 14-18 May, is one event taking …

Ride Leaders Wanted
Tue 24 April, 2012 – 9:41 am | No Comment
Ride Leaders Wanted

Transition Worcester are looking for experienced, road-confident cyclists to help lead a series of group rides to events this summer and autumn. The idea is to encourage less experienced cyclists to get out into the wider …

Panic Buying Petrol
Mon 2 April, 2012 – 10:54 pm | One Comment
Panic Buying Petrol

 
 
 
 
 
 
Panic Buying
Whilst we do not wish harm or difficulty towards people just trying to get by, we’d like to point out that the difficulties we’ve had recently are exactly what is going to be on …

Adult Cycle Training – Free Taster Sessions
Tue 18 October, 2011 – 12:10 pm | No Comment
Adult Cycle Training – Free Taster Sessions

Do you want to start cycling to work or around the city? Never had cycle training or forgotten what you were taught as a kid? Worcestershire County Council is offering two taster sessions for their adult …

South Worcestershire Development Plan
Sun 16 October, 2011 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
South Worcestershire Development Plan

The South Worcestershire Development Plan outlines how the city is going to be developed, to meet future housing, business and community requirements. The Development Plan contains specific plans and policies relating to development in the …

Town Planning and Buses…
Tue 11 October, 2011 – 7:10 pm | No Comment
Town Planning and Buses…

The undeniable Achilles heel of the bus is that it has to travel on roads already full of cars. During rush hours, when most of us actually want to use them, they are slower than …

Wed 5 October, 2011 – 8:54 pm | No Comment

May we politely remind you that the monthly cycling trips from Worcester recommence from Sunday 16th. next, now “branded” as “Choose Cycling Leisure Rides”.

We are meeting at the Environment Centre, Gheluvelt Park, Worcester, for 10.30am …

Town Planning and … Cycling
Mon 26 September, 2011 – 9:05 pm | One Comment
Town Planning and  … Cycling

 Transport planning is decided within the realms of local and national government within a  long timescale of 5-10 years, so knocking on the door with a request to put in a new cycle lane is …

Worcester Leisure Rides
Sat 3 September, 2011 – 6:25 pm | No Comment
Worcester Leisure Rides

On 16th October, regular monthly rides around Worcestershire will start again. They are led rides mainly using quiet roads and cycle paths. No one gets left behind as we ride to the pace of the …

Cyclists are good news for the economy!
Wed 24 August, 2011 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
Cyclists are good news for the economy!

Increasing numbers of cyclists over the last year have had a significant impact on the UK’s economy, according to a new report from the London School of Economics (LSE) in association with Sky Broadcasting and …

On-line cycle maps
Thu 11 August, 2011 – 9:58 pm | No Comment
On-line cycle maps

Here is a quick review of a couple sites the Transport Group looked at as an aid to cycling in Worcester.
I love www.cyclestreets.net. It is a straightforward route planning engine like google maps. It also …