Bricycles Local and National News http://www.bricycles.org.uk Sun, 27 May 2012 17:53:58 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.bricycles.org.uk Bricycles Local and National News BricyclesNewshttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=171482&Itemid=52 Capital to Coast are looking for Marshals at the Capital to Coast Cycle Challenge for Charity which is being held on Sunday, 1st July, 2012. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:28:57 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=166527&Itemid=52 A week long festival to celebrate the bicycle as the ideal form of urban transport, featuring workshops, talks, movie screenings, tournaments and more is being organised for April 2012. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:15:29 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163713&Itemid=52 A set of principles have been compiled by local cycling groups and in consultation with their members. They are intended to give basic guidance for planning departments to follow when planning or changing existing infrastructure. The objective is that there can then be a more sustainable approach to planning projects, and opportunities will not be missed that could have facilitated cycling. They provide baseline guidance which can be adapted in each individual situation. The document can be accessed here (index.php?option=com_docman task=doc_download gid=248) or in our Relevant Documents (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=95 Itemid=76) section. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:50:01 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163712&Itemid=52 Volunteers are needed to help with collecting signatures for the Royal Sussex County Hospital petition, which is calling for the hospital trust to invest in walking, cycling and public transport to balance their £10 million investment in a new car park and to try and minimise the amount of additional car journeys this will generate. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:29:43 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163300&Itemid=52 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:58:23 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=161175&Itemid=52 Brighton and Hove Friends of the Earth (BHFoE) are requesting signatures to their petition on the redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital. While they support the redevelopment (which has some good aspects to it), BHFoE are calling for the hospital trust to invest as much (or more) money in walking, cycling and public transport as it is in car parking. Please help us by signing our e-petition (http://present.brighton-hove.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=283). Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:27:52 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=159949&Itemid=52 September saw the installation by Southern of a new 40-space double-tier bicycle parking facility at the south side of Brighton railway station. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:39:10 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=158395&Itemid=52 Please sign the petition to Brighton Hove Council for a Woodingdean-Falmer cycle path. Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:21:07 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150855&Itemid=52 A cyclist is fighting for his life after being hit by a milk float on Madeira Drive, Brighton, at about 8.20am today. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:26:11 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=145913&Itemid=52 Managers at Brighton Station information desk have confirmed to Bricycles that the cycle parking at the front of the station will not be reinstated. They also said the cycle parking at the rear of the station will remain and will be expanded. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:45:43 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=141889&Itemid=52 Volunteers are needed for this year's hourly Bike Train service to Springwatch Festival at Stanmer Park on Sunday 5th June. Fri, 13 May 2011 14:44:59 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=135613&Itemid=52 Following a popular campaign by local cyclists, The Drive cycle lane has been saved. At a meeting of full council on 4th March Green, Labour and other opposition councillors united to overturn the ruling Tories' budget plans and forced the Tories to accept their alternative plans to slash £34m from the Council's budget. The overturned budget plans were wide ranging and included the £1.1m earmarked for removing The Drive cycle track. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:18:24 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=133120&Itemid=52 Brighton and Hove Green Party organised a protest this weekend to save The Drive cycle lane in Hove, which was a great success despite the rainy weather. Brighton and Hove Council has announced plans to spend £1.1m removing this key cycle route (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=131804 Itemid=52) to make way for heavy goods traffic going to and from Shoreham Harbour. Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:22:26 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131804&Itemid=52 Brighton and Hove Council has announced plans to dig up the mile-long Grand Avenue/The Drive cycle track in order to make way for heavy goods traffic going to and from Shoreham Harbour. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:10:20 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=130525&Itemid=52 The Argus has reported (http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/8823063.Brighton_cycle_lane_extension_plans_scrapped/) that plans to extend a seafront cycle lane from the cliff top path at the east end of Marine Parade to the Palace Pier at the Western end have been scrapped due to safety and budgetary concerns. Local cyclists had requested the route's feasibility be investigated, however the Aquarium Roundabout was considered a barrier to the scheme, given the expense of incorporating it safely into the proposed cycle route. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:40:39 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=127618&Itemid=52 Slipping on ice has been found by the BetterByBike (http://www.betterbybike.info/) survey to be the single biggest cause of non-collision incidents. Previously focussed on respondents in the South West, the organisers now want to increase the sample size, so if you have incidents you can tell them about please visit the BetterByBike site and pass the link on to your friends. Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:37:33 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=125711&Itemid=52 Brighton Hove City Council is proposing to improve junctions at Preston Road/ Ditchling Rise/ Argyle Road and also at Preston Road/ Springfield Road/ Dyke Road Drive. You can take part in the consultation using the online survey (http://consult.brighton-hove.gov.uk/portal/bhcc/transport/prestonroad/prjunction) that been published until 21st December, 2010. Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:11:37 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122661&Itemid=52 The Local Transport Plan consultation takes place from 1 November to 10 December 2010. The LTP is a crucial document setting out the council’s plans and intentions regarding transport so worth registering your views, which is easily done through their website ( http://consult.brighton-hove.gov.uk/public/bhcc/transport/ltp3/ltp3). Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:39:42 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=119716&Itemid=52 After a successful first year, the daily Bike Train has started up again for the new academic year. Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:16:56 +0100 http://www.bricycles.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110060&Itemid=52 On 12th August 2010 Shuab Choudhury was found guilty of Dangerous Driving at Hove Crown Court. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:22:27 +0100