CAMDEN CYCLIST%
CAMDEN CYCLIST%
Camden Cyclists’ News Spring 2016% Website:#www.camdencyclists.org.uk# Enquiries:#[email protected]# @camdencyclists#on#Twitter# emailing#list:#camdencyclingcampaignG [email protected]#
Sign%for%Cycling!!!%
LCC#is#campaigning#for#London’s#next#Mayor#to# keep#up#the#progress#that#has#been#made#over#the# last#few#years# In#May#2016,#London#elects#its#next#Mayor.#LCC# has#just#launched#its#biggest#campaign#yet,#called# Sign%for%Cycling.% The#only#way#to#improve#London’s#environment#is# to#get#more#people#out#of#their#motor#vehicles#and# to#get#them#cycling#and#walking.#To#do#this,#they# will#need#more#space#for#cycling,#to#encourage# more#local#journeys#to#be#made#by#bike,#and#to# tackle#lorry#danger.# Ideally,#we’d#like#a#‘MiniGHolland#in#every#borough.# You#can#tell#the#Mayoral#candidates#that#you#want# a#city#that#is#greener,#healthier#and#easier#to#get# about.#Imagine#a#better#London.#Please#Sign#the# petition#today#at:www.signforcycling.org Get%Involved!% LCC#will#be#working#hard#to#ensure#that#people#in# Camden#support#the#campaign.#If#you#want#to#get# involved#to#help#spread#the#message,#for example, by#helping#us#flyer,#tag#bikes,#or#collect#petition# signatures,#please#contact#us# infocamdencyclists.org.uk.#You#can#also#find# out#more#about#supporting#the#campaign#here:# http://bit.ly/ChampionLCC
Londoners%on%Bikes%
(@LondonersOnBikes#on#Twitter)#has#made#a# comeback#for#this#election#and#is#also#on# Facebook.# We#need#to#ensure#that#our#next#Mayor#does#not# reverse#positive#progress#that#has#been#made#over# the#last#few#years.#http://www.londonersonbikes.org
Dates%For%Your%Diary% Kentish%Town%Bike%Workshops% Kentish%Town%Health%Centre,%2%Bartholomew% Road,%London%NW5%2AJ%%
Monday%7%March%2016% Monday%4%April%2016%% Monday%9%May%2016% % Monday%6%June%2016% %
6.30S8.30pm% 6.30S8.30pm% 6.30S8.30pm% 6.30S8.30pm%
Bring#your#bike#for#a#check#up#and#advice#as#to# how#to#fix#it.#You'll#work#on#your#own#bike#with# help#from#an#experienced#mechanic.## Workshops#are#held#jointly#with#Transition# Kentish#Town.#They#are#free,#but#donations#are# welcome.#http://tinyurl.com/ngdxj8v# Join#us#for#drinks#at#the#Abbey#Tavern#nearby,# after#the#Workshop.# Contact#jeandollimore.net# Members’%Meetings% Primrose%Hill%Community%Association,% 29%Hopkinsons%Place,%NW1%8TN.% Our#meetings#are#usually#held#on#the#third# Monday#each#month,#at#Primrose#Hill,#at#7.30pm.# We#have#a#business/committee#meeting#at#6.30pm# to#which#all#interested#cyclists#are#welcome. Monday%21%March%2016% 7.30S9.00pm% We’ll#be#discussing#election#tactics#and#strategy.# Monday%18%April%2016% 7.30S9.00pm% We#are#hoping#to#discuss#plans#for#the#coming# year% Monday%16%May%2016%% 7.30S9.00pm% Our#Annual#(‘General’)#Meeting:#a#chance#to#join# our#Committee#and#vote#in#other#committee# members.#Refreshments#provided.#We#might#have# a#Guest#Speaker.#Check#our#website#nearer#the# time.# Out%and%About% We#hope#to#have#more#rides#over#the#spring.# Watch#our#website#for#news#of#rides#at#short# notice!# David%Arditti%(Brent)#is#leading#a#Quietway#ride# on#Saturday#12#March,#from#Gladstone#Park# railway#bridge#(foot#of#Parkside)#to#Regent’s#Park.# Meet#11am.%
A%Mass%of%Consultations%
There#are#several#consultations#for#road#schemes# in#Camden#at#present.#Almost#all#need#responses# by#20#March#2016.#Although#Camden#Cyclists#will# be#responding#as#an#organisation,#individual# responses#are#very#welcome,#so#the#balance#of# opinion#favours#cycleGfriendly#infrastructure.# There#is#already#a#change.org#petition#opposing# CS11# CS11#is#the#link#from#the#West#End#to#NorthGWest# London.#Proposals#include#restricting#motor# access#to#Avenue#Road#and#Regent’s#Park,# reducing#conflicting#turns#onto#the#superhighway# and#removing#the#gyratory#at#Swiss#Cottage.# http://tinyurl.com/zcz7znl The#Cyclescape#discussion# is#on#http://tinyurl.com/judoevz# The#newlyGopened#Tavistock#Square#tracks#have# proved#very#popular#with#cyclists#and#are# supported#by#UCL’s#President#&#Provost.We#still# need#you#to#support#us#by#emailing# [email protected]
The#NorthGSouth#superhighway#(CS6)#may#be# routed#through#Judd#Street#via#minor#roads.# Consultation#is#on http://tinyurl.com/kpgf3rw # and#the#Cyclescape#discussion#is#on## http://tinyurl.com/zwcoftj There#are#also#consultations#about#Brunswick# Square#and#Midland#Road.There’s#more#on#our# website#and#Cyclescape.#
Camden Cyclists’ News Spring 2016% Website:#www.camdencyclists.org.uk# Enquiries:#[email protected]# @camdencyclists#on#Twitter# emailing#list:#camdencyclingcampaignG [email protected]#
Sign%for%Cycling!!!%
LCC#is#campaigning#for#London’s#next#Mayor#to# keep#up#the#progress#that#has#been#made#over#the# last#few#years# In#May#2016,#London#elects#its#next#Mayor.#LCC# has#just#launched#its#biggest#campaign#yet,#called# Sign%for%Cycling.% The#only#way#to#improve#London’s#environment#is# to#get#more#people#out#of#their#motor#vehicles#and# to#get#them#cycling#and#walking.#To#do#this,#they# will#need#more#space#for#cycling,#to#encourage# more#local#journeys#to#be#made#by#bike,#and#to# tackle#lorry#danger.# Ideally,#we’d#like#a#‘MiniGHolland#in#every#borough.# You#can#tell#the#Mayoral#candidates#that#you#want# a#city#that#is#greener,#healthier#and#easier#to#get# about.#Imagine#a#better#London.#Please#Sign#the# petition#today#at:www.signforcycling.org Get%Involved!% LCC#will#be#working#hard#to#ensure#that#people#in# Camden#support#the#campaign.#If#you#want#to#get# involved#to#help#spread#the#message,#for example, by#helping#us#flyer,#tag#bikes,#or#collect#petition# signatures,#please#contact#us# infocamdencyclists.org.uk.#You#can#also#find# out#more#about#supporting#the#campaign#here:# http://bit.ly/ChampionLCC
Londoners%on%Bikes%
(@LondonersOnBikes#on#Twitter)#has#made#a# comeback#for#this#election#and#is#also#on# Facebook.# We#need#to#ensure#that#our#next#Mayor#does#not# reverse#positive#progress#that#has#been#made#over# the#last#few#years.#http://www.londonersonbikes.org
Dates%For%Your%Diary% Kentish%Town%Bike%Workshops% Kentish%Town%Health%Centre,%2%Bartholomew% Road,%London%NW5%2AJ%%
Monday%7%March%2016% Monday%4%April%2016%% Monday%9%May%2016% % Monday%6%June%2016% %
6.30S8.30pm% 6.30S8.30pm% 6.30S8.30pm% 6.30S8.30pm%
Bring#your#bike#for#a#check#up#and#advice#as#to# how#to#fix#it.#You'll#work#on#your#own#bike#with# help#from#an#experienced#mechanic.## Workshops#are#held#jointly#with#Transition# Kentish#Town.#They#are#free,#but#donations#are# welcome.#http://tinyurl.com/ngdxj8v# Join#us#for#drinks#at#the#Abbey#Tavern#nearby,# after#the#Workshop.# Contact#jeandollimore.net# Members’%Meetings% Primrose%Hill%Community%Association,% 29%Hopkinsons%Place,%NW1%8TN.% Our#meetings#are#usually#held#on#the#third# Monday#each#month,#at#Primrose#Hill,#at#7.30pm.# We#have#a#business/committee#meeting#at#6.30pm# to#which#all#interested#cyclists#are#welcome. Monday%21%March%2016% 7.30S9.00pm% We’ll#be#discussing#election#tactics#and#strategy.# Monday%18%April%2016% 7.30S9.00pm% We#are#hoping#to#discuss#plans#for#the#coming# year% Monday%16%May%2016%% 7.30S9.00pm% Our#Annual#(‘General’)#Meeting:#a#chance#to#join# our#Committee#and#vote#in#other#committee# members.#Refreshments#provided.#We#might#have# a#Guest#Speaker.#Check#our#website#nearer#the# time.# Out%and%About% We#hope#to#have#more#rides#over#the#spring.# Watch#our#website#for#news#of#rides#at#short# notice!# David%Arditti%(Brent)#is#leading#a#Quietway#ride# on#Saturday#12#March,#from#Gladstone#Park# railway#bridge#(foot#of#Parkside)#to#Regent’s#Park.# Meet#11am.%
A%Mass%of%Consultations%
There#are#several#consultations#for#road#schemes# in#Camden#at#present.#Almost#all#need#responses# by#20#March#2016.#Although#Camden#Cyclists#will# be#responding#as#an#organisation,#individual# responses#are#very#welcome,#so#the#balance#of# opinion#favours#cycleGfriendly#infrastructure.# There#is#already#a#change.org#petition#opposing# CS11# CS11#is#the#link#from#the#West#End#to#NorthGWest# London.#Proposals#include#restricting#motor# access#to#Avenue#Road#and#Regent’s#Park,# reducing#conflicting#turns#onto#the#superhighway# and#removing#the#gyratory#at#Swiss#Cottage.# http://tinyurl.com/zcz7znl The#Cyclescape#discussion# is#on#http://tinyurl.com/judoevz# The#newlyGopened#Tavistock#Square#tracks#have# proved#very#popular#with#cyclists#and#are# supported#by#UCL’s#President#&#Provost.We#still# need#you#to#support#us#by#emailing# [email protected]
The#NorthGSouth#superhighway#(CS6)#may#be# routed#through#Judd#Street#via#minor#roads.# Consultation#is#on http://tinyurl.com/kpgf3rw # and#the#Cyclescape#discussion#is#on## http://tinyurl.com/zwcoftj There#are#also#consultations#about#Brunswick# Square#and#Midland#Road.There’s#more#on#our# website#and#Cyclescape.#
