Newsletter Autumn 2016 Meetings and events Campaigning ...
open spaces. About 23km. Only 23 metres of ascent! Ride starts at 1pm from Emma Cons Gardens, opposite the Old Vic, junction of Waterloo Road and The Cut.
Newsletter Autumn 2016 (Finalised on 21 November. Printed on 1 December.) Chair / Borough Coordinator: Colin Wing Telephone: 020 7828 1500 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.westminstercyclists.org.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/Westminster_LCC Westminster Cycling Campaign is the local group of the London Cycling Campaign. Our group is open to any London Cycling Campaign member who lives, works, studies or cycles in the City of Westminster. We aim to encourage people to cycle, improve conditions for cycling and raise the profile of cycling in Westminster. The majority of our 250 members are Westminster residents. When we write to our local councillors, we are writing to Westminster's councillors. All members are welcome to contribute as much or as little time as they wish. You're welcome to just come to our meetings to listen to what's happening.
Meetings and events We have six meetings each year. We learn more by discussing opinions and proposals together, so please join us to have your say on the issues that affect you. We organise events such as led cycle rides and Dr Bike events with cycle mechanics, maps and leaflets. Please see the LCC website's events list, which we use to record and advertise our events. Details may change after this newsletter goes to print, so please visit the website or call 020 7828 1500 to check. http://westminstercyclists.org.uk/showevents.htm
Campaigning continues for Cycle Hire expansion Petition pressure We are grateful to the 129 people who signed the petition to the Council to “expand Santander Cycles Hire to near Elgin Avenue in Maida Vale by funding a docking station as part of the Council's Dolphin Living Lanark Road development” (http://petitions.westminster.gov.uk/MVCycleHire/). This petition by our group Secretary Dominic Fee closed on 14 July 2016 but at the time of writing the Council had not responded. There was an earlier petition by Councillor Rita Begum to expand Cycle Hire to Maida Vale which closed on 23 October 2014 with 131 signatures. There has been a more recent petition by Carey Smith to expand Cycle Hire to Queen's Park which closed on 29 September 2016 with 112 signatures. Existing coverage The Cycle Hire scheme is owned by Transport for London (TfL) with sponsorship from Santander (and previously Barclays). There are no Cycle Hire docking stations in three wards in northwest Westminster: Maida Vale, Harrow Road and Queen's Park. The nearest existing docking stations are at Grove End Road, Warwick Avenue Station or in north Kensington. TfL aims for docking stations to be around 300m apart and not too far from the existing network. Hence expansion must reach Maida Vale and Harrow Road before Queen's Park. Planning consents finally in place for expansion
Westminster Cycling Campaign meeting Monday 5 December 2016 7pm - 9pm Join us to find out about the latest cycling issues in Westminster, raise issues that affect you, and have your say. Location: The Sir John Balcombe, 21 Balcombe Street, Marylebone NW1 6HE – in the quiet downstairs room. Food, alcoholic and soft drinks will be available.
Docks & Ducks Saturday 28 January 2017 1pm - 5pm And the odd pig and goat. Ride through London's former docks, some now transformed into attractive
In November 2015 TfL submitted planning applications for a new docking station just south of Maida Vale on Sutherland Avenue (15/11072/FULL) and a new docking station in Maida Vale adjacent to Dundee House (15/11073/FULL) – this site is pictured below. The Sutherland Avenue docking station receiving planning consent in 15 February 2015.
The Dundee House docking station was deferred from the 15 March 2016 planning committee at the request of local Councillor Jan Prendergast who commented "it would blight this pleasant stretch of road". It received planning consent six months later at the 27 September 2016 planning committee when she conceded that "I appreciate that many local residents are asking for the extension of this Bicycle scheme and thus I feel I cannot raise any further objections." We think the petition may have guided her decision, given its timing. Her final comment was "I do ask that it is not a very large one please." (Source: planning application 15/11073/FULL, Documents, “SUB COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIONS” document)
Consultation on new on-street cycle parking stands
Missed the boat for funding
Please see our Twitter account to keep up to date with the latest local news and discussions – see examples below. You don’t need your own account to view it. https://twitter.com/Westminster_LCC
Informally we have heard that these two docking stations were programmed for delivery by TfL in March 2016, but due to the planning application delay, TfL spent that year's budget implementing sites elsewhere in London instead. These two docking stations have moved into the 2017/18 programme, but due to recent budget cuts and changes in funding at TfL, there is a risk that the money is no longer available.
Consultations We work with authorities including Westminster City Council, Transport for London, the Royal Parks and the Canal & River Trust. Please see Cyclescape, which we use to invite comments, debate opinions and record our consultation responses. http://westminster.cyclescape.org Planning application for Ilbert Street bike hangar There are around a dozen bike hangars in Westminster on Council (CityWest Homes) and Peabody estate land, each providing parking for six estate residents’ bikes – see example pictured in bottom right. The Council intends to conduct a 6 month trial at two locations of on-street bike hangars available to any residents. It has submitted planning application 16/09622/COFUL for two bike hangars on Ilbert Street in Queen’s Park Ward. The second trial location is undecided. Do you live nearby? Please support this application by submitting comments online or by emailing [email protected] by 9 December 2016.
At the time of writing, the webpage https://www.westminster.gov.uk/consultation-cyclestands stated that “The City Council is currently planning the 2016/17 annual cycle parking programme. Public consultation on this programme will commence in November 2016. If you have any suggestions for cycle parking in the City, email [email protected].” Please take a look at the webpage and support any proposals for onstreet cycle parking stands near you.
Other news articles and discussions
Newsletter Autumn 2016 (Finalised on 21 November. Printed on 1 December.) Chair / Borough Coordinator: Colin Wing Telephone: 020 7828 1500 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.westminstercyclists.org.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/Westminster_LCC Westminster Cycling Campaign is the local group of the London Cycling Campaign. Our group is open to any London Cycling Campaign member who lives, works, studies or cycles in the City of Westminster. We aim to encourage people to cycle, improve conditions for cycling and raise the profile of cycling in Westminster. The majority of our 250 members are Westminster residents. When we write to our local councillors, we are writing to Westminster's councillors. All members are welcome to contribute as much or as little time as they wish. You're welcome to just come to our meetings to listen to what's happening.
Meetings and events We have six meetings each year. We learn more by discussing opinions and proposals together, so please join us to have your say on the issues that affect you. We organise events such as led cycle rides and Dr Bike events with cycle mechanics, maps and leaflets. Please see the LCC website's events list, which we use to record and advertise our events. Details may change after this newsletter goes to print, so please visit the website or call 020 7828 1500 to check. http://westminstercyclists.org.uk/showevents.htm
Campaigning continues for Cycle Hire expansion Petition pressure We are grateful to the 129 people who signed the petition to the Council to “expand Santander Cycles Hire to near Elgin Avenue in Maida Vale by funding a docking station as part of the Council's Dolphin Living Lanark Road development” (http://petitions.westminster.gov.uk/MVCycleHire/). This petition by our group Secretary Dominic Fee closed on 14 July 2016 but at the time of writing the Council had not responded. There was an earlier petition by Councillor Rita Begum to expand Cycle Hire to Maida Vale which closed on 23 October 2014 with 131 signatures. There has been a more recent petition by Carey Smith to expand Cycle Hire to Queen's Park which closed on 29 September 2016 with 112 signatures. Existing coverage The Cycle Hire scheme is owned by Transport for London (TfL) with sponsorship from Santander (and previously Barclays). There are no Cycle Hire docking stations in three wards in northwest Westminster: Maida Vale, Harrow Road and Queen's Park. The nearest existing docking stations are at Grove End Road, Warwick Avenue Station or in north Kensington. TfL aims for docking stations to be around 300m apart and not too far from the existing network. Hence expansion must reach Maida Vale and Harrow Road before Queen's Park. Planning consents finally in place for expansion
Westminster Cycling Campaign meeting Monday 5 December 2016 7pm - 9pm Join us to find out about the latest cycling issues in Westminster, raise issues that affect you, and have your say. Location: The Sir John Balcombe, 21 Balcombe Street, Marylebone NW1 6HE – in the quiet downstairs room. Food, alcoholic and soft drinks will be available.
Docks & Ducks Saturday 28 January 2017 1pm - 5pm And the odd pig and goat. Ride through London's former docks, some now transformed into attractive
In November 2015 TfL submitted planning applications for a new docking station just south of Maida Vale on Sutherland Avenue (15/11072/FULL) and a new docking station in Maida Vale adjacent to Dundee House (15/11073/FULL) – this site is pictured below. The Sutherland Avenue docking station receiving planning consent in 15 February 2015.
The Dundee House docking station was deferred from the 15 March 2016 planning committee at the request of local Councillor Jan Prendergast who commented "it would blight this pleasant stretch of road". It received planning consent six months later at the 27 September 2016 planning committee when she conceded that "I appreciate that many local residents are asking for the extension of this Bicycle scheme and thus I feel I cannot raise any further objections." We think the petition may have guided her decision, given its timing. Her final comment was "I do ask that it is not a very large one please." (Source: planning application 15/11073/FULL, Documents, “SUB COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIONS” document)
Consultation on new on-street cycle parking stands
Missed the boat for funding
Please see our Twitter account to keep up to date with the latest local news and discussions – see examples below. You don’t need your own account to view it. https://twitter.com/Westminster_LCC
Informally we have heard that these two docking stations were programmed for delivery by TfL in March 2016, but due to the planning application delay, TfL spent that year's budget implementing sites elsewhere in London instead. These two docking stations have moved into the 2017/18 programme, but due to recent budget cuts and changes in funding at TfL, there is a risk that the money is no longer available.
Consultations We work with authorities including Westminster City Council, Transport for London, the Royal Parks and the Canal & River Trust. Please see Cyclescape, which we use to invite comments, debate opinions and record our consultation responses. http://westminster.cyclescape.org Planning application for Ilbert Street bike hangar There are around a dozen bike hangars in Westminster on Council (CityWest Homes) and Peabody estate land, each providing parking for six estate residents’ bikes – see example pictured in bottom right. The Council intends to conduct a 6 month trial at two locations of on-street bike hangars available to any residents. It has submitted planning application 16/09622/COFUL for two bike hangars on Ilbert Street in Queen’s Park Ward. The second trial location is undecided. Do you live nearby? Please support this application by submitting comments online or by emailing [email protected] by 9 December 2016.
At the time of writing, the webpage https://www.westminster.gov.uk/consultation-cyclestands stated that “The City Council is currently planning the 2016/17 annual cycle parking programme. Public consultation on this programme will commence in November 2016. If you have any suggestions for cycle parking in the City, email [email protected].” Please take a look at the webpage and support any proposals for onstreet cycle parking stands near you.
Other news articles and discussions
