Neil Carter, History of Cycling
00:01:15 News from around and about
00:15:10 Neil Carter, academic and author of Cycling and the British: A Modern History, shares some of the findings of his research into the history of cycling.
Plus links from the chat:
- Update from the New Towns Task Force: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ad8ff5e400ae623383250b/Building_new_towns_for_the_future.pdf
- Can anyone tell us where ATF5 funding is going? https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emergency-active-travel-fund-local-transport-authority-allocations/
- Against the usual noisy objections and an allegedly biased 50/50 Community Council survey, Edinburgh Council Transport Committee finally today made the Leith LTN permanent, based significantly on evidence of lowered overall traffic levels during the trial period. https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/02/council-approves-remainder-of-leith-connections-measures/
- Once again Torbay campaigners are baffled and frustrated by Torbay Council removing a lane of traffic but not including cycling infrastructure 😳 https://safesustainabletraveltorbay.co.uk/2025/01/23/cycling-infrastructure-left-out-of-plans-for-station-square-paignton/
- Global campaign for Bike Mayors! https://bycs.org/bicycle-mayor/
Expired links:
- Last day to contribute to https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/integrated-national-transport-strategy-a-call-for-ideas/ , and suggested reading https://lowtrafficfuture.org.uk/low-traffic-vision/