November 2023 Newsletter
from the local group of
London Cycling Campaign in Camden
In this month’s newsletter we have:
- Monthly Meeting – Monday 20th November
- Try-A-Bike Loans in Camden
- Red Lion Area Improvements – Report by Jean Dollimore
- Street Parking for Cargo/Passenger & other non-standard cycles
- Campaign to make Hampstead Lane into a safe cycle route
- Visions for London’s Newest Thames crossing – Possible
- Kentish Town Bike Workshop
- Cycling on Hampstead Heath Campaign – Green School Runs
- ‘Emissions-based Parking & Road User Charge should target SUVs’ – Possible
- TAN win judicial review of DfT walking and cycling budget cuts
Monthly Meeting – 20 November The next Camden meeting will be on Monday 20th November from 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Agenda to include:
- Camden High Street
- LCC Dangerous Junctions report
- Summary of consultations & decisions from the last month
- Continuation of Q/A session on road/junction status in Camden’s/CCC’s plans
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Try A Bicycle For 4 Weeks Camden’s free bicycle loan scheme allows those without a bike to experience the benefits of cycling with
loan bikes for around 30 days.Free cycle road safety training is offered also.
DETAILS HERE
Red Lion Area improvements The Red Lion Street area (between Theobalds Rd & High Holborn) adjacent to east of Holborn gyratory in Procter Street has been transformed with the introduction of bollards to prevent motors cutting through and with new trees and planting.
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DETAILS HERE
Non-standard Cycle Parking Riders of larger, non-standard cycles such as cargo bikes, tricycles, hand-cycles and tandems can apply for the installation of a secure ground anchor.
Camden provide on-street cycle hangars as part of their residential cycle parking programme with 300 bike hangars currently on streets across the borough. Their supplier, Cyclehoop, provide:
• Standard bike hangar for 6 standard sized bikes. • A cargo bike hangar for 2 cargo bikes (or similar).
Details at: https://cyclehoop.com/product/cargo-bikehangar/
Note: There is nothing to stop cargo bikes parking in residents parking bays. Only motorised (registered) vehicles can be fined for parking!
Ham & High
DETAILS HERE
Campaign for a Hampstead Lane safe cycling route
Once a pothole in the road sent me flying; luckily no one was driving immediately behind. Also a school friend was devastated when she doored a cyclist.
Now a parent myself, I dodge cars on my bike along Hampstead Lane, any spare road space taken up with parked vehicles.” – Monica Chakraverty, Campaigner
DETAILS HERE
Possible’s vision for London’s newest Thames crossing For the first time in 30 years, a new road tunnel is being built under the Thames, connecting Silvertown to the Greenwich Peninsula in east London, but if these tunnels are open to private cars, there’s a risk that this will only increase car use in the capital.
In one of the twin bores, Possible propose a high quality walking, wheeling and cycling route with a lane reserved for buses; with the second bore, they propose an extension of the TfL network – from Canning Town on the DLR and Jubilee Lines to Kidbrooke south of the river.
This new link has the potential to carry 17-21 million passengers a year, eradicating huge car trip numbers.
Similar ideas were outlined in a recent report by Sian Berry AM of the Green Party and in line with the Mayor’s own transport strategy for 80% of trips in London to be made by active or public transport by 2041.
DETAILS HERE
Kentish Town Bike Workshop
Kentish Town Health Centre
2 Bartholomew Road, NW5 2BX
A popular workshop with limited space, so arrive early to avoid disappointment!
Camden Cyclists’ mechanics will check your bike and offer advice about repairs. Any work needed, you will learn how to do yourself.
The workshop is free but donations are welcomed.
DETAILS HERE
Cycling on Hampstead Heath Campaign – Green School Runs Green School Runs fully supports the City of London and the Heath & Hampstead Society in their efforts to protect and conserve the Heath. However, we believe that the local community would benefit greatly from opening up a few more routes for children and their carers to cycle during school hours. This would enable many families and young students to cycle through the park to their place of education, thereby increasing active travel and reducing congestion and pollution on the roads surrounding the park – which, incidentally, do not provide safe cycling facilities.
If you would like to get involved in this campaign, please email info@greenschoolruns.org
DETAILS HERE
‘Emissions-based Parking and Road User Charge should target SUVs’ – Report
DETAILS HERE
TAN win Judicial Review of DfT Walking & Cycling Budget cuts Transport Action Network have won the right to legally challenge the DfT’s decision this year to cut its walking and cycling budget by over 50%.
Lawyers for TAN argued that ministers made the decision oblivious to legal requirements; in particular, ignoring climate, air quality and equalities duties.Hight Court judge Mr Justice Jay gave permission for a full hearing, saying this was “potentially an important case” concerning a legal provision that had not been looked at before.
DfT lawyers were forced to disclose slides highlighting how the cuts would devastate sustainable travel in most of England’s local transport authorities.
TAN is seeking to crowdfund £40,000 to pay for its legal costs.
DETAILS HERE
Many thanks,
Camden Cyclists
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