Well, there was an ominous sky as we set off for Manchester, collecting friends on the way. When we reached Deansgate, the sky began to open up for what would become a rather damp ride. Continue reading “Manchester #space4cycling – October 2015”
This is a follow-up to my original post on the Stretford public realm proposals, before they had been officially published. If you want to understand the background to the proposals, I suggest reading that. The proposals have now been published as part of a public consultation running from 25 September to 16 October 2015. Continue reading “Follow up: Stretford public realm”
I’ve just had the details through for the next Trafford Cycle Forum. As the website hasn’t updated yet, here’s the agenda. Continue reading “Trafford Cycle Forum – September 2015”
We had the pleasure of taking a narrowboat along the Bridgewater Canal with the Open Lock Project. While heading beyond Altrincham, we noticed work continuing on the Bridgewater Way.
Continue reading “Bridgewater Way work continues beyond Altrincham”
It can be difficult to look at where cycling in Manchester is right now, and compare it to the best best cycling cities of the world, without being overwhelmed by the amount of change needed.
Continue reading “Cycling in Cambridge and what Manchester could learn”
It’s two years since I last did the Sky Ride. Last year we were away in The Netherlands having an altogether more pleasant bike experience. There were fourteen of us heading there this year, including five kids, so we decided to do our own Critical Mass. Safety in the numbers and all that.
I wasn’t able to make July’s Critical Mass as I was mid-air on the way back from India, after spending a week there. Through my work, I’m lucky enough to get to spend time with my colleagues based at the Technopark in Trivandrum.
I use the Wilmslow Road/Manchester Road stretch of the Stockport Cycleway on my commute, so I looked with interest when I saw the proposals.
Continue reading “Stockport Cycleway, another missed opportunity for CCAG (Updated)”
Leiden is a university city about 20km north of The Hague and about 10km away from Duinrell by bike. The route from Duinrell is a great example of Dutch bike infrastructure, with most of the route being on segregated cycle paths away from the road. The points at which you have to share the road are generally pretty quiet and you can expect to see very few cars.
The second week of our recent trip to The Netherlands, we spent at Duinrell. This was actually the fifth time we’ve stayed at Duinrell in one form or another, in the last four year, so as you can probably guess, we’re big fans! We’ve also persuaded a number of friends to go there, who on the whole have loved it.
Dom Cycling 