Cycle Ambassador Scheme
Monday, 24 August 2009
The Smarter Travel team at Richmond council have set up a cycle ambassador scheme to encourage people to cycle more often. It is open to anyone over 18 who lives, works or studies in Richmond. If this isn't you, please think of someone who might be interested in taking part either as an ambassador or buddy and send them the link to this post.
The idea is that a cyclist decides to be an ambassador and signs up. The ambassador then finds a buddy who could be a friend, relative, partner or colleague who would like to do more cycling and they sign up as well. Ambassador and buddy then go off and do some cycling, preferably together ;-) Ambassadors get a £25 voucher and buddies get discounts in bike shops, discounted cycle training and a free handlebar bag.
Buddying is a great way to get people cycling. Many cyclists already gently persuade the people in their lives of the benefits of cycling. Now cyclists can do all the persuading they like and everyone gets a reward. Sign up now and get twenty five pound for cycling around!
Register to be an ambassador before September 12th and you will be entered into a prize draw to win one of three prizes. Both ambassadors and buddies will be entered into a prize draw to win a rucksack full of cycling goodies. Terms and conditions of the prize draws are available at the links below or by email.
If you want to find out more, come along to the Ambassador's workshop on 12th September where you can ask any questions and get a chance to sign up and enter the prize draw. The workshop will be at the staff social club in Clarendon House, nr York House, Twickenham, TW1 3AA from 10:00 onwards.
If you can't attend the workshop, come along to Richmond Cycling Campaign's new maintenance workshop where you can work on your own bike under the supervision of a qualified mechanic and get your ambassador questions answered. It will run bi-weekly starting Wednesday 2nd September at 20:00 in the Long Room, All Hallows Church, Twickenham, TW1 1EW
Details and registration on Smarter Travel web site
Any questions, email cycleambassadors@richmond.gov.uk
Terms and Conditions of prize draws:
September prize draw
Main prize draw
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Hammersmith Bridge - Southbound changes
Some changes to the south side of Hammermsith bridge, including a new toucan, shared paths and alterations to the road surfaces.
Details here.
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Kew Towpath
Friday, 21 August 2009
Apologies for lack of posts recently.
Kew towpath will be closed from 7th September for repair and maintenance to the embankment. Details on the council website here.
Towpath users will have to divert onto Mortlake Road and through the Kew Green back streets to pick up the towpath by Kew bridge. For cyclists, this will involve a short section of pavement where they are being asked to dismount.
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London Cycling Whatever
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Boris Johnson interview in the Times.
Third paragraph from the end. He's getting his own back.
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A4 Safety Improvements
Saturday, 14 March 2009
Details here.
The petition about safety on the A4 has had an effect.
Thanks to all who signed the petition.
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LCN+ CRISP datasheets online
Friday, 6 February 2009
All the datasheets for the Richmond LCN+ routes are now online here.
You can download them all in one go here = PDF 33MB
These are the suggestions each CRISP came up with for the routes. The LCN+ in Richmond can be seen here. All these suggestions rely on feasibility studies before they get the go ahead.
RCC is waiting for LBRuT to provide us with a list of completed LCN+ routes.
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Cycling Infrastructure and Design Standards
The DfT has recently releases it's Cycling Infrastructure and Design (CID) guidance.
It can be found here = PDF 3.5MB
You can also find the London Cycle Design Standard (LCDS) here = list of PDFs
As previously posted, you can find the mayor's transport document, Way to Go here.
You can find the responses to this document at the links below:
London Cycling Campaign response
Sustrans response
Living Streets response
Lib Dems response
Transport Committee response
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Rides For Everyone
The Rides for Everyone up to May are now listed on the LBRuT web site here.
So along with our rides blog and the LCC rides web page, you can see when and where our Rides For Everyone take place.
Look at the rides blog to see some pics of recent rides.
Here are some from the Box Hill ride...
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Cycle Training Courses in Richmond
This year's cycle training courses are now taking bookings.
You can see more details here.
There are holiday courses for children - these are great fun and are better than the usual school courses as it's generally more relaxed with a great mix of children.
There are also courses for adults. These fall into 3 categories:
Level 1 - wobblers and non riders = 2 x 90min sessions
Level 2 - Ready to ride = 4 x 90min sessions
Level 3 - Advanced road riding = 1 x 120min session
All courses start at 18:30 and cost £15. They will start from or take place at:
Richmond Adult Community College,
Clifden Road,
Twickenham
TW1 4LT
Go to the relevant page to get a downloadable form or contact the safety education team on 020 8487 5131 or email them - safety-education@richmond.gov.uk
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Mayor's Question Time - Cycling Answers Jan 09
Details are here...
Mayor's Cycling Questions - January 2009
The first questions relate to the fataility on the A4. The questions are relevant for Richmond because the A316 is similar - it has lots of side roads and entrances where cars have priority.
There are also questions on cycle parking, the cycle hire scheme and cyclists and lorries.
More questions and answers are here.
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