Everything tagged with love london go dutch

Article: London Cycling Campaign says judge Mayor Boris Johnson on cycling after his first 100 days

The London Cycling Campaign has pledged to monitor the Mayor Boris Johnson's first 100 days in office, delivering a verdict on his cycling commitments after that time. In the days before the election, Johnson promised to deliver the three Love ...

Article: London Cycling Campaign and British Cycling remind Mayor of commitments to Go Dutch

The London Cycling Campaign and British Cycling have written a joint letter to re-elected Mayor Boris Johnson reminding him of his pre-election commitments to cycling, and to offer support in meeting those pledges.  Read the text of the le...

Article: 10,000 brave the rain to tell politicians London is ready for a Dutch-style cycling revolution

A herd of zebras, a boatful of sailors in oilskins, a pack of bandits on bikes, along with hundreds of families and children waving flags and balloons helped make the 10,000-strong Big Ride a spectacular success, sending a powerful message to ...

Event: Big Ride guided feeder rides from all over Greater London

  Barking & Dagenham - 9:30am: Barking station, Station parade, IG11 8ED (Enquiries: http://lcc.org.uk/boroughs/barking-and-dagenham)   Barnet - 9:30am: The Tally Ho free house, 749 High Road, N12 0BP (Enquiries: Toby Jacobs, Ba...

Article: Motoring journalist Jeremy Clarkson praises continental-standard cycling provision in Copenhagen

In an unexpected turn of events, motoring journalist and News International columnist Jeremy Clarkson has inadvertently put his weight behind our Love London, Go Dutch campaign by heaping praise on continental cycling culture, including physic...

Article: London Cycling Campaign helps push cycling centre stage at Evening Standard mayoral hustings

LCC's Tom Bogdanowicz put the key cycling question to the mayoral candidates at the Evening Standard's mayoral hustings at the Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, London last night (11 April 2012). He asked if the candidates were prepared to intro...

Article: Westfield Stratford cements reputation as the worst designer of cycle lanes in London

It’s hard to believe that anyone could have designed, built or approved the latest cycle lane disasters at the new Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, East London (see photos above and below). The shopping giant has already been ...

Article: Volunteers out in force to gather support for 'Love London, Go Dutch' call for safer cycling streets

Over 100 volunteers will be out on London's streets today and during the next three weeks collecting signatures for the Love London, Go Dutch petition and telling people about 28 April's Big Ride in support of safer streets for cycling.&nbs...

Article: Conservative Assembly Members urged to join Lab/Lib/Greens in backing 'Love London, Go Dutch' campaign

Every Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green Party member of the London Assembly has signed LCC's Love London, Go Dutch petition Our petition is calling on the mayoral candidates to make London more liveable by making our streets as safe and inviti...

Article: Southwark Cyclists persuade council to embrace Dutch-style solutions on borough streets

Southwark Council has responded to pressure from Southwark Cyclists, the local LCC group, to reverse its transport policy, which previously rejected the use of segregated bike lanes. In a recent Transport Plan, the council announced a new polic...

Article: Death of 8-year-old cyclist in Kingston shows need for urgent rethink of London street design

On Tuesday this week an eight-year-old boy, Ali Nasralla, was tragically killed while cycling home from school in the borough of Kingston.  Tragedy is an overused word, but try reading the sad messages in the video ab...

Article: Locals welcome new hire bikes in East London but calling for more cycle-friendly streets

We went out this morning to talk to people in East London, to gather signatures for our Love London, Go Dutch petition, and see what people thought of the new hire bikes that have been installed in the area today. Rebecca Collins from Bethnal...

Event: Love London, Go Dutch THE BIG RIDE

Just days before the 2012 mayoral election, be part of the UK's biggest ever bike traffic-free ride in support of safe and inviting streets for cycling. Enjoy this family-friendly event passing some of London's biggest landmarks including Buc...

Event: Waltham Forest Council Cycling Event

Come to the Walthamstow Arcade site for a cycling event featuring advice, information and participation, including Bike Polo. The Waltham Forest cycling Camapign will have a stall where we collect signatures for the Love London, Go Dutch campaign...

Article: Join the Big Ride, the UK's largest-ever event calling for safe and inviting streets for cycling

Thousands are expected to take part in the 'Big Ride' on Saturday 28 April, when people join together in central London for a fun event with a serious message: the city needs safer streets for cycling. This fully marshalled family-friendly bike...