Everything tagged with go dutch

Article: Wiggins crash highlights the need for radical steps to improve safety for all cyclists

Collisions involving two of the UK’s most famous sporting cyclists have highlighted the need for greater protection for people who cycle on our streets every day. 2012 Tour de France winner and Olympic time trial champion Bradley Wiggins ...

Discussion: Lambeth Bridge roundabout: TfL could do better

Cycle campaigners have been unanimous in criticizing the design of the scheme Transport for London is proposing for the roundabout on the Westminster side of Lambeth Bridge. As part of its Better Junctions programme, TfL has been consulting the...

Article: Conference calls for London's political leaders to implement continental cycling facilities

On Thursday 18 October a packed Love London, Go Dutch conference heard calls for London’s politicians to show strong leadership in creating a genuine cycling revolution in the capital. The 150-delegate conference saw one of the broadest r...

Article: Daughter of Bow victim joins cyclists calling for scrapping of Richmond cycle-lane removal plan

Alex Dorling, whose father Brian was killed at Bow roundabout last year, has joined Richmond Cycling Campaign in accusing the council of disregarding cyclist safety and ignoring public opinion for proposing the removal of a mandatory cycle lane ...

Article: Go Dutch conference attracts leading Transport for London and Government decision-makers

Download the Love London, Go Dutch Conference plenary summary   Transport Minister Norman Baker and Transport for London director Ben Plowden will speak at the capital's first ever Love London, Go Dutch conference, promoting continental-s...

Discussion: Dutch bikes take over at Blackhorse Road tube station

Rows of Dutch rental bikes appeared outside Blackhorse Road tube shortly before the Olympics started, greatly outnumbering the commuter bikes locked up outside the station. Often there are a hundred or more identical blue and yellow bicycles, neat...

Article: Mayor puts Go Dutch on TfL agenda, so don't miss your chance to say where it should be implemented

Mayor Boris Johnson has written to LCC (see below) confirming he's told Transport for London to review our Love London, Go Dutch campaign to work out how its principles can be incorporated into the design of new cycling schemes in the capital. ...

Article: Changes to eastbound junction at Bow an improvement but cyclists and walkers still at risk

London Cycling Campaign has expressed concern that the new junction design on the western side of Bow roundabout, which opened on Friday 1 June 2012, isn’t making cycling eastwards significantly safer because of flaws in its design and a l...

Article: Cycling provision in Bounds Green slammed by locals as dangerous and unfit for purpose

New off-carriageway cycling facilities on the A406 in Bounds Green have been strongly criticised by local cyclists, who warn of increased danger to cyclists from the "inadequate and poorly designed facilities". Coordinator of Haringey Cycling C...

Article: The Big Ride minute-by-minute live blog

From 10.30am on Saturday 28 April 2012, freelance journalist Laura Laker will be blogging exclusively for the London Cycling Campaign, live from the Big Ride. Please email her your thoughts on the ride, photos and videos, and ideas to make Lond...

Article: UPDATED: Johnson and Paddick manifestos likely to fail cycling, while Jones and Livingstone promise much more

Boris Johnson's and Brian Paddick's manifesto promises fail to meet the needs of cyclists, according to detailed analysis (see link below) of all the leading candidates’ manifestos by the London Cycling Campaign. Johnson comes last in eve...

Article: Local campaigners celebrate new riverside walking and cycling route avoiding Wandsworth Bridge

After years of campaigning by local groups, including Wandsworth Cycling Campaign (WCC), an east-west walking and cycling link has been installed under Wandsworth Bridge. The link provides valuable separation of cycling and walking traffic...

Event: Holland House, Trafalgar Square

Holland House is a FREE annual celebration of Dutch-ness taking place in Trafalgar Square on Saturday 14 April.  LCC will be there promoting our Love London, Go Dutch campaign, calling for streets that are as safe and inviting for cycling ...

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: Safe bike lanes and junctions will persuade us to cycle more, say the majority of Londoners

The next Mayor of London must prioritise safe and convenient bike lanes and make junctions and roundabouts less dangerous if they want to encourage more cycling, according to a YouGov survey published today. The survey, which suggests over half...