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A suitably dry introduction to cycling, Yorkshire-style, in advance of the Tour de France. The narrator also asks Tour cyclists to leave their helmets at home. “Up here we only have one type of headgear, and that’s flat caps.” Could this be the way to settle the helmet debate once and for all?
London’s Boris Bike hire scheme (or, to give it its full but not-long-for-this-world name, Barclays Cycle Hire) is celebrating its 30 millionth journey. Launched in 2010, the scheme has been credited with lifting property values in the areas it serves; inspiring copycat systems in more and more British cities; and, now, a parody rap in which a would-be thief turns down a German sports car for the street cred associated with the hire bike. It’s not quite Sons of Science (warning, NSFW) but we like it nonetheless.
An active campaign is lobbying for better cycling provision on the busy A10 from Royston to Cambridge. The road has a shared-use cycleway in places, but local campaigners say it is badly maintained. The Royston bypass junction is a notorious trouble spot for cyclists seeking to cross the road, too. Matthew Scales, from the A10 Corridor Cycle Campaign, told the Royston Crow about their experience on a campaign ride: “As the cyclists reached the A505, Sunday morning traffic proved more than enough to cause difficulties in getting safely across, highlighting the dangers of the A10/A505 junction - something that a much discussed bridge would clearly solve.”
The Westminster Cycling Campaign reports that an improved crossing has been installed to give better access to Kensington Gardens (the western side of Hyde Park). The toucan crossing across the Bayswater Road is joined by a new shared-use pavement path.
The South Wales Argus reports that the dream of a cycleway along the Wye Valley could still be alive. The disused railway trackbed from Chepstow to Tintern has long been proposed for reuse as a cycle route, but planning objections scuppered a Lottery-funded scheme in 2010, and since then a major landslip at Tidenham Tunnel has created a physical barrier to rebuilding. However, the Argus quotes Sustrans’ Matt Hemsley: “It’s not something we are actively working on, but it is something we are always happy to talk about with local groups and councils. It is a challenging project, but one that would prove popular for everyday use, leisure and tourism.”
Made in the Cotswolds. Published by Éditions Système D Ltd.
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