Embassy News - 2013

Embassy board member Katja Leyendecker gives evidence at Transport Select Committee

Posted by Mark Treasure on Tuesday 10th of December 2013

The Transport Select Committee has been holding hearings on how to improve cycling safety. Our board member (and chair of New Cycling) Katja Leyendecker gave evidence last week.

Embassy response to TfL's draft strategy for cycling at Nine Elms Development

Posted by Mark Treasure on Monday 25th of November 2013

The Cycling Embassy of Great Britain considers the draft Designing for Cycling [pdf] document to be generally excellent, and we congratulate those involved in its production. Transport for London should look to this document as a guide to producing a cycling-friendly city.

Designing for Cycling in Vauxhall

Posted by Joe Costello on Thursday 21st of November 2013

Transport for London has recently released the

Embassy response to TfL Superhighways announcement

Posted by Mark Treasure on Wednesday 6th of November 2013

In response to the publication today by Transport for London of details of forthcoming protected cycling routes in central London, Mark Treasure, chair of the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain, said:

Help Scotland See Double

Posted by Sally Hinchcliffe on Thursday 24th of October 2013

Campaigners across Scotland are joining forces to ask Scottish Finance minister John Swinney to double the budget for active travel - and keep on doubling it until it reaches 10% of the transport budget. The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition "We Want to See Double" demonstration will take place in Edinburgh at lunchtime (1 - 1:30 pm) on Wednesday 30th October outside St Andrew's House. 

Consultation response - Shepherd’s Bush Town Centre (West) Regeneration Scheme

Posted by Mark Treasure on Saturday 5th of October 2013

The Shepherd's Bush West public realm scheme represents a considerable missed opportunity to make cycling an attractive, safe and convenient mode of transport, in light of the amount of carriageway space that is proposed to be taken away from both buses and private motor traffic.

Cobden Junction consultation response

Posted by Mark Treasure on Monday 30th of September 2013

Leicester infrastructure safari

Posted by Katja Leyendecker on Tuesday 24th of September 2013

Following on from successful infrastructure safaris around the country, we are delighted to announce the next one in the series. You may ask "what is an infrastructure safari?" Read more on our infrastructure safaris here.

PoP the champagne for our award-winning Ambassador

Posted by Katja Leyendecker on Tuesday 10th of September 2013

She's been there right from the start. She gets things done. She normally humbly stays in the background - but her willpower and energy is palpable at every point along the way (which is physically separated from the fast heavy traffic of course).

Government increasingly isolated on cycling policy

Posted by Mark Treasure on Wednesday 4th of September 2013

On Monday evening, 100 MPs of all parties voted unanimously in support of a motion welcoming the findings of the Get Britain Cycling report, in particular its recommendation of consistent funding for cycling, at a level of at least £10 per person, per year.

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