The Safe Cycling petition has its three year anniversary on 2 June 2013. Whilst we now have warm words, a super Cycle Plan and a Cycle City Ambition bid document good enough to be adopted as Newcastle's works programme - we aren't impressed with physical progress; and roadspace has yet to be fairly apportioned to cycling.
Our contribution (albeit postponed) to 'BikeWeek' and 'Summer of Cycling': let's get cycling, and talking! http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/CCCC_streettalk - It was great to hear earlier on in the year, that Cllr Nick Forbes, leader of Newcastle City Council, would find another 4C useful. We send thanks to Cllr Nick Forbes for finalising a date with us!
The final date has been CONFIRMED as 18 September, for 17:00 meet Civic Centre as usual.
The Newcastle Cycling Campaign has analysed cycling expenditure figures that our council kindly provided to us on our request. We have shared the analysis with our council and invited their feedback but have not received any (yet).
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Over the last five years an annual average of £0.3m has been expended (or shall we say invested) in cycling, allocated through the Local Transport Plan. To put that sum into context. A typical European annual investment in cycling would amount to £2.8m, based on a sustained annual investment of £10 per citizen.
Katja presented the safe cycling in Newcastle petition (report below) to the City Council. The petition rallied over 800 supporters and will make a real contribution to improving the experience of cycling in Newcastle's city centre. The delivery agent is the council and we will keep a keen eye on progress of the petition's recommendations.
