Tag: Wheels in Motion

In an attempt to help and support, we’ve asked the council to share a bit more detail on their Strategic Cycle Routes plans. Not to remain vague with our request, we’ve therefore lobbied for a costed programme with key milestones clearly showing the different project phases, to be put together. We’ve spelled out the inherent risks of a hastily put together cycle route: bad public relations for council including the image of cycling, criticism of expending money on something that’s dangerous to use and attracting little more ridership. We fear project management expertise for such a big task at hand[…]

We’ve launched ‘Wheels in Motion – Seven Cycle Routes for Newcastle’. We’ve written to councillors to bring them up to speed on this crucial campaign initiative and asked for their support. As part of the annual ‘councillor survey’, the campaign also lobbied councillors to ‘make a little pledge for cycling’… here’s their big chance to bring the recently adopted ‘Cycling Manifesto’ to life. Naturally we’ve submitted our proposal to council officers and included some strategic thoughts too: our ‘Wheels in Motion’ proposal should form part of the ‘Local Sustainable Transport Fund’ bid. In addition we’ve circulated a ‘How to’ guide[…]