Do cycle lanes add pollution through increased vehicle congestion? It appears not! Why cycle lanes are Clean Air Day’s best friend – see here: https://buff.ly/2GR4GHK
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Posts by Stewart Vanns
Nation’s favourite
Cycling is now the UK’s “favourite form of transport” (apparently) as bike commuting has risen by 38%. All good stuff, of course, but we’ve got a long way to go before we turn the corner on the dominant car culture. https://buff.ly/33Fw9VC #activetravel #cleanair #cyclinglife #twowheelsgood
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Muddy Tom
The imperious @Tompid, Tom Pidcock, has been crowned E-mountain bike World Champion – did you know there was such a thing?! What’s more, isn’t it great to get this muddy?!! “That was a lot of fun,” said Tom afterwards. Yes, we bet it most certainly was. https://buff.ly/34C8JQr #ebike #ebikechat #getoutandride #cyclinglife #twowheelsgood #pedalpower
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Busy, busy, busy
Busy, busy busy. Thanks to everyone who came to our last Snodland Community Bike Fix, which was a huge success. Special thanks to Blake for helping and to Wigmore Cycling Club for the loan of the gazebo – made it much more comfortable! See you again on Saturday 17th Oct. Don’t forget to book! @Snodland2017 @WeAreCyclingUK #PumpedUpToCycle #SnodlandTownCouncil
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Pumped up!
We are “pumped up” and ready for our next Snodland Community Bike Fix sessions – as kindly sponsored by @WeAreCyclingUK #PumpedUpToCycle Please note these are slightly different from what has previously been advised. @Snodland2017 #SnodlandTownCouncil #ActiveTravel #justride
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5 things
5 things schools can do to tackle climate change: https://buff.ly/34oIxsb ‘Think about how staff and pupils travel to school’ – encourage cycling to school with secure bike stores and Bikeability training for children. Campaign for better safe routes to school
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Learning to ride as an adult
Here’s a heart-warming story about learning to ride a bike as an adult. The guilt, the embarrassment, the anxiety, and then the joy! https://buff.ly/30BYlHb #justride #getoutandride #cyclinglife #twowheelsgood #gorideyourbike #pedalpower #cycleforhealth #activetravel
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Cycling: big winner
“Cycling has come out a big winner,” says Jill Warren of the Brussels-based European Cycling Federation. “This time has shown us the potential cycling that has to change our cities and our lives.” (I think we know what she means!). https://buff.ly/3l75Hdm
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Indoor cycling
Here’s a nice story about how indoor cycling is dramatically improving the lives of those in care homes – even those who can’t walk: https://buff.ly/36x8g4F If you’ve got a problem, the answer is generally cycling! #justride #getoutandride #cyclinglife #twowheelsgood #gorideyourbike #pedalpower #gearchange #cycleforhealth
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Cycling Tsar
£85m is to be invested in segregated cycling infrastructure to transform Greater Manchester: https://buff.ly/3iq1Ki8 This is going to be a landmark change which will hopefully be a blueprint for other cities to follow. Not content with being an innovative and hugely successful track and road cycling professional and bicycle manufacturing pioneer, Chris Boardman has turned his not inconsiderable focus and transformative enthusiasm to transport policy. I’m not sure I’d be willing to bet against him achieving fantastic results. Don’t you wish you had @Chris_Boardman as Cycling Tsar of your town? Even if you don’t his legacy for Manchester could have
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