From Russell Heath Dear UAL Cyclists! http://tfl.gov.uk/cyclechallenge The weather’s fine and it’s ideal to get on your bike and cycle to work or anywhere else – if you’re not already doing so! For a few years some of us have … Continue reading
“Work has begun on the installation of a ‘super’ cycle hire docking station with space for 124 bikes close to the main entrance of Waterloo Station.” Could be useful for those of us in the Holborn area. News article here: … Continue reading
The Cyclescheme has grown in strength from previous year with over 59 salaried employees taking up the scheme over the last two years. The University selected Cyclescheme as they partner with over 1500 independent bicycle shops. Employee can use ‘Find … Continue reading
Thanks to everyone who joined the UAL Cyclists team and added up their cycling miles in the TfL Cycle Challenge. Twenty-eight UAL cyclists logged their miles and we managed to clock up 5714.54 miles and came 34th out of 138 teams in … Continue reading
The catchily titled ‘Barclays Cycle Hire’ scheme, the equivalent of Paris’s Velib scheme, is launching in London on the 30th of July. There is more info. available here: Barclays Cycle Hire website, including a map of the docking points. (Though … Continue reading
How many miles can you cycle in June? The TfL London Cycle Challenge is taking place again this year. We’d love as many cyclists as possible to join the UAL Cyclists team, and see if we can beat last year’s … Continue reading
Those nice people at Cyclescheme.co.uk now publish an online magazine about commuting on your bike. Lots of interesting looking articles on traffic safety, choosing a bike, and other tips. Worth a look! Can also be downloaded as a pdf for … Continue reading
An interesting item on Walkit.com suggests that plans are afoot (*cough*) to pedstrianise the underground tube tunnel between Waterloo and Bank. Or could it be an April Fool’s? http://walkit.com/2010/04/londons-waterloo-and-city-tube-line-to-be-pedestrianised/
The Cyclestreets online planner for bike journeys seems to work really well. It finds routes away from trouble spots and fast traffic and gives lots of useful information and options. http://www.cyclestreets.net/
WCA’s travel plan is being finalised, with a planned launch early in the new year. A striking feature from this work is how much more sustainable WCA staff and students are in terms of how they travel than is the case for the … Continue reading