 Cycling Items - Summary
I have recently been requested to include
information about the three "cycling items" below on this ACWA
website, and I add a challenge for someone to prepare the
fourth item.
Coventry Cycling Campaign (Cyclic)
ACWA and Cyclic have items of common
interest, with shared tracks, some common members etc., and
other goings on in and around Coventry.
I have added a "permanent" link to their site (http://www.coventrycyclist.org.uk/)
to our links page. I will also from time to time add more news
items to points of specific interest.
Of immediate interest Cyclic have just issued
the latest edition of their Newsletter : Coventry Cyclist Spring
2006 - the link on their home page takes you to the newsletter
(1.7MB PDF file).
Coventry Loop
Coventry Loop : this links to a transcript of an article from CYCLING
PLUS : CHRISTMAS 2005 pp28-29. This describes a 58 mile
cycling route through the countryside to the east and south of Coventry. I'm
sure it is of interest to some
readers.
CTC Campaign: Cycle - Rail Travel
CTC welcome Transport Secretary Alistair Darling's
proposals this week to increase the capacity of the rail network and
the trains which run on it. CTC hope that when it comes to putting
these ideas into practice, the Government will include measures
to integrate cycling with rail travel. The combination is a
very cost-effective way of enabling people to make seamless
door-to-door journeys without depending on a car. This reduces congestion,
the space (and money) needed for station car parking, and helps
improve health and the environment. Read CTC's views on
cycle-rail and support CTC's current lobbying
campaign for a better policy framework to encourage more
cycle-rail travel.
"A Coventry Cycling Way"
We have been asked in the past by
Johnny Stanton, CTC (Cadbury Medal!!) about a cycle route as near as
possible to ACW. On our annual challenge we have had support
cyclists wanting to get as near as possible to bring food
and drinks to entrants taking part. On other occasions people use
their cycles to get to the start of one of
the Circular Walks. A cycling route map broadly covering the same area as ACWA
walks could support them all, as well as help
cyclist plan good rides of various lengths in the countryside around Coventry.
Would anyone
like to volunteer to draft a guide to meet these
requests?
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