News – Chester Cycling Campaign

Some Recent Campaign Successes

The Chester Cycling Campaign has had a number of notable successes and areas of positive progress over the year, all of which contribute towards making the city a little more cycle friendly. Our members are [More….]

Campaign Sets Objectives for 2019

The Campaign has produced a list of its objectives for 2019, setting out what we feel we can do to create improvements for Chester cyclists. The list provides a clear focus for Campaign members who [More….]

Work Begins to Reopen Canal Towpath

On 30 January 2019 Cheshire West and Chester Council issued a press release announcing that an agreement has been reached with the Canal and Rivers Trust which will lead to the necessary repairs being carried [More….]

BBC Radio Interview Highlights Frustration Over Continued Closure of Canal Towpath

Chester cyclists were very upset when the canal towpath route through the city was closed on 21st November 2017. The towpath is a safe, direct, attractive and traffic-free route for both commuting and leisure cyclists, [More….]

Gorse Stacks Safety Issues Finally to Be Addressed

The Campaign has been pointing out to the Cheshire West and Chester (CWaC) Highways Department the danger presented to cyclists as they re-join the highway after leaving the shared use footway that runs northwest beside [More….]

Boardwalk Repair Success!

For a number of months the Chester Cycling Campaign has been highlighting the dangers of the slippery surfacing on the boardwalk that runs between the shared use path on Chester Racecourse and Sealand Road. A [More….]

Sustrans Review of Cycle Network – Comments Invited

Sustrans has launched the outcome report following their first review of the 16,575-mile Network. In their ‘Paths for Everyone’ report, they set out the current state of the 23-year-old Network and a long-term plan to [More….]

Campaign Response to Government’s CWIS Safety Review

Recently the Government called for evidence on ways both to its ambition to increase current levels of cycling and walking while also making cycling and walking safer – the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) [More….]

Active Travel Forum Launched

After a long delay, Cheshire West and Chester Council have finally launched a new Active Travel Forum. The Forum is intended to take action to improve the levels of cycling and walking in the borough, [More….]

Chester Cycle Network Tube Map Published

The University of Chester and the Chester Cycling Campaign have together produced a colourful graphical ‘tube map’ depicting routes for cyclists between key destinations in the city and beyond. Based on the design style of [More….]