Campaign News – Chester Cycling Campaign

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….]

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….]

Problem and Danger Spots for Cyclists

The Chester Cycling Campaign has been concerned to hear of a number of serious injuries caused to cyclists where deficiencies in the local cycling infrastructure have been a contributing factor. It has become clear that [More….]

Campaign Announces Objectives For 2018

The Campaign has produced a list of its objectives for 2018, 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….]

Improvements for Cyclists on the A540

For many years, the notoriously busy road junction at Ledsham where the A540 (Parkgate Road) crosses the A550 (Welsh Road) known locally as Two Mills junction has been an accident black spot and a very [More….]

No Cyclists Killed on Local Roads for Past Three Years

The Department for Transport has published road traffic casualty statistics covering the period from 2005 to 2016. The good news is that no cyclist has been killed on local roads since 2013. Numbers of cyclists [More….]