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Sign the Petition – Make Hoole Bridge Safer for Cyclists

Those who cycle over Hoole Road Bridge regularly will be aware of just how dangerous it can be. It is one of the priorities on the list of improvements sought by the Chester Cycling Campaign. [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….]

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….]

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….]

Rocky Lane Cycle/Pedestrian Link Open

In November 2012 a popular cyclist and pedestrian link was closed by the council following the collapse of a retaining wall on one side of the path. The path, known locally as ‘Rocky Lane’ or [More….]

Campaign Denounces Reckless Cycling

In recent months there has been an increase in concern about conflict between cyclists and other users of the Chester Millennium Greenway, local pavements and on the footbridge at the end of Ferry Lane. Several [More….]