Don't Forget - Cycling Embassy Gathering at Newcastle this Weekend
Cyclists from around the UK will be gathering in Newcastle this weekend for the third Cycling Embassy AGM. As well as a chance to shape the future of the Embassy at an exciting time for UK cycle...
View ArticleCycling Embassy AGM: A Clearer Vision
Cycling Embassy members joined NewCycling campaigners at Newcastle this weekend for the Embassy's third AGM. As well as looking back at what the Embassy had achieved since its foundation, the weekend...
View ArticlePresentation on Copenhagen
Here is a PDF version of the presentation on Copenhagen's cycling infrastructure, as given at the Newcastle AGM by David Arditti, who visited on behalf of the Embassy in May 2013. Tags:...
View ArticleCycling Embassy AGM: Meet the new chair
We regret to announce that the Cycling Embassy founder Jim Davis will be stepping down from the Chair for personal reasons, although he will continue to play an active role. Jim founded the Cycling...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Transport for London
Dear Transport for London,We were grateful for the opportunity to comment on the Cycle Superhighway 2 extension plans, and are delighted to hear that the scheme will be proceeding with many of the...
View ArticleThe Cycling Embassy is doing a book!
The Embassy is trying to assemble a detailed set of information, links and resources to help people around the country to campaign for cycling for everyone. And we need your help!
View ArticleStrategic talk and action
Does your council or transport authority have a cycle strategy? Strategies can be confusing and daunting. Where to start? Is it worth putting effort into this? What can a strategy achieve?
View ArticleReaction to the Comprehensive Spending Review
Cycling looks set to suffer from further cuts in infrastructure investment and a continued lack of leadership from the top in England as the government set out their plans for the coming years.
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Would you like to distribute some postcards for us?
Is there a Sky Ride or similar event happening near you? You could help spread the news about the Cycling Embassy by distributing postcards for us!
View ArticleEmbassy Welcomes the Institution of Civil Engineers' State of the Nation
Hopeful signs are emerging that changes are afoot in the UK with the idea of cycling as part of the transport system becoming more mainstream.
View ArticleResponse to Consultation on Oxford Road, Manchester
The Cycling Embassy of Great Britain welcomes some aspects of the proposed changes to Manchester Oxford Road which will see cycling accommodated into the road designs as part of the Bus Priority plans....
View ArticleJoin the London Cycling Campaign Protest Ride this Friday
If you are in or near London on Friday evening, please join the London Cycling Campaign protest ride from Tower Hill to Aldgate, calling for dedicated, safe space for cycling on London's roads. The...
View ArticleThe Nice Way Code
The Cycling Embassy of Great Britain is disappointed by the Scottish Government's latest safety campaign, the ‘Nice Way Code’. Research shows that the most effective means to reduce road deaths are...
View Article'Going Dutch' on Newsnight
Last night the current affairs programme Newsnight aired a report on cycling in the Netherlands, and how Britain can learn lessons from the Dutch.The BBC's Anna Holligan rode from The Hague - the seat...
View ArticleAnother 'record announcement'
Today the government has announced a 'record amount' of cycling funding. There are, confusingly, two different headline figure, of £94 million and £148 million, to be spent between now and 2015.
View ArticleEmbassy response to Bristol Metrobus consultation
The Cycling Embassy has submitted a response to the Metro Bus route changes in Bristol. The current review is recommending that the buses run along Cumberland Road, on the Ashton Vale to Temple Meads...
View ArticleIs your MP going to talk cycling on September 2nd? Here's what we'd say to...
Dear Member of Parliament,Are you going to the Cycling Debate on September 2nd? We think you should, and we think it could have a direct impact on your constituents.Does your constituency have any of...
View ArticleThe Government continues to fail cycling as a mode of transport
Anyone hoping for genuine commitment from central government towards enabling cycling in England will be hugely disappointed and angered by the Department for Transport's official response to the Get...
View ArticleGovernment increasingly isolated on cycling policy
On Monday evening, 100 MPs of all parties voted unanimously in support of a motion welcoming the findings of the Get Britain Cycling report, in particular its recommendation of consistent funding for...
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PoP the champagne for our award-winning Ambassador
She's been there right from the start. She gets things done. She normally humbly stays in the background - but her willpower and energy is palpable at every point along the way (which is physically...
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