On Saturday 8th September a Pedals petition gained 124 signatures at The Tour of Britain Start in West Bridgford. The petition was in support of the proposal to build a Foot Cycle Bridge over the Trent, east of Lady Bay … Read more
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Trent Basin-Lady Bay foot / cycle bridge plans
Pictures show the bridge site from the south bank looking north towards the entrance to Trent Basin housing site.
Since 2014 Pedals and 4 other local groups have been working on plans for a new foot-cycle bridge on the east … Read more
Nottingham City Council respond to Pedals’ Comments on Broadmarsh Regeneration Plans
Following contact with Councillor Collins and Councillor Liversidge, we have now had a response to the comments we raised on the Broadmarsh plans.
Pedals’ questions are in bold text below, followed by the City Council response:
1) There appears to … Read more
River Leen path improvements: start of work
River Leen path improvements: start of work (from Nottingham City Council Transport News (August 2018)
Background
The River Leen flows from near Annesley until it joins the River Trent near the Meadows. This important green corridor is an underused … Read more
Learning from the new Derby ebike hire project
Derby’s new electric bike sharing scheme is gaining new converts
Featuring a selection of the state-of-the-art ebikes, Derby launched the UK’s largest electric bikeshare scheme in June.
A total of 200 ebikes provided by US-based Social Bicycles, can now be … Read more
County Council’s Arnold and Carlton area cycle plans
Pedals seeking comments on the County Council’s Arnold and Carlton area cycle route plans – Gedling and Carlton residents encouraged to have their say on new cycle Network.
Local people are being asked to choose from 11 potential routes as … Read more
Pedals supports local campaign for keeping open the riverside path between The Hook and Holme Pierrepont
Update of 19 June, 2018:
From Sian Trafford, Lady Bay Community Association:
Hi everyone,
At the Spring meeting of the LBCA on Wednesday 16th May you expressed interest in the proposal to establish rights of way over the land adjacent … Read more
New Nottingham cycle path opens for National Bike Week
As reported in West Bridgford Wire.… Read more
Bennerley Viaduct restoration plans: Sustrans decide not to make a second bid for HLF funding
Following the great disappointment at the decision last December by the Heritage Lottery Fund not to approve the Sustrans funding bid, despite the extensive support it attracted, there has now been further great disappointment, especially from the Friends of Bennerley … Read more
Abbey Bridge cycle route (Western Cycle Corridor) changes in the vicinity of the through the Gregory Street junction; work starting in January 2018
The City Council are making some improvements to the Western Cycle Corridor as it goes through the Gregory Street junction. This is in response to some issues raised by local residents but they say that it also allows them to … Read more