Posts By Bruce Lynn
Healthy Ride Report – Jan 17th 2015 – Crystal Palace to Canada Water
January 19, 2015 | Bruce Lynn
This was a + ride, so 9.30 start. 5 riders at Canada Water on a chilly morning. Boarded the 9.42 Overground train and were joined by one more rider at … Read More
Healthy Ride Report, 10 Jan 2015
January 11, 2015 | Bruce Lynn
14 riders at Canada Water on a cold, grey morning with a pretty iffy forecast. All well prepared for some rain, which in the end was never serious. Plan was … Read More
Safe Cycle Route and Junction Design
January 8, 2015 | Bruce Lynn
Open session of Southwark Cyclists to start the next regular Wednesday meeting. Starts 6.30pm at Better Bankside on Wednesday January 14th 2015.
Rik Andrew, Co-Chair of the LCC Infrastructure Review … Read More
Healthy Ride Report, 27 Dec 2014
December 28, 2014 | Bruce Lynn
Report from Werner who led the ride. Rain overnight and enough wind to bring down one small tree/bush in Russia Dock Woodland between yesterday’s route check and today’s ride. Dry … Read More
Healthy Ride + Ride Report, 20 Dec 2014
December 21, 2014 | Bruce Lynn
9 riders plus Bruce leading gathered for 9.30 at Canada Water on another sunny December morning. Boarded Overground to Haggerston where another rider joined us. Then along the Regents Canal … Read More
Healthy Ride Report, 13th Dec 2014
December 13, 2014 | Bruce Lynn
12 riders at Canada Water on a beautiful, sunny morning. David started us at 10.05 and we headed down to the river and along to Deptford Creek. The new bridge … Read More
Crystal Palace Parade – a personal view
December 12, 2014 | Bruce Lynn
Southwark Council is holding a consultation regarding proposals to significantly improve the Crystal Palace Parade / Westwood Hill / Sydenham Hill and Fountain Drive road junctions.
Note this post is … Read More
Brunel Bridge
December 2, 2014 | Bruce Lynn
The autumn infrastructure plan announced today (Dec 4th, 2014) is pretty depressing reading (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/381884/2902895_NationalInfrastructurePlan2014_acc.pdf). 15 billion for roads, 114 million for the 8 “cycling cities”. So cycling just 0.76% of … Read More
Public Health Case for Cycling
November 28, 2014 | Bruce Lynn
The public health case for active travel (cycling and walking) is overwhelming. But is still not getting through to policy-makers. So when Southwark Cyclists were invited to prepare a paper … Read More
Healthy Ride Report, 22nd Nov 2014
November 22, 2014 | Bruce Lynn
An amazing 16 riders in Peckham Square on a rainy morning with a pretty iffy forecast. All well prepared for some rain, which in the end never materialised. Uphill start … Read More