On Clean Air Day, June 21, the council's Go Cycle team will be hosting an event in the town centre, giving local people the chance to trial an electric bike or cargo bike and to also find out more about electric vehicles.
The team will be in the Ancient Market from 10am to 4pm on Thursday June 21 - pop by and find out more about sustainable travel options in the borough.
A new Cycle path linking New Malden and Raynes Park has been given the green light.
Kingston councillors voted unanimously to approve plans to build the 1.2 km path that would run from New Malden Station to Raynes Park Recreation Ground. All that was left was for Merton Council to give the green light, something it did last week.
You can read the full article, as reported in the Surrey Comet here
Njinga have just announced the launch of their 2018 signature 8-week Group Training Programme - perfectly timed and designed for every level of rider to either complete Ride London in their fastest ever time or simply complete it for the first time.
If you've reached the stage where you want to take your cycling a bit more seriously, you may be interested in this new service from Njinga Cycling.
The new Cyclist MOT Assessment is an opportunity to meet their highly experienced Coaches to review every aspect of your current level of cycling.
This article appeared in yesterday's Evening Standard.
A pioneering study into the risks of cycling in London reveals that “safety in numbers” protects riders from injury.
Roads with more cyclists are 13 per cent safer — probably because drivers are more aware, or because cyclists shield each other by riding in a “protective ring”.
Dr Rachel Aldred, a transport expert at the University of Westminster, who led the research, said: “A street with 1,000 cyclists per day is 13 per cent safer than one with 500 cyclists per day.”
You can read the full article here
Wheels of Time is an excellent short video produced by the Community Brain and well worth a few minutes of your time.
And if this whets your appetite, why not find out more at the Wheels of time exhibition at the Museum of the futures in Surbiton? The exhibition closes soon, but it will be running on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday from 10.30am to 2.30pm. Full details here.
This detailed article in TransportXtra gives the lowdown on the London Assembly's recent report on the Mini Hollands Scheme. You can read the full article here.
In this practical and useful Evening Standard article, Mark Beaumont, who recently cycled around the world in the quickest time ever, has provided his top tips on how to improve your cycling ability, for any discipline, be it everyday cycling, commuting, long-distance road biking, mountain biking etc etc.
You can read the full article here