Cycling is, at the moment, one of the few things we are allowed to do, writes Kath Cochrane. If you have children, and if your house is anything like mine, getting out for daily exercise is crucial for sanity. I breathe a huge sigh of relief as we leave the house for a walk, a run or a bike ride. Relief that I am not nagging them to get their work done, get off their devices, or leave each other alone.
ALTHOUGH lots of cycling organisations will extol the possibilities, albeit with caution, of continuing to cycle in the snow, for me ice days and snow days are not bike days.
ARE you thinking of getting someone a bike this Christmas? Then there are a few questions you need to ask.
Oxfordshire’s residents packed out the town hall on 2nd October to hear Andrew Gilligan’s talk “Roads are for People”. The talk was a rallying cry for real change to how we organise transport in and around our city.
I HAVE cycled since I was a child, and used my bike for transport consistently since then. In the last few years I have developed a keen interest in the benefits to individuals, society and environment of cycling for transport. With good reason, much is made of how the Netherlands and Denmark have enabled mass cycling.
JACK Frost preys on the old and the enfeebled, areas already crumbling and cracked, weakened by heavy traffic, harsh braking, and years of neglect.
WITH the school run accounting for 20 per cent of congestion, and issues around air quality and safety around the school gate – tackling the use of the private car for the school run must be a priority.
LAST Friday I went to the Oxford Friends of the Earth meeting on Climate Change and Transport. The Wesley Memorial church was full, a great display of the energy and commitment to tackling climate change.
