CYCLING

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UPDATE
INTRODUCTION
Colin Buchanan has an active cycling team involved with all aspects of cycling policy, design,
implementation and promotion. Read on to hear about this year’s Velo-city conference, our work in
Cyprus and our Sustrans secondment. Jenny is now on maternity leave after her new arrival, ethan
daniel carne, who was born on 19 september.

Key staff Bored of your usual

Craig Adams team meeting?
Associate Traffic Engineer
T: 020 7053 1391 Why not consider taking a trip out of the office and
E: craig.adams@cbuchanan.co.uk holding the meeting outdoors or at another venue?

That is exactly what the CB Sustainable Travel Team did recently.

The team were itching to try the new cycle hire scheme and with
stands just outside the office they were ready to ride within minutes.
Philip Loy A suitable team meeting destination was decided upon and Barclays
Cycling Consultant Cycle Hire membership keys were obtained in advance.
T: 020 7053 1377
E: philip.loy@cbuchanan.co.uk The destination: the coffee shop at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Follow Philip on twitter.com/philiploy The route: via Hyde Park and other suggested Transport for London
cycle routes. The dress code: smart casual with a helmet and handbag
or two. Ride time: within 30 minutes to ensure we took advantage
Susanne Afra of the free riding time. The usual team meeting in the office was
Principal Transport Planner replaced by an exciting team bonding session, followed by a
T: 020 7053 1432 productive meeting as team members were alert from their afternoon
E: susanne.afra@cbuchanan.co.uk bike ride. They were inspired by the cycle hire scheme and enthused
about using it again. Some of the team are even considering using the
bikes to replace part of their usual commute by public transport.

www.buchanancycling.co.uk cycling@cbuchanan.co.uk If you’re based in Zone 1 or 2, try the new cycle hire bikes and discover
your local area. Find a new place for your team meeting which will
help inspire colleagues and inspire new ideas. For more information
Velo-City Conference, go to: www.tfl.gov.uk/barclayscyclehire.co.uk
Copenhagen
CB’s cycling consultant Philip Loy undertook a 300-mile cycle
ride across Denmark in June to join the Velo-city international
cycling conference in Copenhagen. As usual, there was a wealth
of information on know-how, projects, and general initiatives, and
the conference had a wide range of practitioners from all over the
world. Copenhagen itself was a case study in cycle provision. Philip
says: “the extent to which cycle tracks had been built was impressive
but the most interesting aspect of their network wasn’t so much
what was built as the way drivers behaved at junctions, which was
exemplary! Everyone understood how the road network was supposed
to work and there was a high degree of compliance by all road users.”
Philip concluded the conference by meeting some future clients of CB
in Cyprus (see article overleaf).
CYCLING
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UPDATE
Design recommendations Engaging your audience
for new cycle networks Keen to engage with your target audience? Looking for results? Then
in Nicosia, Cyprus you need to ensure that your graphics are up to the job! We have been
working with a variety of clients in both the public and private sector
Philip Loy has been busy developing design recommendations for over to promote existing and upcoming services related to cycling. Through
15km of new cycle network for Nicosia in Cyprus. This involved site our experience in engaging with employees, residents and community
visits and meetings with clients and stakeholders to determine their groups, we have developed targeted marketing materials to help
aspirations and to develop opportunities for provision. Philip is producing increase cycling amongst our target groups.
preliminary designs for the entire network, with recommendations taking
Our Graphic Design and Sustainable Travel teams combined can help
into account traffic management arrangements proposed as part of the
with any of the following which are demonstrated below:
masterplan for Nicosia. Philip says: “the aspirations of our client in Cyprus
are very ambitious as it requires a radical overhaul of some of their key road  Travel awareness campaigns
network. What I’ve tried to do for the cycle network is to uphold the highest  Travel information/ travel options leaflets
aspirations of the client whilst formulating realistic options where existing  Newsletters
schemes were underway.”
 Events organising
 Recent projects have included promotion to businesses on an area

Sustrans Secondment, basis, borough-wide marketing campaigns and individual advice to

employees on their journey to work.
Birmingham
Philip has been working with a project team at Sustrans which has been
investigating the feasibility of a cycle hire scheme for the University
of Birmingham. Centro the regional transport authority are also
stakeholders as they see this as a pilot project for other parts of the city.

Philip says: “It’s great to work with Sustrans again and as cycle hire is
becoming more widespread, it has been really useful to ascertain the type
of scheme that is relevant to a situation like a university which generates
a huge amount of trips. For example, staff and students have differing
requirements, and a campus scheme would be very different to a public
municipal bike hire scheme.”

News
We’ve been keeping up to date with all the latest in cycling, here’s our
shortlist of what’s most interesting:
Southport, Merseyside: the bike-friendly seaside resort
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-
blog/2010/sep/14/rail-station-bike-parking
Tube strike result in bike sales boost for Evans
http://www.bikebiz.com/news/32829/Bike-sales-rise-for-
Evans-during-tube-strikes
Cycling to recycling: the ethical way to dispose of your bike
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-
blog/2010/sep/07/bike-recycling-schemes
Cyclists to give Boris bike feedback
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23877415-
cyclists-to-give-boris-bike-feedback.do
Axing cycling schemes would be ‘disastrous’
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Axing-cycling-
schemes-would-be-disastrous.htm

We hope you find this email of interest, please contact us with any ideas for the future. We’re always pleased to hear from you!
Sincerely, Colin Buchanan cycling team