Category: Advocacy

An image of Croft Road in Nuneaton from a bicycle camera in the centre of the lane, about to pass a traffic island pinch point. Parked cars line the road ahead, and traffic is flowing in the opposite direction. Houses line the right side of the road. To the left is a green strip with a few fairly young trees.

An appropriate response to a consultation submission?

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Recently, Warwickshire County Council ran a short consultation on installing speed cushions on Croft Road, Nuneaton. Responding to that, an objection submitted by yours truly noted the issues these can cause for cycling, including the potential increase in the risk from close passes, and in particular the impact on accessible cycling – points that appear to have been ignored in the Portfolio Holder’s Report.

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Asking Labour to support and fund active travel

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Following the general election result last week that saw a new Labour government come to power, as well as a change of MPs in Nuneaton, I have written again to Jodie Gosling MP. This time I have asked that she in turn write to the new Secretary of State for Transport (Louise Haigh) and the new Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves) to request that the government put active travel at the top of the transport agenda, and fund it.

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A bicycle at a polling station

A lack of commitment from Labour?

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Given that a Labour government looks likely after the upcoming General Election next month, and that Labour is the primary challenger to Nuneaton’s Tory incumbent MP, I wrote recently to Jodie Gosling – Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Nuneaton – to ask for her and the Party’s views and intentions on active travel. I’ve had a reply and I am concerned.

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