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Car maker could encourage cycling?
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Up to 1000 Land Rover office workers displaced from the works car park to accommodate shift workers are offered parking places at Birmingham Airport, and a free shuttle bus ride for the 4 mile…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Lee May 9.
Two shows this week at NEC
Both from 1-3 MayNaidex - mobility aids, including special cycle makers Quest 88 and Boma, and Infrarail (rail industry) latter is £15 on the door but free pre registration on-line.Those with…Continue
Started Apr 29
Snow Hill Station - Cycle Parking!
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Seen the recent announcement from Network WM (AKA Centro)…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by LS Apr 12.
BMX - are we failing to connect with young cyclists?
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Over the past decade I've been picking up on the groups of kids with BMX bikes, scooters, and skateboards, often as many as 10-12 on a 3 or 4 coach train as they head out or home from a cool skate…Continue
Tags: Cyclists, Young, Engaging, BMX
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Lee Mar 29.
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Dave Holladay replied to Sarah-Jane's discussion Threatened by driver of silver Toyota V816 GGM
"I often wish I had the skill of Danny Macaskill, and enough money not to care about the claims for damage to property and simply ride over any cars parked across dropped kerbs, or in cycle lanes, or walk over the top of cars parked on the footway,…"
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Dave Holladay commented on Sarah-Jane's blog post People power
"I also see a major opportunity to get cycle parking in at Moor Street Station with an idea to enhance the presentation of the steam locomotive (a freight train engine - hint).
Sadly the potential to make the fish tank into a bike centre may have now…"
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"Cyclists are almost as insidious as pedestrians in the way they filter past without noise or the massive presence of motor traffic. Thousands of pedestrians can pass on a city street without is seeming unduly busy, often using a quarter of the…"
James Lee replied to Dave Holladay's discussion Car maker could encourage cycling?
"If its any consolation to you,,,
A group of cyclists from JaguarLandRover rode a charity ride from Solihull to Paris last September, and raised £19,600 for the NSPCC.
I know, cus I was there....
The British Red Cross in Coventry are not…"
James Lee replied to Dave Holladay's discussion Car maker could encourage cycling?
"In other words Dave, you wish to wrap up British manufacturing industry with red tape and make it as difficult as possible for local employers to present earning opportunities to the local unemployed.
Why don't you have a go at HS2?…"
Dave Holladay replied to Dave Holladay's discussion Car maker could encourage cycling?
"That is just the issue James - you don't need to drive to work - even if you get a discount price for a car, after all train drivers don't get special trains to get them to work. Given that the Gaydon site requires a wider…"
Ian-C replied to Dave Holladay's discussion Car maker could encourage cycling?
"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it ride a bike."
James Lee replied to Dave Holladay's discussion Car maker could encourage cycling?
"As far as I have been able to ascertain, the five year plan for Solihull and Gaydon is to construct a multi storey car park on both sites. No mention of a 'travel plane'...
The question is, does this country want manufacuring…"
LS replied to Dave Holladay's discussion Car maker could encourage cycling?
"If the 700 actually used the bikes to cycle to work as the scheme intends, it would be worth shouting about. A lot of people use the scheme to get a cheap bike and never ride to work."
Dave Holladay replied to Dave Holladay's discussion Car maker could encourage cycling?
"Thanks James
My main interest was in how the solution arrived at was to offer the bus and remote car park, which must obviously have a substantial daily cost - well over £1,200/day for coaches and a substantial amount for car park leasing, and…"
CKS replied to Dave Holladay's discussion Car maker could encourage cycling?
"Slightly off-topic but my boss was thinking of moving his IT firm to India. Instead he employed IT graduates who have just arrived here from India. They can't claim dole money and have to take what ever paid employment they can…"
James Lee replied to Dave Holladay's discussion Car maker could encourage cycling?
"The expansion car parking is for non-production engineering and administration staff on the Solihull site. The alternative to this strategy was to let the people figure it out for themselves, resulting in JLR employee's cars parked in…"
Dave Holladay replied to Gavin Douglas's discussion Commuting into Brum, Storage, security etc.
"Take a look at London - many big institutions have substantial areas of their car parks fitted out with bike racks. Here are photos courtesy of London Cyclist (Andreas). Big Swiss bank at Liverpool St has 600 bike parking spaces - Deloitte has…"
Philip Eddington replied to Dave Holladay's discussion Car maker could encourage cycling?
"Poor old James seems to be getting in the neck a lot of late."
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