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  • The Croydon Cycle Forum is a meeting held by the council 3 times a year with representatives from all the active cycling organisations in the borough.  It is an opportunity to meet with a small number of councillors (Cllrs Wright, Chatterjee for the council, opposition councillor Kathy Bee), council officers and other cycling groups to discuss matters relating to cycling in Croydon.  The most recent meeting was held on Tuesday 6th November, and was my first opportunity to go along and see if I could make a difference. So I joined local cycling champions Austen […]
    The Croydon Cycle Forum is a meeting held by the council 3 times a year with representatives from all the active cycling organisations in the borough.  It is an opportunity to meet with a small number of councillors (Cllrs Wright, Chatterjee for the council, opposition councillor Kathy Bee), council officers and other cycling groups to discuss matters relating to cycling in Croydon.  The most recent meeting was held on Tuesday 6th November, and was my first opportunity to go along and see if I could make a difference. So I joined local cycling champions Austen […]

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  • We thank Caroline Pidgeon  (Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, Chair of the London Assembly’s Transport Committee and Deputy Chair of the Police and Crime Committee) for raising the following question with the Mayor of London (and to Ian Wingrove, Green Group Press Liaison Officer for distilling and passing on the information). The LIP is the Local Implementation Plan (LIP), a statutory plan setting out how Croydon Council intends to implement the London Mayor’s Transport Strategy within the borough.  The Mayor, Boris Johnson, has signalled his wish to see 5% of all journeys […]
    We thank Caroline Pidgeon  (Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, Chair of the London Assembly’s Transport Committee and Deputy Chair of the Police and Crime Committee) for raising the following question with the Mayor of London (and to Ian Wingrove, Green Group Press Liaison Officer for distilling and passing on the information). The LIP is the Local Implementation Plan (LIP), a statutory plan setting out how Croydon Council intends to implement the London Mayor’s Transport Strategy within the borough.  The Mayor, Boris Johnson, has signalled his wish to see 5% of all journeys […]

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  • Croydon North will shortly elect a new MP.  Croydon North is considered to be a safe labour seat, so when we decided to ask candidates questions, we included the short list of Labour candidates who Labour will be selecting from to run in the by-election.  There’s a fantastic opportunity for Croydon North to secure an MP who really understands the need for liveable streets and the key role that cycling plays in such a vision. [UPDATE] Labour have now chosen their candidate to stand for election in Croydon North. They will be represented by current […]
    Croydon North will shortly elect a new MP.  Croydon North is considered to be a safe labour seat, so when we decided to ask candidates questions, we included the short list of Labour candidates who Labour will be selecting from to run in the by-election.  There’s a fantastic opportunity for Croydon North to secure an MP who really understands the need for liveable streets and the key role that cycling plays in such a vision. [UPDATE] Labour have now chosen their candidate to stand for election in Croydon North. They will be represented by current […]

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