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The State of Things
Here we discuss the State of all Things related to Cycling, thoughts that cross our mind as we criss-cross the Ards Peninsula on two wheels.
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DfI's Active Travel Delivery Plan: The Devil Is In The Details
It is commendable that Active Travel at last is being embraced in Northern Ireland. There are, however, several factors that do not form...
Achim Gloger
Feb 49 min read
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Active Travel Needs Your Support!
The Department of Transport has asked for comments on its Active Travel Delivery Plan which will be realised over the next 20 years. The...
Achim Gloger
Jan 297 min read
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Belfast Gridlock - Time Is Money
Great Victoria Street - Going Nowhere Fast... Over the past month local media outlets, TV and radio reports and social media have been...
Achim Gloger
Dec 10, 20244 min read
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Breaking News: All that's wrong with Cycling in Northern Ireland starts with DfI
You may have missed these two reports in the Irish News yesterday. If you are a cyclist they both make for sobering reading. I will first...
Achim Gloger
Nov 26, 20243 min read
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DfI and Active Travel: Movement at last!
Earlier this week Infrastructure Minister John O'Down launched a public consultation  on the Department's long-overdue Active Travel...
Achim Gloger
Nov 15, 20243 min read
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DfI's Active Travel To-Do List
Regular readers of this blog know that our campaign group is represented on Stormont's All Party Group (APG) on Cycling. The APG...
Achim Gloger
Sep 30, 20249 min read
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No Active Travel in NI costs you money!
You may have heard about the vastly different train fares  Translink and Irish Rail charge for travelling between Belfast and Dublin on...
Achim Gloger
Aug 8, 20244 min read
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Working towards a Common Goal
This week I had a coffee with a friend who is a member of another Facebook group. He told me that one of my recent blogs had caused a bit...
Achim Gloger
Jun 14, 20245 min read
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Buy Cheap, Buy Twice!
Regular readers of this blog will recall previous missives on the state of the road infrastructure in Northern Ireland. It should come as...
Achim Gloger
May 31, 20245 min read
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Staying Safe while Out and About
Last week I covered how to prepare for summer cycling in terms of personal and mechanical preparation. More detailed information is...
Achim Gloger
May 24, 20246 min read
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Prepare Well to Ride Well!
The weather has finally turned warmer but it's still occasionally wet outside so I thought I'd share some tips on how to stay comfortable...
Achim Gloger
May 17, 20245 min read
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It's Crunch Time - Thoughts on ANDBC's Future Growth Strategy
At the end of this month the Ards and North Down Borough Councillors will discuss the Cycling Masterplan that has been in gestation over...
Achim Gloger
May 10, 20246 min read
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Thoughts on the 2022 Highway Code Changes
Earlier this month we met with representatives of the Department for Infrastructure to discuss Driver Training and the implementation of...
Achim Gloger
May 3, 20243 min read
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Stats, Budgets, Accountability, Public Health: Uncomfortable Bedfellows
This health-related blog was ready to be published until I switched on the local news last night and learned about another Stormont...
Achim Gloger
Apr 26, 20245 min read
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You want Change? Time to stand up and be counted!
This week's Blog post is by our Committee Member Alison McWhinney, our Safeguarding Officer. I use my Italian Cyclo Parma shopping bike...
Achim Gloger
Apr 19, 20243 min read
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At last: Progress with DfI!
Last week we met with two officials from the Department for Infrastructure who are in charge of Driving Policy (Driver...
Achim Gloger
Apr 16, 20246 min read
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Eddies Wither Outside Groomsport
On February 19 the Department of Infrastructure started resurfacing work of the Groomsport Roundabout. This was advertised as requiring...
Achim Gloger
Apr 5, 20242 min read
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Why is Cycling underutilised as a Public Policy Tool?
Cycling is the most efficient way of locomotion: not only is it the quickest way to get from A to B for short journeys, it is totally...
Achim Gloger
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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The Squeaky Wheel gets the Grease
At last! After last week's blog we have good news to report: we have now received a a courteous reply from the Department for...
Achim Gloger
Mar 15, 20245 min read
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Banging My Head Against A Wall
Q: What happens when you send an inquiry to the Minister for Infrastructure? A: Nothing. No wonder so little gets done here! Let me back...
Achim Gloger
Mar 8, 20243 min read
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