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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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Translink FOI Response 2 – The Sequel to A Neverending Story
Regular readers will be curious to learn what Translink’s rationale is behind not allowing a trial of carrying bikes during the morning...
Achim Gloger
Jan 26, 20246 min read
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It’s Our Birthday!
By Stephen McCrory, Chariman, ANDCCG The Ards and North Down Cycle Campaign is one year old! So how has it been? In some ways we could...
Achim Gloger
Jan 12, 20244 min read
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Cycling – a Way to reduce Pressure on our local Health Service
Earlier this week you may have heard about the distressing statistics on obesity in Northern Ireland. If you have not but you walk around...
Achim Gloger
Nov 30, 20233 min read
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Translink's Response to our FOI Data Request on carrying Bicycles on Trains during Rush Hour
Regular readers of this blog will recall that four weeks ago we suggested to Translink that the restrictions on carrying bicycles during...
Achim Gloger
Nov 17, 20239 min read
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Active Travel Abroad & Demographics
I write this blog in Munich while visiting my father and his partner. They (86 and 71 years old) cycle everywhere, weather permitting,...
Achim Gloger
Nov 11, 20233 min read
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Is Translink tone-deaf when it comes to implementing Active Travel?
Since last week’s blog we contacted Translink through various channels and received back identical replies to our suggestion that the...
Achim Gloger
Oct 20, 20234 min read
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Translink is Critical to the Success of Active Travel in Northern Ireland
Active Travel is defined as “making journeys by physically active means, like walking or cycling”. Lately that definition has been...
Achim Gloger
Oct 13, 20233 min read
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Peace Plus: Bangor Cycle Park needs your Support!
Peace Plus is an EU funding project that despite Brexit still provides funding to Northern Ireland. Bangor currently has a...
Achim Gloger
Oct 5, 20233 min read
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Active Travel: Joining the dots - a To-do List for the Department for Infrastructure
The UK has rather ambitious climate change targets and wants to achieve net zero by 2050. That will be very difficult, given that the...
Achim Gloger
Aug 31, 20233 min read
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