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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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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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Plus ça change…
…c'est la meme chose? As of this week Northern Ireland has a govvernment and we ask ourselves, are we now finally moving forward or...
Achim Gloger
Feb 9, 20243 min read
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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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Addressing the Conflicts between Drivers and Cyclists
Last week I read an interesting piece on the causes of conflicts between drivers and cyclists by Peter Norton, an Associate Professor at...
Achim Gloger
Jan 18, 20245 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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Note to Bureaucrats: We are not stupid!
How different government departments’ blinkered policies fail to embrace behavioural change to protect the environment and slow climate...
Achim Gloger
Jan 5, 20245 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 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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Cycle Campaign Groups have a Mountain to climb
Earlier his week I perused some UK Cycling statistics detailed in a report on Cycling UK’s website. It is sobering reading for cycle...
Achim Gloger
Sep 29, 20235 min read
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Big Brother IS watching you - time to get on your bike!
A caveat: if you use Google as your default search engine and click "I accept" on every website that asks you to accepts its cookies,...
Achim Gloger
Sep 22, 20235 min read
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