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...
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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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Achim Gloger
- Mar 15
- 5 min
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...
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Achim Gloger
- Mar 8
- 3 min
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...
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Achim Gloger
- Feb 9
- 3 min
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...
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Achim Gloger
- Jan 26
- 6 min
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...
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Achim Gloger
- Jan 18
- 5 min
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...
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Achim Gloger
- Jan 12
- 4 min
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...
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Achim Gloger
- Jan 5
- 5 min
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...
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Achim Gloger
- Nov 30, 2023
- 3 min
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...
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Achim Gloger
- Oct 13, 2023
- 3 min
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...
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Achim Gloger
- Oct 5, 2023
- 3 min
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...
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Achim Gloger
- Sep 29, 2023
- 5 min
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...
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Achim Gloger
- Sep 22, 2023
- 5 min
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,...
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