Bricycles members have complained to me about the glaring headlights and poor lighting on the cycle path from Falmer to Lewes, part of Route 90 . For long stretches, Route 90 is a two-way unsegregated pedestrian and cycle track next to the A27, a very fast road carrying heavy traffic. I commuted between Brighton and Lewes for several years. I was shocked at how blind you could be due to the glare of car headlights. I used a…

Report from the last session of the APPG Get Britain Cycling Enquiry:   http://allpartycycling.org/news/

APPCG Co-Chair Julian Huppert MP, said:

“We need firm leadership from government and a dedicated funding stream if we are to make significant progress in cycle safety and accessibility. It is only by making significant improvements to our infrastructure, introducing clear and enforceable regulations to protect…

The C7 is currently the only way of cycling between Lewes to Newhaven.  Parishes of the Lower Ouse are asking local people to sign a petition to reduce the 50mph speed limit to 40 mph.  We've been advised that, given enough support, there is a good chance that the Kingston road speed limit will be reduced when work starts on the first section of the Egrets way at the end of March. OVCN are working hard to develop the rest of the network: including plans for a new shared riverside path…

There was an incident on Station Road, Berwick on Sunday morning 9/12/12 at 10 am involving two cyclists and a 4x4 vehicle towing a horse trailer. As a result, one cyclist was left with a broken collar bone and the other with a head injury. The driver did not stop. See the Argus report here:…

This is wonderful news for road users. It is one of Bricycles’ long term campaign goals. Following agreement at the Transport Committee on November 27, Brighton and Hove City Council is introducing a 20 mph speed limit for the centre of Brighton and Hove from April 2013. Officers will proceed with advertising the formal Speed Limit Order for the changes in speed limit in the Phase 1 Area. For the background to the decision, see:…

NICE guidance on “Walking and cycling: local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of travel or recreation” was published last week.

See http://guidance.nice.org.uk/PH41

This long-awaited essential guidance sets out how people can be encouraged to increase the amount they walk or cycle for travel or recreation purposes. The guidance is intended to help meet public health and other goals (for instance, to reduce traffic…

We were delighted to see proposals for junction improvements to the Aquarium Roundabout in Brighton (in front of Brighton Pier) published in The Times on 26/11/12, as part of its "Cities fit for cycling" campaign.

See http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3611571.ece

This is the work of locally resident transport planner, Mark Strong, from Transport Initiatives,…

Last week we had a ride to Combe Haven Valley, north of Bexhill. It is difficult to believe that a new road has been agreed at this location, estimated to bring 23,000 vehicles a day. Construction of the environmentally damaging Bexhill Hastings Link Road (an East Sussex County Council project) is planned for January 2013. Combe Haven Defenders are a new group dedicated to stopping the road.  They are running a “Walk, Eat, Draw” event, meeting at Crowhurst Station at 11am on Saturday 24…

Bricycles has conducted a survey of the Police and Crime Commissioner candidates for Sussex.

We asked a dozen transport-related questions. Four out of the five Sussex candidates replied, which is a good response. We have collated the results in a downloadable Excel spread sheet. See the link to our survey at the top of the "Letters and responses" page at:…

We can now legally cycle though many streets in North Laine which were previously one-way! Traffic orders exempt cyclists from one way restrictions in Trafalgar Street, Gloucester Road, Gloucester Street, Vine Street, Robert Street, Kensington Street, Church Street, Foundry Street, Kemp Street, Kensington Place, Over Street, Queen’s Gardens, and Tidy Street. New cycling signs and road markings are…

I've written to Southern Railway objecting to the new cycle policy being implemented at Brighton station.

Southern Railway is requiring cyclists to fold and carry folding bikes as part of their new cycle policy: http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/cycle-policy/ The new policy says: “Fully folding cycles are welcome on our train at any time and we ask that these are fully folded and carried before…