I went to the Councils' Cycling forum. They have a webpage devoted to cycling its been going a couple of years or so, and actually seems to be working quite well - they take notice of comments, you can see progress on projects.
im sure having Katya and the Newcastle Cycling Campaign there helps.
So other than the usual stuff about cycle parking and looking at routes , there were a couple of other things of interest,.
There is a terms of reference document which was discussed. I timed the discussion over this Agenda item -12 minutes. And whats missing ? - a policy about what to do about Mobile phones during the meeting . I'm in favour of staring at people and listening to the conversation if they answer it during a meeting but this wasnt a universally adopted. I don't think there actually was a decision ( rather than leave things as they are - people leave the room to answer a call if they have to) .
And at some schools in Newcastle pupils have to show some sort of ID before they are let in the school. Pupils ?????. I can perhaps see that random adults shouldn't be wandering round schools , but pupils ? They are worried about kids who have gone to the wrong school or who, instead of bunking off and hanging round Eldon Square , decide to go to an English lesson ?
And scratchbikes is a well used means for students to get back to Jesmond after a night out
Ah, yes, just another council meeting... to be fair it has improved over the past two years, but much much more is needed to make it effective to the cycle community.
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