Readout from 30 January 2023 Meeting

Su Guy, Newham Sustainable Transport Officer was our guest and we benefitted from the participation of Katy Rodda, LCC Network Co-ordinator.

Newham Council “soft measures” to promote cycling

Su outlined her role in essentially taking the soft measures which promote cycling in conjunction with infrastructure improvement projects. These include training and engagement with schools and religious institutions. She indicted that the bike light/journey data collection scheme for those who cycle in the Romford Rd area is still open for applications.

Rides and events

We discussed the feeder ride to central London for International Women’s Day on 5 March. Volunteers are need to marshal – for which training is available. We also plan to do a feeder ride to the Freecycle event on 28 May. Again, volunteers will be needed.

Steve has published the indicative ride calendar for 2023 (below). To this should be added a Bike from Boleyn Ride towards the end of the football season.

There has been one maintenance session for the children’s cycle club at the charity Ambition, Aspire, Achieve and another is planned for 22 February. The next ride is planned for 25 February. Get in touch if you would like to participate.

Fix Your Ride at Woodgrange Maket will restart on 11 March.

Infrastructure

  • Detailed plans have been published for the Woodgrange and Capel Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. These were greatly welcomed and herald implementation in the late spring/early summer. We will be formally responding as a group with our support Please register you support as individuals.
  • Phase 1 of the Romford Rd improvement scheme should begin imminently. After discussion with the Council we removed any formal objection. Phase 2 is in the planning.
  • We have responded to the Council’s proposed draft budget highlighting the importance of making provision for active travel, particularly from the pot of money created by the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). This is potentially a gamechanger. The current draft is an improvement in this respect on previous budgets.
  • We have responded to the Beckton Walking and Cycling Project and participated in a workshop.
  • We re active in the current phase of consultation on the draft Local Plan. This is also a potential gamechanger over the longer term in leveraging finance for active travel from the many new developments in the borough.
  • Jonathan was congratulated on his excellent draft for our response to the Silvertown Tunnel bus network consultation.
  • We participated in a London Vision Zero forum which was very useful.
  • We have been in correspondence over Newham Council’s inadequate provision for severe weather and hope to work constructively with it for an improvement in provision to maintain active travel.
  • Major new developments which call for action are: the development of the site of the Padel Club on Stratford High Street; a huge development on the south side of the Royal Victoria Dock; and a development on the site of the Greenhill Centre in Manor Park.

Miscellaneous

With the aid of Karen we plan to liaise with LCC in producing newsletter.

Eilidh Murry our link LCC trustee will attend our next meeting on 27 February 2023 (by Zoom).

We will continue liaison with the Newham Food Alliance with regard to developing delivery of food by cargo bike. Again if you would like to help in this venture get in touch.

For any further information on any of the above get in touch either with myself or via newham@lcc.org.uk.

Arnold

2023 Ride Schedule

Newham Cyclists’ rides 2023 click on the link below

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14gftfYp1EfFQP8eHzV8-HeIRndGf__n497F4almq-NQ/edit

Ride nameDateRide leaderDifficulty (distance & terrain)
International women’s day feeder ride05/03SteveEasy
Newham Ride12/03ArnoldEasy
Essex Lanes ride23/04SteveMedium
Newham Nature Reserve ride14/05ArnoldEasy
River Ride04/06BillEasy
Newham Ride25/06ArnoldEasy
Brewery Ride01/07BillEasy
Newham Ride16/07ArnoldEasy
Greensted Church Ride10/09SteveMedium
Rainham Marsh Ride24/09ArnoldEasy
Newham Ride12/11SteveEasy
Christmas Lights Ride10/12SteveEasy

Agenda for Meeting of 30 January 2023

 

Agenda Items

ItemOwner
OpeningWelcome.Attendees/Apologies.Guests.Confirmation of previous minutes (Confirmed/Seconded). See NC website readout : Prepared by Arnold Ridout (28th of November 2022 meeting).  Olawale Ajibola, Newham Cyclists Coordinator.
Business arising from previous minutesReference 1.4 above.Presentation  from Su Guy, LB Newham Sustainable Transport Officer.  Olawale Ajibola, Newham Cyclists Coordinator.   Su Guy, LB Newham Sustainable Transport Officer.
NC Rides program/Ride from Boleyn and developmentsReport(?).  Steve Smith, Newham Cyclists Ride Lead Coordinator.  
Ambition Aspire Achieve (AAA) at Terence Brown ARC in the Park/Newham Cyclists partnership work.Report (?).  Arnold Ridout.
Fix Your Ride (FYR)         5.1   Report (?).  Bill Bremner/Kerena Fussell.
 Infrastructure Report(s)          6.1   LTN 5 (Woodgrange)/LTN 6 (Capel): Developments.          6.2   Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Active Travel Romford Road scheme : Developments.          6.3   Newham Cyclists response to the Building a Fairer Newham 2023-24 Budget.          6.4   Newham Cyclists Beckton Walking and Cycling Project (BWCP) formal response.          6.5   Consultation response: Silvertown Tunnel bus network.            6.6    Newham Cyclists response to Newham Local Plan consultation. Deadline 20th of February 2023.          6.7    Community Infrastructure Funded related developments: Report (?).          6.8    London Vision Zero forum report.          6.9    Newham Cyclists response to LB Newham Severe Weather/Winter Service Plan update.    6.10  Meeting with Luke Tozer of Pitman Tozer Architects.    Kerena Fussell. Olawale Ajibola, Newham Cyclists Coordinator.     Jonathan Rothwell, Olympic Park Representative & Interim Newham Cyclists Deputy Co-ordinator. Olawale Ajibola, Newham Cyclists Coordinator. Arnold Ridout,Community Infrastructure Representative. Olawale Ajibola, Newham Cyclists Coordinator. Olawale Ajibola, Newham Cyclists Coordinator. Arnold Ridout,Community Infrastructure Representative.
Any Other BusinessLCC Civi platform/dealing with e-news shots: A volunteer needed to lead and manage this for Newham Cyclists.Plan to invite Eilidh Murray, link LCC trustee for Newham to NC February 2023 monthly meeting to talk about the ‘Pathways‘ approach the LCC is taking with the borough groups and the opportunities you have locally.     Newham Food Alliance  Olawale Ajibola, Newham Cyclists Coordinator.       Karen Flanagan.
Close outNext meeting : Likely date – Monday 27th of February 2023 by Zoom/To Be Arranged/Confirmed.  Olawale Ajibola, Newham Cyclists Coordinator.  

Consultation response: Silvertown Tunnel bus network

We have responded to TfL’s consultation for its initial proposals for the Silvertown Tunnel bus network.

We oppose the Tunnel in general, and also specifically oppose these proposals.

They do not provide anything like a sufficient bus network to mitigate the effects of opening a new urban motorway funnelling traffic into Newham—only one of the new bus routes even serves Newham, and the other is an express from south east London to Canary Wharf.

We would like to see the Tunnel re-tooled as a crossing only for a more substantial public transport network, along with walking and cycling—for which 24/7 step-free links east of Tower Bridge are desperately needed but currently sorely lacking. The mooted cycle-bus trial is also missing from the consultation—so with the Silvertown Tunnel, active travel modes get absolutely nothing.

The consultation is open until tomorrow (11th Jan.) We encourage locals in Newham and beyond to respond with their own views.

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