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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
Apr 5, 20242 min read
Eddies Wither Outside Groomsport
On February 19 the Department of Infrastructure started resurfacing work of the Groomsport Roundabout. This was advertised as requiring...
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Achim Gloger
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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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Achim Gloger
Feb 17, 20243 min read
Roadworks in Northern Ireland – Eddies in the Space-Time Continuum*
This morning I went for a rather foggy ride from Bangor West in the direction of Donaghadee and further onto the Ards peninsula. As I...
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Achim Gloger
Jan 12, 20244 min read
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
Nov 24, 20233 min read
How Not to Manage Climate Change...
Today’s topic again is related to Active Travel. Like last week, it involves a public body that appears to be rather clueless when it...
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Achim Gloger
Oct 27, 20233 min read
Make your Voice heard: Eastern Transport Plan 2035 Consultation
The Department for Infrastructure is currently working on a draft for the Eastern Transport Plan 2035, and Ards and North Down is part of...
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Achim Gloger
Sep 29, 20235 min read
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, 20235 min read
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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Achim Gloger
Aug 31, 20233 min read
Active Travel: Joining the dots - a To-do List for the Department for Infrastructure
The UK has rather ambitious climate change targets and wants to achieve net zero by 2050. That will be very difficult, given that the...
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Achim Gloger
Aug 18, 20235 min read
"Bikeability" in Bangor: what is it and what are we doing about it?
This week's blog post is by one of our founding members, Keith D. Lilley (Professor of Historical Geography at Queen's University)....
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Achim Gloger
Aug 11, 20233 min read
Close Passes - why they happen and how to prevent them
A "Close Pass" is one where a vehicle passes a cyclist within an unsafe distance. This amounts to Careless Driving (occasionally even...
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