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Achievements since 1997

bike cartoon Persuading the Council to introduce the contraflow cycle lane on Leytonstone High Road as part of the one way system in 1999

bike cartoon Helping to get the contraflow cycle-lane approved in Manor Road, Leyton.

bike cartoon Giving the Council the idea for the 'Transport Choices' map produced by the Council in 1999.

bike cartoon Persuading the Council to agree to rebuild the Whipps Cross roundabout after providing evidence from our cyclists survey there in 2000.

bike cartoon Using a petition to get Lea Valley Park Authority to modify a barrier at the entrance to Walthamstow Marshes, allowing cyclists easier access in 2000.

bike cartoon Co-organising with the Council a ride in National Bike Week for the past four years, some of which have attracted over 30 cyclists.

bike cartoon Encouraging the Council to redpaint the cycle-lanes on Leyton High Road 2002

bike cartoon Persuading the Council to put in more cycle stands in Walthamstow High Street in 2002.

bike cartoon Getting safety alterations planned for the junction of Oliver Rd and Ruckholt Rd in Leyton following complaints from our members.

bike cartoon Getting the Council to plan for a new road bridge on Ruckholt Road due to safety concerns of our members (delayed due to Railtrack).

bike cartoon Getting the Council to install direction signs leading to the Green Man roundabout, Leytonstone in 2002.

bike cartoon Achieving a secure parking shed for cyclists at Walthamstow Central station in 2003 following sustained requests from our group. This is the first smartcard operated bikeshed in the country.

bike cartoon Helping set up and run the successful Bike Recycling Scheme in 2003 which won the award for Best Community Cycling Scheme in London that year.

bike cartoon Carrying out a survey of cycle parking in the borough 2003

bike cartoon Getting the Council to make alterations to some of the speed humps in Coppermill Lane in 2004 following complaints from our members.

bike cartoon Getting the Council to agree to install lighting and a pavement in Coppermill Lane.

bike cartoon Achieving the removal of the awkward barrier by Springfield Marina in 2005 following letters to Lea Valley Park

bike cartoon Devising a cycle route from Leytonstone to Marsh Lane in 2005.

bike cartoon Successfully lobbying the Council for a CCTV camera at Coppermill Fields, Nov 2006.

bike cartoon Persuading the Council to change policy on traffic calming from speed cushions to speed humps Dec 2006.

bike cartoon We have helped block the approval of a set of flats in the High Street which would have had insufficient cycle parking.