Are cargo bikes the future?
The idea of using bikes to deliver goods is nothing new, but in the UK, it has drifted to the margins as lorries and vans […]
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Sniperley roundabout improvements
The Sniperley roundabout has long been a barrier to active travel in Durham. It is true that there are off-road cycle and pedestrian paths all […]
Zebra crossing on Sutton Street
Until 2020 one of Durham City’s few zebra crossings crossed the A690 on what remains of Sutton Street south of the railway viaduct. The crossing, […]
Slow progress
Five years ago we published a diagram of cycling routes in and around Durham city in the style of the London Underground map. It highlights […]
Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans
In October Durham County Council’s Cabinet adopted some important documents which will affect future cycling and walking investment in three of the county’s main settlements. […]
SPACE for Durham launched
Today we are launching SPACE for Durham. Come and find our stall at the Climate Action Durham event from 10am to 4pm in St Nic’s […]
Attention to detail
This summer, over the course of the few weeks, your correspondent made a few trips to the Dryburn hospital to visit a poorly member of […]
Speed limits are only advisory, it would seem
How do you deal with large numbers of drivers failing to observe a speed limit? If you are on Durham County Council’s Highways Committee, the answer […]
This road is closed…open..closed…ummmm…
There are some strange and confusing things happening to the cycling provision in Langley Park. For a long time now, the bridge on Wallnook Lane […]
The A167 “Strategic route” – an update
Your correspondent (1965 vintage) took his Carlton road bike (1979 vintage) out for a day at the seaside recently. Part of the route involved following […]