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Get Britain Cycling e-petition
Please view this link and sign the e-petion to support safer cycling in Britain
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/campaigning/article/20130502-campaigning-road-safety-British-Cycling%E2%80%99s-Brailsford--Trott-and-Boardman-throw-support-behind-The-Times%E2%80%99-e-petition-0?utm_medium=email&utm_source=British+Cycling&utm_campaign=2461835_Community+-+epetition+special&utm_content=Video&dm_i=BM6,1GRKB,9S0KTG,4Z8IA,1
British Cycling has been a key supporter of the Get Britain Cycling inquiry, with contributions from Chris Boardman and our Policy and Legal Affairs Director, Martin Gibbs. The report makes 18 recommendations to the government on what is needed to get the nation cycling with an ambition that at least 10 percent of all journeys should be made by bike by 2025 a fivefold increase on todays figures.
The petition currently has over 43,000 signatures, with a minimum of 100,000 needed to secure the possibility of the reports recommendations being raised in Parliament.
"Were getting there but we need your help to really keep up the momentum on this vital issue."
Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman, who also wrote this open letter to members, cyclists and other interested parties, said: The Times newspaper has started an e-petition asking for this to happen. The government require at least 100,000 signatures before they will consider holding a debate in parliament. Were getting there but we need your help to really keep up the momentum on this vital issue.
Sir Dave Brailsford said: In April this year a group of MPs published a report about how we can Get Britain Cycling. At the heart of the report is a recommendation for strong political leadership to put cycling at the heart of transport policy.
Double Olympic champion Laura Trott said: There are two million people in this country cycling at least once a week. If even 10% of those people signed the petition wed be well on our way to making the government stand up and listen.
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/campaigning/article/20130502-campaigning-road-safety-British-Cycling%E2%80%99s-Brailsford--Trott-and-Boardman-throw-support-behind-The-Times%E2%80%99-e-petition-0?utm_medium=email&utm_source=British+Cycling&utm_campaign=2461835_Community+-+epetition+special&utm_content=Video&dm_i=BM6,1GRKB,9S0KTG,4Z8IA,1
British Cycling has been a key supporter of the Get Britain Cycling inquiry, with contributions from Chris Boardman and our Policy and Legal Affairs Director, Martin Gibbs. The report makes 18 recommendations to the government on what is needed to get the nation cycling with an ambition that at least 10 percent of all journeys should be made by bike by 2025 a fivefold increase on todays figures.
The petition currently has over 43,000 signatures, with a minimum of 100,000 needed to secure the possibility of the reports recommendations being raised in Parliament.
"Were getting there but we need your help to really keep up the momentum on this vital issue."
Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman, who also wrote this open letter to members, cyclists and other interested parties, said: The Times newspaper has started an e-petition asking for this to happen. The government require at least 100,000 signatures before they will consider holding a debate in parliament. Were getting there but we need your help to really keep up the momentum on this vital issue.
Sir Dave Brailsford said: In April this year a group of MPs published a report about how we can Get Britain Cycling. At the heart of the report is a recommendation for strong political leadership to put cycling at the heart of transport policy.
Double Olympic champion Laura Trott said: There are two million people in this country cycling at least once a week. If even 10% of those people signed the petition wed be well on our way to making the government stand up and listen.
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If you havent signed the petition yet you still can, if it gets to 100,000 signatures it gets debated by a back bench committee, Dave Brailsford and Laura Trott have signed up recently:
British Cycling Petition
The e-petition 'Promote cycling by implementing the recommendations in the 'Get Britain Cycling' report.' signed by you recently reached 57,759 signatures and a response has been made to it.
As this e-petition has received more than 10 000 signatures, the relevant Government department have provided the following response: The Government welcomes the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group (APPCG) inquiry and report. We will look at the recommendations carefully and respond in due course. The Coalition Government takes cycling very seriously and is committed to leading the country in getting more people cycling, more safely, more often. Many of the recommendations in the report mirror those shared with Government by the Cycling Stakeholder Forum members. In the last 12 months we have allocated £107m of new money to support safety and community links that encourage more cycling. This is over and above the £600m Local Sustainable Transport Fund where 94 out of the 96 projects contain a cycling element. We have also introduced measures to make cycling safer, including flexibility for Local Authorities to introduce 20mph speed limits in residential areas and a process for applications for further rural 40mph zones. Furthermore, we have made it easier to install Trixi mirrors to improve the visibility of cyclists at junctions. The Department for Transport has been co-ordinating a cross-departmental effort to promote cycling, in particular with Defra and the Department of Health. For example Transport and Health Ministers shared a platform at the Leicester Active Travel Conference in November to promote better working between public health and transport planners. We now plan to take this further by establishing a project team involving more departments and stakeholders. We are working on making our towns and cities more cycle friendly. In January we announced the Cycle City Ambition Grants and have invited cities outside London to bid for a share of a £42m grant. The guidance requires cities to demonstrate local leadership and set out a 10 year ambition for more cycling. Successful bids will receive a cycling budget equivalent to £10 per head, which is the level of support the APPCG inquiry report recommends. The £42m grant will also benefit National Parks who have been asked to develop schemes to improve cycling facilities to help support cycling as a fun leisure activity as well as a healthy way of getting around. We will announce the successful bids in the summer. This e-petition remains open to signatures and will be considered for debate by the Backbench Business Committee should it pass the 100 000 signature threshold.