Kirklees cycling meeting

a good chance to air your views about cycling and also in view of discussions about youth cycling ask BC what support they can give? 

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Kirklees Public Meeting on Cycling

Huddersfield Sports Centre Wednesday 3rd December 2008

The “Windsor Suite”

Southgate

Huddersfield

HD1 1TW 7.30pm – 9.15pm

Cycle parking:

There are 4 no. cycle lockers (use your own padlock) located in the car park under the walkway.

AGENDA ~ Chair: Cllr. Martyn Bolt

1. Start: 7.30pm - Welcome/ Apologies 5 mins

2. Matters arising from minutes of September 2008 meeting 5 mins

3. Spen Valley Greenway & Spen Ringway: 20 mins

Update from Yorkshire Water on sewage pipeline works

Diversion route for closure of southern section of Spen Valley Greenway (Cater

Lane, Heckmondwike to Calder & Hebble Navigation towpath, Thornhill)

Sustrans Warden update

4. Guest Speaker: Peter Root - British Cycling Regional Manager, Yorkshire & North East

20 mins

5. Kirklees Greenways update: see “Project Update” notes 10 mins

Meltham Greenway – link paths

Calder Valley Greenway - Mirfield Rail Station to A644 Huddersfield Rd. Mirfield

Update on usage figures from automatic cycle counters

6. Cycle Parking in Kirklees: 15 mins

What we have now (short & long stay provision) – a presentation

What would we like to have & how do we fund it?

7. Increasing cycling levels in Kirklees: 15 mins

cycle count data for on-highway facilities (journeys to work)

suggestions on how to boost the number of cyclists in the district (for example the

role of adult cycle training, bike buddies, promotional rides etc.)

8. Kirklees Greenways: Sustrans Volunteer Ranger Group 5 mins

Spen Valley & North Kirklees recruitment evening

9. Cycling events in 2009 5 mins

10. Any other business, including agenda items from the floor. 5 mins

11. Date & Venue of Next Meeting – to be agreed: March 2009

Contacts:

Kirklees Cycling Officer, Lynnette Evans Tel: 01484 225611 lynnette.evans@kirklees.gov.uk

Cllr Martyn Bolt (Chair) - Tel: 01924 496129 martyn.bolt@kirklees.gov.uk

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