Cycle Redhill & Reigate

Advocating to improve our community by making cycling and walking safe and viable options to get around.

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

Might have been useful to highlight cancer patients at Royal Marsden are able to reclaim ULEZ payments:

[Rebecca Paul MP @Rebecca_SPaul]

A few questions about my views on ULEZ expansion have been asked, so here’s a statement that sets out my position.

https://t.co/nlgyta25bM

[LoveReigate @LoveReigate]

I truly resent my council tax being used to fund this failed legal challenge, @SurreyCouncil @Rebecca_SPaul. Start trying to do the right thing instead #climate #pollution #AirQuality #reigate #surrey #ulez

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

@grm_uk @BramhallNatalie @meet_mark22 @SurreyCouncil @reigatebanstead @ReigateBeat Plus providing parking has trade offs - it makes the flats less affordable and with finite space prioritises storage for cars over housing for people. It does need well considered enforcement & RPZs to work though.

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

@grm_uk @BramhallNatalie @meet_mark22 @SurreyCouncil @reigatebanstead @ReigateBeat Council has probably done the right thing. Generally you can’t build enough parking - people will always push the limits. Give everyone 1 space, some will get 2 cars, give 2 & people get a 3rd car. You don’t solve the parking issue, you just end up with more cars & traffic.

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

@grm_uk @BramhallNatalie @meet_mark22 @SurreyCouncil @reigatebanstead @ReigateBeat Although it’s not legal - it’s an offence to drive on a footway (whether to park or not), it’s just difficult to enforce as needs police, who haven’t got the resources.

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

@BramhallNatalie @grm_uk @meet_mark22 @SurreyCouncil @reigatebanstead @ReigateBeat That footway there is designated shared use, so legally a cycle track. Therefore should be enforceable by civil enforcement regardless of parking restrictions.

Below is SCC officer saying Surrey have the opportunity to do this:

[Ian Wilson @Welsh_ish_Will]

Navigating more quality cycling infrastructure around Reigate and Redhill this evening.

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

@JulianEllacott The diesel emissions scandal broke in 2014

The government lost legal cases on air pollution in 2015, 2016 & 2018.

The government said it was the responsibility of local government.

You think too hasty?

How many kids’ health are you prepared to sacrifice?

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

@barbedquill Most EVs have a thermal management system, which helps protect the battery in cold weather. Often people just leave E-bikes in cold garages over winter & the battery gets damaged. If you have removable battery, it’s worth storing inside during cold spells.

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

@JulianEllacott It’s usually quite a good measure. If leading air pollution scientists https://t.co/QFK9GuD5vp are pro & shouty people with yellow placards are anti - it gives a good indication. It could be better but you’re holding a paper saying ‘stop ULEZ’ not ‘improve ULEZ’.

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

@awjre It’s status quo bias. As E-scooters are change, people look at the negatives, whereas they are already ‘priced in’ to existing modes. Interestingly the replacing walking argument is used against making local buses free - which again is a change from status quo.

[Jon Burke 🌍 @jonburkeUK]

Fashionably late is out of fashion.​

Because 0-60mph in 3.6 seconds can look like this.

[Living Earlswood @LivingEarlswood]

Are you awake, @SurreyCouncil? Stop asking for a form to be completed and please get on with prevention.

[Iain @iainkernaghan]

Hmmm @CycleRandR @CyclingSurrey there seems to be some actual enforcement of yellow lines going on. Not taken in the more troublesome areas so it might just be the easy ones they're going after but its a start. If only the govt had done something on pavement parking...

[ReigateRabbit @ReigateRabbit]

Surrey county councillors spending your taxes. You all like filthy air don’t you?

It is odd that nobody can reply to these tweets. Almost as though they don’t want a stream of photos of asthma inhalers to follow them everywhere 🦖🚗💨

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

@RedhillGreens @MayorofLondon @SurreyCouncil Nb: Not big £ but worth highlighting Surrey recently got c. £4m in second round of bus service improvement plan funding https://t.co/llWv2exPXQ

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

Anyone got any info?

[@Tomorrow'sMPs @tomorrowsmps]

🔵REIGATE: I understand that rejection notes have just been sent out to unsuccessful candidates, so I'd love to learn details of who's made the Conservative selection long-list. Please DM me.

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

@CyclingSurrey @jonburkeUK @mihe2000 @RantyHighwayman @Phil_PJA @ibikebrighton @ShorehamByCycle @Wheels4Well @TyneTom @RobertWeetman @peter_c_smith @theTallBikeGuy @davelostdave @TwoWheeledAndy @bricycle @cyclisethecity @Urban_Turbo @johnstreetdales @SurreyCouncil @reigatebanstead @HighwaysSurrey Also really doesn’t help that planning and highways are split. Far easier to apply consistently in a unitary structure.

[Cycle Redhill & Reigate @CycleRandR]

@CyclingSurrey @jonburkeUK @mihe2000 @RantyHighwayman @Phil_PJA @ibikebrighton @ShorehamByCycle @Wheels4Well @TyneTom @RobertWeetman @peter_c_smith @theTallBikeGuy @davelostdave @TwoWheeledAndy @bricycle @cyclisethecity @Urban_Turbo @johnstreetdales @SurreyCouncil @reigatebanstead @HighwaysSurrey It certainly needs a change of mindset. SCC Highways told developers they needed to use DMRB rather than Manual for Streets 2 for a commercial application on a stretch of non-trunk road with residential (Aldi application in Salfords).