On Sunday 5 March, over 1,000 women and their allies came to Marble Arch for LCC Women’s Freedom Ride. Bryn, Saba, Penny, Katherine and Veronica from Harrow helped to marshal the ride. After speeches from Will Norman, the Mayor’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner and others, we took a circular route around central London and flooded … Continue reading LCC Women’s Freedom Ride 5 March 2023
Low traffic neighbourhoods are networks of roads that people can walk or cycle through easily, but have restrictions for motor vehicles so that motorists can only use them as access roads and not through routes. They can provide safe, pleasant routes for walking and cycling, as well as discourage people from driving short distances. However, … Continue reading New research demonstrates the benefits of low traffic neighbourhoods
Harrow Cyclists Christmas social will be on Tuesday 20 December, 7pm at Masa Afghan restaurant in Wealdstone. Please contact us if you would like to join. Wishing everyone a happy festive season!
Harrow's Traffic and Road Safety Advisory Panel (TARSAP) met on 9 November to discuss the Marlborough School Street and other issues related to road safety. The meeting agenda is available here. We made representations to try to save the school street (we believe all the issues raised by residents could be addressed by better communication and implementation), … Continue reading TARSAP meeting 9 Nov 2022
We held our Annual General Meeting on 30 June 2022 and elected a new committee: Coordinator: Bryn EvansSocial media and Climate Safe Streets champion: Katherine SaminadenCampaigns and webmaster: Anoop ShahTraffic and Road Safety Advisory Panel representative: Veronica ChamberlainTreasurer: Alan BlannMembers without portfolio: Ian Farr, Tony Levene, Karl Howe, Penny Hayward, Emma Bradley We look forward to … Continue reading Welcome from the new Committee!
On 29 May 2022, Harrow Cyclists led a ride with 30 people (including 4 young people) to the RideLondon FreeCycle cycling festival in central London. The ride went smoothly, with marshals cooperating well to get everyone safely through the junctions. The weather was good and the roads were pretty quiet on a Sunday morning. https://youtu.be/z9Drosn3aTc … Continue reading Feeder ride to RideLondon FreeCycle
2022’s council elections are a vital point in London’s zero-carbon journey. Motor vehicles are the largest and most stubborn source of London’s emissions, and borough councils control 95% of the city’s roads. Harrow council needs to act in the next four years and be bold – or it’ll be too late to get to zero … Continue reading Climate Safe Streets Rides to Harrow Civic Centre – Sat 16 April
We are holding an open community meeting on Zoom on Tuesday 22 March, at 7.30pm to 9pm, to discuss the way forward for healthy streets and active travel in Harrow. We will also outline our asks for the next council term and talk about our proposed big bike ride in Harrow on Saturday 16 April, … Continue reading Healthy Streets Community Meeting Tue 22 March 2022
We would like all councillors to commit to improving Harrow's streets to make them safer and more people-friendly, and to enable and encourage active travel. We would like to see improvements in Harrow's Healthy Streets scorecard results. We have written an open letter to Harrow's council leaders urging them to take action, and written detailed … Continue reading Healthy Streets asks for the May 2022 council elections
On 9 November 2022 Harrow Council decided to permanently remove the Marlborough School Street, despite the benefits that had been shown in encouraging more walking to school. Minutes of the meeting will soon be published here. This is a massive step back for road safety and children's health in Harrow, and it is disappointing that … Continue reading Marlborough School Street removed
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