Guest Blogs
A collection of blog posts written for us by others
York Air Map: Visualising street level air pollution in York
Caption: York Air Map Credit: Matthew Waudby Dr Clare Nattress and Dr Daniel Bryant, University of York In an era when air pollution is increasingly…
Cycle Magic:An Illustrated Guide to Everything Cycling
Book Review by Rob Ainsley (Disclosure: Rob helped copy-edit the early drafts, but is not otherwise related to Get Cycling) Image: Jim McGurnCredit: Jim McGurn,…
Active City conference 2025: York
The annual Active City conference, held this year at York Barbican, was an extremely positive event for York. It enabled the council, the York and…
From our own correspondent: Bishopthorpe bridge saga
The Sustrans/Solar System Way cycle track reopened on 16 May after necessary repairs, bringing joy to cyclists. Despite some delays and signage issues during the…
A Bikepacking Adventure From Inverness To Carlisle Along Sustrans Route 7
Campaign member Catherine Laing shares her bikepacking adventure on Sustrans Route 7.
Celebrating Ten Years Touring Around York
This year York Cycling Tours (YCT) will celebrate 10 years of being in business. During that 10 years they’ve had 20 Bikes, and shown 5,000…
Raised Expectations: Ways to Keep York’s Cyclists Moving
The March 2024 newsletter asked readers about their experiences of cycling during the wet winter of 2023-24. Here are participants’ suggestions for counteracting the flooding…
Washed up and washed out? The future of active travel in York
Two Cycle Campaign members created a survey asking readers of the March newsletter readers about cycling during the wet winter of 2023-24.
Guest Blog: Safe Systems Have Lower Speeds
20’s Plenty have written a guest blog updating us on their highlights for the coming year including the Mayoral Elections and their suggestions on responding…
Building For The Future
If you ride a cycle with custom-built wheels, they may have been made in York. The Cycle Campaign talks to wheelbuilder Dylan Thomas.
Member’s Rides: The Grange Cafe
The Grange is an unusual cafe in that it is run by Askham Grange prison. Many of the women who work there are prisoners and…
A Shorter Trip In Space
Campaign member Rob has ridden his bike 5.4 billion kilometers, and has shared the ride with us – and how it makes a lovely family…
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