Better by bike
At a decision day meeting on September 9th, Hampshire County Council approved funding for implementation of cycle and pedestrian improvements on Worthy Road. This is important in establishing a low-traffic cycle route stretching from Kings Barton through Abbots Barton to the city centre.
Boomtown Festival 2024: convenient bike parking option for Sunday Local Residents Ticket holders, but SWR confirms the same unsatisfactory arrangement for Winchester Station as in 2023.
Please take a couple of minutes to complete a short survey about the new crossing of Romsey Road, and the modified junction with Clifton Terrace.
Cycle Winchester has been closely monitoring the disturbing levels of bike theft in the city, and intervening to try and improve the situation in theft hot spots, notably at the railway station. The latest statistics, showing a reduction in thefts during 2023, provide a crumb of comfort, but overall the situation is far from happy.
John Arthur, our chair, delivered his annual report at our AGM in February, and it’s also published in full here on the website. But we feel it may have flown under the radar, so the purpose of this short article is to shine a light on some of Cycle Winchester’s achievements in 2023.