In London, less than 1 in 3 cycle trips are made by women.  In the Netherlands, it’s over half.

A few weeks ago, the London Cycling Campaign released a report into women and cycling.  You can find it here.  It is very readable.  Here is one of the report’s key findings:

It is why here in Redbridge we keep pushing the Council to plan for, bid for and build cycle infrastructure in our Borough. 

As part of its campaign to improve things, LCC has organised a Women’s Freedom Ride in central London this weekend.  RCC is running a feeder ride to the main event.  To register for the ride from Redbridge, or just for the main ride in central London if you plan to make your own way there, visit the rides page here.  

LCC has also organised a petition calling on Sadiq Khan to make things safer for women who cycle and to create safe local networks for cycling. You can find out more and sign the petition – if you want to – here.  LCC is aiming for 10,000 signatures.  We are halfway there. 

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