Campaigning wide
SPOKES campaigns for safer cycling routes, encouraging more people to cycle
We attempt to influence the County Council, Local Councils and other influential bodies to support & invest in providing a high quality cycling environment
As a member of SPOKES you can suggest and influence the issues we campaign for. You can also make written & photographic proposals which can be discussed within SPOKES & affiliated organisations & be submitted for this website
In this Campaigns area you will see some of the proposals that have been made in recent years
Campaigning News Ongoing Issues
Potholes are more than a nuisance, they can be a serious danger to cyclists and Read more
SPOKES have been promoting the Green Ring for several years with the aim of providing Read more
SPOKES have produced a double-sided A5 leaflet describing the 7-mile walking and cycling route around Read more
SPOKES campaign for improving the safety at the Water Lane/Lower High Street junction in Watford Read more
See the article in Watford Observer entitled ‘Campaigners are celebrating as a “dangerous” junction is Read more
Watford High Street Cycle Lane Danger solution adopted by Herts County Council (HCC) SPOKES have Read more
Watford Lower High Street Cycle Lane Danger for Cyclists and Wheelchair users Corner of Water Read more
The Ebury Way at Rickmansworth has become difficult to use, due to tree roots breaking Read more
Following the September Watford Cycling Forum (see separate post), SPOKES have fed back to Watford Read more
SPOKES attended the Watford Cycle Forum on 15th September where the council presented, among other Read more
At the Watford and Three Rivers LCWIP Workshop recently, Eddie Jackson from Mott MacDonald presented Read more
After recent changes to the Rickmansworth end of the Ebury Way, SPOKES Chairman Roger Bangs Read more
On October the 6th, 2020, Watford Borough Council, Three Rivers District Council and Hertfordshire County Council Read more
After the previously mentioned Watford Cycle Tour, the campaigning team produced a short presentation showing Read more
To Ralph Sangster, Cabinet member for Highways, Hertfordshire County Council.
