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Katja Leyendecker Co-chair of newcycling.org Newcastle’s cycling campaign ------ Labour Cycles 3 February 2018 in Manchester
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Centralmessage:
InclusiveurbandesignwithcycleinfrastructurePatronChristianWolmar
Mainactivity:engagingdecisionmakersNewcastlecouncilLabourmajoritysince2011
OurpoliticalactivitiesPetitionCityChiefcyclechallengeCouncillortransportsurveyCyclemanifesto:adoptedbyFullCouncilGivingpoliticiansaplatform
HustingsourAGMconferences
SpeakingatFullCouncilmeetingsOrganisingeventsandcollaborationswithpartnersReplyingtolocalconsultations(andhijackingthem…)
OralevidenceatTransportSelectCommitteeProvidingbriefingstoNewcastleMPs
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What’shappening?
SomegoodthingsCycleinfrastructure
But/stillOld-schooltransportplanning:ontheroad(safety)tonowherePiecemealapproach– nocity-widenetworkplanningBitsandpieces– noinfrastructuredesignstandardProtestsandpublicmobilisationisnecessaryCommunicationchannelsareclogged
Quovadis,LabourNewcastle?
Ethos Wecangoitalone! TOGETHERMessage Roadsafety LIVEABLECITIESEngagement Authoritarian COOPERATIVEVisionanddirection “It’scomplex” SUSTAINABILITY
FAIRNESSSOCIALJUSTICESPATIALJUSTICE
LABOURvaluesandLABOURfutureATRANSPORTSYSTEMforthemanynotthefew
