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So on Friday “Ride Leicester” announced on Facebook that the new Route 1 from Leicester to Cossington was open. I expressed some negative feelings about the route (the route now appears at Cycle Trails – Cycle Routes in Leicestershire – Leicestershire County Council). So yesterday I went to test the finished route and took some [...]

The Cycle Route from Leicester to Syston has been improved in recent weeks. For the first time there are now signs that specifically mention Syston as a destination. It looks like these have come as a side benefit of the work to create a route to Cossington (I still wonder when they are going to [...]

Sadly, the second major disappointment of the Leicester Cycle City workshop came with a presentation from the Sustrans, Regional project manager (or some such job title). I should note at this point that I am a Sustrans supporter and have been for years. The presentation started with a video clip of a new cycle facility recently opened [...]