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Sustrans Connect2 projects, vote early vote often!
The Sustrans Connect2 project is a bid for National Lottery money to
implement various schemes around the country, using the theme of connecting people & communities together. There are 140 individual cycling projects under consideration by Sustrans, who will pick a short list and then use that list in the bid for the Lottery "The People’s Millions" competition to be voted by the general public next winter. Part of the Sustrans evaluation is popular vote via a dedicated website: http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/ Of course I wouldn't want to influence the voting in any way (pfff!), but there is one of them that I'm involved with, and if you have nothing local and don't want to let your vote go to waste, errrr, well, nudge nudge, wink wink. Here are the brief details at Connect2 including the vote link: http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/p...tail.php?id=44 and there's a lot more about it he http://www.camcycle.org.uk/newsletters/69/article7.html Or, if you come to the Cambridge Cycling Campaign monthly meeting on Tuesday 6th March I'll be describing the scheme in detail. Vote! Vote! Vote! Mike |
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Sustrans Connect2 projects, vote early vote often!
Mike Causer wrote on 14/02/2007 20:50 +0100:
Part of the Sustrans evaluation is popular vote via a dedicated website: http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/ Is there a button to vote for them to stop producing lots of rubbish routes for cyclists? -- Tony "...has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate..." Douglas Adams; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
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Sustrans Connect2 projects, vote early vote often!
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:01:43 +0000, Tony Raven wrote:
Is there a button to vote for them to stop producing lots of rubbish routes for cyclists? So far I have only talked to the local Sustrans rangers, not the head office types, but from the outside (I'm not a member...) it looks as if the problem is that Sustrans accept anything that the local authority propose. Probably they point out what's wrong, maybe they don't, I can't tell. But in reality if the local authority hold the purse-strings they will get their way. We have Howard Peel's testimony to the way that some authorities regard their own Cycling Officers (now offline, can we have it back Howard please?), which makes me wonder whether they listen to _anyone_ if they don't listen to people whom they pay to know how to do it properly. Cambridgeshire's recent record is poor too, ignoring their own cycling audits (or not doing them at all). The good news is that this project actually belongs to the National Trust, who have listened to and acted on advice they've been given, and I have high confidence that there won't be anything totally stupid on it. There will be places where there will have to be compromises though, building three new bridges and refurbishing two more is not cheap, nor is laying down 8km of hard surface over what is currently grass or ploughed field. The not so good news is that this route is more for leisure than commuting or long distance touring. So I admit that it won't be perfect, but I'll be pushing to make it as good as realistically possible. Mike |
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Sustrans Connect2 projects, vote early vote often!
Mike Causer wrote:
The Sustrans Connect2 project is a bid for National Lottery money to implement various schemes around the country, using the theme of connecting people & communities together. There are 140 individual cycling projects under consideration by Sustrans, who will pick a short list and then use that list in the bid for the Lottery "The People’s Millions" competition to be voted by the general public next winter. Part of the Sustrans evaluation is popular vote via a dedicated website: http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/ One smart thing that Sustrans have done here is bundle a lot of projects from around the country together. In the past projects have been proposed that are specific to a particular area, and only people from that area are likely to vote for them. Once this gets to the Lottery stage projects will have been prioritised locally, and people have an opportunity to get behind the programme nationally. Clever stuff! On the subject of the quality of Sustrans routes, people always remember the crap bits and forget the good stuff don't they? Here are some examples of really good Sustrans Routes that I know of: Manchester Cycleway, Bristol-Bath, Derby - Market Harborough, York - Selby, North Wales Coast, Fishguard - Camarthen (both braids) There are 10,000 miles of Sustrans route in the UK - don't tar it all with the same brush. Personally I'm gunning for the Sheaf Valley bridge in Sheffield: http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/p...ail.php?id=127 Simon -- "Just because the world's getting hotter, you can't pin that on global Warming! |
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Sustrans Connect2 projects, vote early vote often!
Would add Sustrans 51, the bit from the A1 at Sandy to Bedford. Far
better than the equivalent roads (more direct, flatter and less traffic ! - it follows the old railway line). In the towns its self its a bit naff though (and completely useless through Kempston - I recommend being highly assertive and taking your chances in the traffic). |
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Sustrans Connect2 projects, vote early vote often!
Mike Causer
Part of the Sustrans evaluation is popular vote via a dedicated website: browse http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/ The SQL error message below, displayed by using the Project Search on the Projects page is not a good advert for Focus New Media or Sustrans. First of all, basic testing should have found that; secondly, the site shouldn't spew SQL errors to viewers - the programming should have some error handling. Finally, they should have used PATH_INFO or Rewriting to make http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/p...ail.php?id=148 something more friendly like http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/projects/detail/148 SQL error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'LIMIT 0,5' at line 1 =SQL= SELECT * FROM Projects WHERE LIMIT 0,5 =SQL= If Sustrans Connect 2 does get lottery money, will Sustrans continue to waste it on bad web sites? -- MJR/slef |
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On 15 Feb, 19:35, MJ Ray wrote:
Mike Causer Part of theSustransevaluation is popular vote via a dedicated website: browsehttp://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/ The SQL error message below, displayed by using the Project Search on the Projects page is not a good advert for Focus New Media orSustrans. First of all, basic testing should have found that; secondly, the site shouldn't spew SQL errors to viewers - the programming should have some error handling. Finally, they should have used PATH_INFO or Rewriting to makehttp://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/projects/project_detail.php?id=148 something more friendly likehttp://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/projects/detail/148 SQL error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'LIMIT 0,5' at line 1 =SQL= SELECT * FROM Projects WHERE LIMIT 0,5 =SQL= IfSustransConnect 2 does get lottery money, willSustranscontinue to waste it on bad web sites? -- MJR/slef I would thank Mike Causer ,first of all, for his post encouraging people to visit the www.sustransconnect2.org.uk website. Connect2 is very much aimed at benefiting communities and it's important we get an indication of how people feel about the proposed routes. His efforts to promote the project are much appreciated. As to the comments about SQL errors on the site, I would say that Sustrans welcomes direct, constructive feedback on the Connect2 website and proposed projects which is why we clearly signpost how to get in touch with the Connect2 team and provide comments. We have raised the issue that was helpfully reported by MJ Ray with our developer. We would like to encourage all of those who are interested in finding out more about Connect2 to visit www.sustransconnect2.org.uk and discover how Connect2 aims to work with communities and partners around the UK to overcome long-standing barriers such as busy roads, railways or rivers that are dividing communities and making it difficult for people to travel by foot or bike as part of their everyday lives. |
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