Cycle Kirklees
Promoting everyday cycling – the Kirklees Cycling Campaign
Latest News
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Why West Yorkshire Needs a Walking & Cycling Commissioner
A West Yorkshire Walking & Cycling Commissioner could ensure collaboration, funding, and public accountability in Kirklees.
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Celebrating Progress? For Kirklees Cyclists, That’s a Tall Order
At a recent meeting with West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Active Travel Advisory Panel, cycling advocates were encouraged by Kirklees officers to shift our tone – to move from criticism to celebration. It’s a fair challenge – if only we had something worth celebrating.
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Words vs Wheels: Why Kirklees Needs to Fund Cycling Properly
Regionally, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has a target to triple cycling trips by 2027. Nationally, the Gear Change strategy promised “a golden age of cycling,” with safe, accessible infrastructure modelled on Dutch best practice. But ambition alone doesn’t lay tarmac.
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Access Controls on cycle routes – Putting up barriers to active travel
The lack of safe on highways routes makes access to Kirklees’ extensive network of greenways all the more important for cycling, wheeling, and walking. Despite this, many access points to the greenway and towpath network are guarded by both historic and new access barriers that appear to be designed for an overly narrow and outdated perception of a ‘standard’ bicycle.
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A Review of the Kirklees Draft Transport Strategy – A Missed Opportunity for Active Travel?
Kirklees Council has the opportunity to create a truly transformational transport strategy—and this draft is a promising foundation. However, to align with leading national and international best practices.
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Cooper Bridge Consultation Response
The A62 to Cooper Bridge Corridor Improvement Scheme represents a critical opportunity to address long-standing issues on one of the busiest routes in Kirklees. However, the current proposals fall short of delivering the transformative change needed to prioritise active travel effectively.
About Cycle Kirklees
Cycle Kirklees promotes everyday cycling. We campaign for ‘easier to navigate’ roads and safer routes for cyclists. This, together with cycle training, will encourage more people in Kirklees to use a bike – for travelling to work, school or college, for going shopping, or for leisure, well-being and keeping fit and healthy.
We monitor and comment on local and regional transport strategies and specific road and off-road plans – particularly those aimed at improving cycling and walking.