Author: Ian Dent

The Derby Telegraph report on an analysis of accident statistics collected by the Dept for Transport in 2017 and just released. This shows that the A6 has the most accidents across all the roads in the county of Derbyshire (including motorways). The paper also reports on the sad death of a motorcyclist as a result…

The Government is currently collecting feedback on how they should replace the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments to farmers. This is a great opportunity to press for incentives to allow better access to farmland and the creation of cycleways, etc. Providing these incentives would have a great impact on the ease of creating the Derwent…

Derby City Council commissioned a study (by Amion) on the benefits of the Derby to Matlock Derwent Valley Cycleway which concludes that investment in the cycleway would provide “Very High” 4.8:1 benefits from any investment. The majority of the returns would be from the impact of the cycleway on commuting journey quality although there would…

After a long delay sorting out issues of crossing the Peak Rail railway line, the route from Matlock to Rowsley is now officially open. This is part of the White Peak Loop and will form part of the Matlock to Baslow Derwent Valley Cycleway. Great bit of route well built by Derbyshire County Council.

As part of the response to the Derbyshire Key Cycle Network consultation, we’ve created a document laying out the arguments (and supporting data) for the Derwent Valley Cycleway. This document shows how strong the benefits from creating the cycleway are, and, we believe, makes the overwhelmingly argument for including the Cycleway as a priority in…

This Tuesday’s Derby Telegraph included a positive article about the cycleway. Thanks for Derek Latham for writing the article and getting it published. The article can be seen online here.

Strava is a website and mobile app used to track athletic activity with a particular focus on cycling. Cyclists can make use of various GPS devices (including their smart phones) to track their cycle routes with additional information calculated such as average speed, etc. The routes recorded by users are uploaded to Strava’s website and…

Thanks to Steve Adams for the following article about “The Derwent Valley Cycleway”. We are so lucky to live in the Derwent Valley. We have beautiful scenery on our doorstep, a wealth of fascinating historical features, and excellent public transport. So why do we need a cycleway in the Derwent Valley? Actually the more appropriate…

Derbyshire County Council are offering the opportunity to help shape what the cycle network in Derbyshire should look like as Derbyshire Council and Active Derbyshire work towards their goal of making Derbyshire the most connected county for cycling in England by 2030. The current suggested network map can be seen here. All the suggested projects…