Category Archives: Transport Alternatives

Temporary closure of the Morecambe end of the Greenway next month

Posted on January 25, 2020 by

Please note and pass on the information that Lancaster City Council will be temporarily closing the Morecambe end of the Lancaster-Morecambe Greenway from West End Road bridge to Schola Green Lane – probably in the week commencing 10 February for … Continue reading →

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Caton Road update: path to close w/c 10 February

Posted on January 23, 2020 by

Dynamo has received the following update from Sustrans/Lancaster City Council about the closure of the Millennium Path between Skerton Bridge and the Holiday Inn.  As you will have guessed, the switch from the path to the diversion route along Caton … Continue reading →

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Natty cycles the Way of the Roses

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

Last October Natty, aged 6, cycled the Way of the Roses.  Here he tells the tale in his own words. Once we went on a bicycle ride called the Way of the Roses.  It takes 4 days.  At the end … Continue reading →

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Latest on Caton Road alternative cycle route

Posted on January 14, 2020 by

Work is certainly progressing on Caton Road: the posts in the middle of the pavement (see previous entry) have disappeared over the last week and the new toucan crossing near Lake Enterprise Park has flown in. It’s all happening very … Continue reading →

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Caton Road alternative cycle route works

Posted on January 7, 2020 by

A quick look today at what work is being done on Caton Road so that cyclists do not have to use the carriageway while the Millennium Path is closed (which is scheduled to happen very soon). The new stretch of … Continue reading →

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Working on the Caton Road alternative cycle route

Posted on November 25, 2019 by

Work has begun on Caton Road to provide an alternative cycle route for the year and a half during which the Millennium Path between Lancaster and the Holiday Inn will be closed for flood defence works. This photo shows the … Continue reading →

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Timetable for Caton Road alternative cycle route

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

Lancaster City Council has published a timetable for the alternative cycle route on Caton Road while the flood defence works are built beside the River Lune. At present work on the cycleway diversion is due to start on 11 November, with … Continue reading →

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Update on Caton Road diversion

Posted on October 26, 2019 by

Lancaster City Council has published its latest plans for the alternative cycle route on Caton Road while the Millennium Path is closed for flood defence works (reference 18/00751).  The detailed plans for the route, along with road markings at each … Continue reading →

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The Williams Rail Review and bicycles on trains

Posted on May 28, 2019 by

Cycling UK are encouraging people to respond to the Williams Rail Review online with their accounts of taking bicycles on trains.  This review has been set up by the Department for Transport “for the UK to have [ahem] a world-class … Continue reading →

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The new cycle racks at Lancaster railway station

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

The new, semi-upright cycle racks have now been installed at Lancaster railway station between platforms 1 and 2.  It looks as if many people are only using every second rack – probably because the design is too cramped to accommodate a bicycle in … Continue reading →

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