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Archive for June, 2010

Ten tips to deter bike thieves

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Nearly 500,000 cycles are stolen each year, but yours need not be one of them.  Protect your bike with these low- and hi-tech tips in the Guardian article here

Cycle Parking Proposal

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Viva Vauxhall, together with local residents, did a walkabout with various departments of Lambeth Council who have an interest in this initiative.

The Fietshangar has emerged as the firm favourite of those who voted in favour of secure overnight parking structures in the recent survey questionnaire and possible locations for siting them – all subject to [...]

Vauxhall, Kennington and the Oval

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Proximity to the river and Westminster, good transport links, and the likely availability of land, have encouraged developers to plan and in some cases embark upon a number of ambitious developments in our area. This provides a good general update

“Towers in the Vauxhall area have met with opposition from local residents, …”

Friday, June 18th, 2010

“Towers in the Vauxhall area have met with opposition from local residents, particularly the Octave Tower, designed by Make Architects, the practice run by Ken Shuttleworth.” says the article in today’s ES magazine here The photos in the printed magazine are not in the online version, so here they are:

We never tyre of new cycle ideas …

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Click here to access the website and here to read the article that linked to it in today’s Guardian.  Anyone know about these?  Anyone tried them out?  Please let us know under ‘comments’.