Find that cycle parking spot

Birmingham council has produced a Google Map of the cycle parking stands in the city. It’s on their Cycling In Birmingham page, or go direct to Google Maps.

Of course, there’s a list of the cycle racks in Malvern on this site, on the Resources page. A file for use with GPS devices can also be downloaded from there – maybe I’ll get round to converting that to Google Maps soon.

(Brum info via Cycle-iseWM Yahoo list.)

Attracting the cycle tourist

I might just have mentioned in a previous post my background with the London Cycling Campaign. So no apologies in plugging some success for their London Landmarks campaign, which encourages London’s tourist attractions to install cycle parking and provide information for those who may wish to visit their sites by bike.

Having surveyed cycle provision at our tourist attractions, perhaps Cycle Malvern should follow in their footsteps? Of the Priory, Three Counties Showground and the Hills, only the latter has any racks, not always in the most obvious or useful places. But its only my MalvernTrail website which provides any information.

UPDATE: detailed info from cycle racks audit can be found on Resources page here.

Cycle parking in Malvern

The county council is apparently planning to reprint the 2007 edition of Malvern Walking and Cycling Map. Personally I believe that this publication is inaccurate and unhelpful, even dangerously misleading in places, for cyclists or more importantly prospective cyclists.

As I knew there were a few cycle parking facilities around Malvern not included on the map, my seasonal project is a start at an ‘audit’. I’ve written the findings up on the Resources page plus link to photos on Flickr – a GPX file (for use on GPS and online mapping) to come soon.

Your thoughts on the map and local cycle parking (including any racks that I have missed), please. As Cycle Malvern is now in touch with the relevant county staff, hopefully we can get the map improved before it is republished.