Tower Hamlets Wheelers Meeting October 2013
TOWER HAMLETS WHEELERS Monthly Meeting Minutes Wednesday, 9 October 2013 7.30pm Held at St Margaret's House, 21 Old Ford Road. PRESENT: David T (Chair), Owen (Secretary), Keith (Events), Alex (Rides), Rob (Newsletter) Gerry, Guy, Caroline, Olawale, Christy APOLOGIES: Dave A (Treasurer), Andy CHAIR: David T MINUTES: Owen 1. Matters arising from 11 September 2013 All to be covered in the following agenda items. 2. Workshop Next one on 19 October. There's a clash with LCC Campaigning workshop and AGM but can't be helped. 3. Bethnal Green Road consultation On 25 September Gerry and Oliver (Hackney Cyclists) attended a presentation by LBTH of the current proposals for the Bethnal Green Road town centre scheme. A minuted discussion followed where modifications to the proposals to benefit cycling were suggested. Minutes not yet finalised and awaiting updated drawings from LBTH. ACTION: Gerry and Oliver to submit amendements to minutes. Derbyshire Street LBTH has a proposed scheme for Derbyshire Street, parallel with Bethnal Green Road, to be made as a "Quietway" with two-way cycling. Already removed 86 parking spaces. ACTION: Gerry and others to attend a site meeting with LBTH. 4. Foot tunnels Alex to email the egroup for opinions on the foot tunnels to help form THW position to feed into the Friends of Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels (FOGWOFT) group. There is an event to celebrate 101st birthday of Woolwich foot tunnel on 26 October. ACTION: Alex to send out egroup email. 5. LCC member mailout Welcome email, what we do, how to get involved etc. ACTION: Alex will put together email text to forward to committee egroup for approval. 6. River crossings TfL have published documents generated from their river crossings consultation held earlier this year. Not favourable conclusions for cycling. Leading towards the Silvertown tunnel option. Opposing Silvertown tunnel public meeting in Greenwich on 16 October. David T and Caroline may attend. ACTION: Find someone to take this over from Gerry. 7. Large developments Wood Wharf Recent revised masterplan meeting attended. Goodsyard Keith will start leading on this. Whitechapel Vision Masterplan consultation now open until 4 November. ACTION: Gerry to request support from LCC/other experienced LCC engineering members. 8. Cable Street/Watney Street junction Ongoing issues with motor traffic not giving way turning out of Watney Street. ACTION: Owen to compile letter to LBTH. 9. Alternative routes workshop Rosie Tharp of Canal & River Trust and THW ran a workshop held on 19 September looking at alternatives routes to the canal. Continuation of workshop held with Hackney Cyclists. Looking at quiet routes, opportunities for filtered permeability. Follow up meeting to be held on Monday, 21 October at 7pm, hopefully at St Margarets. ACTION: Owen to organise follow up meeting. 10. Newsletter No business to discuss. 11. Gazebo THCC has been using ours for the last year. Do we donate it to them and get ourselves a new one? Initial responses: Do we need one? - storage an issue - disagree with donating. To be resolved at another date. 12. Rides & events A great turnout of 27 for the Surrey Hills ride at the weekend. Alex has been approached by Newham Cyclists to coordinate a rides programme for next year. ACTION: Alex to meet with Newham. Many thanks to Christy for helping out at Mile End Park "Park Life" event on 15 September. 13. Committee/activists email group Discussion about members on the committee egroup. Some unsure who is subscribed. For a long while it has been more of an "activists" list than specifically for committee members. ACTION: Owen to send out who's on the list. Subscribe others to the list as well.
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