National Cycling Organisations

Company of Cyclists

Company of Cyclists was founded in 2000, and is run by enthusiastic creative professionals with decades of high-level business experience. We meet a need for new, creative ways of promoting cycling in practical face-to-face situations; through local authorities, public health agencies, businesses, schools and universities.

Cycle Campaign Network

The Cycle Campaign Network is the UK national federation of cycle campaign groups, supporting cycling locally, regionally, nationally and in Europe.

Cycling England

"Cycling England is an independent, expert body funded by the Department for Transport and backed by key Government departments and cycling organisations. It is promoting the growth of cycling in England through championing best practice and funding cycle training, marketing and engineering projects."

A useful source of information. But they didn't make Birmingham one of the cycling cities in 2008 - BOO!

Cyclist's Touring Club

We are the country's largest group of people on bikes. Our mission is 'to make cycling enjoyable, safe and welcoming for all.' Our work, which includes high-profile campaigning on behalf of all cyclists, is made possible by your help and support. So why not join 70,000 people united by a passion for cycling and become part of the UK's largest and oldest cycling organisation, and support the work of the newly formed CTC Charitable Trust?(Registered No. 1104324)

European Cycling Federation

ECF stands for:

To promote and encourage cycling throughout Europe and abroad
Cycling policy at a European level
Cycle tourism as a sustainable economic factor
Environment-friendly mobility
Cycling as a health factor
Cycling as part of intermodality
Safety for vulnerable road users

Sustrans

Sustrans is the UK's leading sustainable transport charity. Our vision is a world in which people can choose to travel in ways that benefit their health and the environment. Every day we are working on practical, innovative ways of dealing with the transport challenges that affect us all.

20's Plenty For Us

was formed in order to campaign for the implementation of 20 mph as the default speed limit on residential roads in the UK.

In Britain, more than half of road deaths and serious injuries occur on roads with 30 mph limits (Transport Statistics for Great Britain). Britain has the highest percentage of pedestrian road fatalities in Europe 20%. (EU European Road Safety Observatory)

Lowering urban and residential speed limits to 20 mph has been found to increase a 15 minutes car journey by just 60 seconds.

Local Cycling Organsations

20 in Birmingham

20 in Birmingham is trying to get more people cycling by enabling safe cycling here in Birmingham. We need slow speeds (10-20mph) on residential roads, cycle paths by the side of busy roads, and cycle training. This would allow any inexperienced cyclist to cycle anywhere in the city without cycling on a busy road with fast traffic.. The strategy is based on the Dutch and Danish cycling strategy.

Birmingham and Midland CTC Branch

The way the CTC is organised is that the Birmingham area is covered by the Birmingham and Midland District Association, which is divided into seven sections. These are Camping, Northern Section (around Sutton Coldfield, clubroom at Shenstone), Fifty Plus, (for those over the age of 50), Southern Wheelers, and Southern, (southern Birmingham and Solihull), Western (around Stourbridge) and West Bromwich.

Birmingham University Bicycle User Group

We are a group of University of Birmingham cyclists who have come together to try to improve cycle facilities both within and outside the University.

Cycleways: Warwick, Leamington Spa and Kenilworth

Campaigning for better cycling facilities in Leamington Spa, Warwick, Kenilworth and surrounding areas.

North Birmingham Section of the Birmingham & Midland CTC DA

This is the web site of the Northern Section of the Birmingham & Midland District Association of the Cyclists Touring Club. Within the area covered by the Northern Section (Sutton Coldfield, North Birmingham and surrounding area) there are about 250 members of all ages, both males and female and with all kinds of bicycle.