![Gear Change - cycling strategy document July 2020](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Gear-Change-cycling-strategy-document-July-2020.png)
Are we FINALLY going Dutch? A gear change for cycling
Wow! The government has published a bold vision for cycling and walking which is set to revolutionise cycling in England.
![Cycling safely alongside a lorry in Amsterdam, Holland](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Photo-04-04-2016-13-45-51.jpg)
Cycle licences and number plates – a great way to improve safety for our kids?
Cycle licenses and number plates- a great way to improve safety for our kids? I first wrote this article in 2019, and every so often it needs re-sharing, as a celebrity, politician or journalist decides it’s a good idea to tout the idea of having cycle number plates, or licences, for cyclists. At that time…
![Riding a Gazelle Dutch Bike for the first time](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Karen-on-Dutch-Bike.jpg)
I’ve finally found out that I’m not weird!
It’s taken years, but I’ve finally discovered that I’m not actually weird, I’ve just been living in the wrong place!
![Cycling infrastructure, Portland Oregon](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Photo-05-08-2017-12-03-15.jpg)
Cycling with kids in Portland, Oregon – a mum’s view
Would Portland be safe enough for two boys on holiday from the UK to cycle around for the day?
![The panellists of the Family Cycling discussion at the Women and Bicycles Festival in Oxford, March 2017](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Family-Cycling-Panel.jpg)
From Potties to Pot Holes: the Women and Bikes Family Cycling Panel
Get 4 influential women together to discuss family cycling, and this is what happens
![](https://www.cyclesprog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Photo-03-04-2016-14-58-25.jpg)
This has been the most depressing week ever
We’ve been to a cycling utopia – coming home again is so difficult!