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New cycleways proposed for the A432 and the ring road
Hot on the heels of their last consultation for new cycle lanes on the A38 between Thornbury and Bristol, South Gloucestershire council is now consulting about proposals on another corridor linking major towns and villages into the Bristol North Fringe. The A432 connects Yate to Bristol via Coalpit Heath, joining the ring road at Bromley Heath. South Glos are consulting on an outline proposal to provide safe, separated cycle lanes along the entire length. In addition, there are proposals to upgrade a section of the ring road path to be fully separated, with separate, wide walking and cycling paths. This…
5 things that you can do to help cycling in Bristol right now
Cycling is a freeing, liberating and fun-filled experience (just ask any of our Bristolians on Bikes) and we want to make it better for our city, but do you sometimes feel powerless to make a difference? Here are five productive ways (in no particular order!) to make your voice heard. Ask your employer to support the CyclingWorks Bristol initiative CyclingWorks Bristol is mobilising local employer organisations to express support for better cycling infrastructure in our area to help enable their staff to travel safely to and from work by bike. The concept is proven in other places, notably in London…
Mina Road campaign to make space for cycling
Residents living on Mina Road, St. Werburgh’s, have been suffering the negative effects of heavy cut-through traffic from the M32 for years. These effects include noise, pollution, speeding, road danger and difficulty crossing the road. Drivers routinely ignore the 20mph limit, lorries ignore the 7.5 ton ban and the volume and speed of motor traffic is excessive for a small carriageway bounded by a park, local shops and a primary school. A recent traffic audit counted over 700 motor vehicles in a 2.5hr period. Now residents have set up Mina Road Action Group to tackle these problems. With support from…
Brislington Greenway Planning Application
Bristol Cycling Campaign is supporting two temporary planning applications that could get a pedestrian and cycle path on the old Bristol and North Somerset railway line, (the Brislington Greenway), at least for three years. This comes as there also reports that Bristol City Council has advanced proposals to turn it into a road (Plans are back for A4 relief road along former railway line in Brislington) The two planning applications for the Brislington Greenway go before the development control committee on the 16th of March. That’s planning application no. 21/00894/F for the pedestrian & cycle path between Tramway Road and land to…
A38 / Bradley Stoke Way proposals
South Gloucestershire Council has set out proposals for improving conditions for the Thornbury, A38 and Bradley Stoke Way corridor including: Thornbury and the B4061 Alveston Hill between Thornbury and Alveston The A38 corridor between Thornbury and Aztec West Bradley Stoke Way between Aztec West and Great Stoke Roundabout Bristol Cycling Campaign has responded to the consultation. We strongly supports the provision of high quality cycle infrastructure along these routes. 2022-03 Thornbury, A38 and Bradley Stoke Way – Bristol Cycling
New Chairperson and priorities for 2022
At our recent Annual Review 2022, we were delighted to elect Ian Pond as our new Chair. Ian has been involved in Bristol Cycling for two years and also established the brilliant CyclingWorks Bristol initiative and has lead the initiative since Summer 2020. Ian’s priorities for 2022 are outlined below. If you would like to contact Ian please email chair@bristolcycling.org.uk A big thank you to outgoing chairs Toby Wells and Tom Swithinbank, Toby and Tom will remain on the committee leading our Infrastructure and Partnerships work respectively. Join us on Tuesday 8th March and tell us your ideas for Bristol Cycling…