Bristol Cycling digest 2015/06

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Bristol Cycling digest 2015/06

15 June 2015

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Here’s an assortment of articles that you may have missed over the past month about Bristol cycling. Members have put these together using the Reddit list BristolCycling

Cycle Festival wants your feedback (bristolcyclingcampaign.org.uk)

Cycle Sunday promo video (Next event: July 12th) (vimeo.com)

New reporting tool for cycling and pedestrian “near misses” in Bristol (bristolpost.co.uk)

Cycling double bill as Grand Prix and Sky Ride hit Bristol on same wekeend (bristolpost.co.uk)

Time to fight for Space4Cycling? Owen Jones on form. (theguardian.com)

Bristol pair cycle to Cornwall on BMXs (bristol247.com)

Cycle powered cinema comes to Bristol (bristolpost.co.uk)

Bicycle delivery post box trialled in Bristol (bbc.co.uk)

Featured – selection of key articles

Knowing where to spend money +
There is much insight to be gained from data, given the right perspective. One of the most alarming figures is that 129,000 people drive to work in the city of Bristol. Of those, 57,603 (44.6%) live within a 20 minute, 5km, bicycle ride to work. It's worth pausing to let that sink in. Nearly half of Bristol commuter drivers live within a 20 minute bicycle ride to work. Adam Reynolds of CycleBath has emerged from… Read More
The staggering cost of motoring +
Last month many of you will have received Bristol Councils "Council tax explained" leaflet, explaining where our council tax pounds are spent. The centre page of this is an infographic summarising costs per household. Transport services set us back £83.52 and highways £29.26. Reading into the images used, this might be interpreted as tax payers forking out 3 times more for cycling and public transport than highways infrastructure (which cyclists also use). However regardless of… Read More
Cycling with video cameras – a cyclist’s perspective: Part 3 Kit! +
This is part three in our three-part series on cycling with video cameras. Catch up on part 1 at Reporting and part 2 at How to report and what happens next. What cameras are out there, how do they attach to the bike, how expensive is it to have one? When it comes to action cameras suitable for cycling, there’s a huge choice available. A serviceable camera can cost from £50-£500 or more. Factors to… Read More
6 reasons to make cycling to work your New Year's resolution +
Cycling rates are increasing year on year in Bristol. However, the motor car is still the dominant transport mode for commuting in the UK. So why not make your New Year's resolution to leave the car at home and get on your bike to and from the office. Here are 6 good reasons why it makes sense: Weight loss. Potentially the most common resolution, but how many people actually stick out the tedium of the… Read More
A Modest Proposal #3: Inner Loop Proposal +
The Bristol Cycling Campaign is putting together a proposal to City Hall for a segregated loop around the city centre. The Inner Loop Cycleway will link the new and established radial routes and help cyclists safely negotiate the ‘tarmac collar’ of the city’s motor traffic dominated Inner Ring Road. There's a map and key here. The proposed route will be designed to the Dutch standard, sections of it already exist through earlier developments. What follows… Read More
A Modest Proposal #5: The Bear Pit / St James Barton Roundabout +
St James Barton roundabout remains among the worst in Bristol for cyclists. This is despite the sterling work of The Bearpit Improvement Group and the recently completed £1million scheme to provde a route around the inner edge of the roundabout at street level for pedestrians and cyclists. We hope this already outdated scheme will be the last time huge budgets will be spent forcing cycles to share busy spaces with pedestrians (see BCyC Policy on… Read More

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Knowing where to spend money +

The staggering cost of motoring +

Cycling with video cameras – a cyclist’s perspective: Part 3 Kit! +

6 reasons to make cycling to work your New Year's resolution +

A Modest Proposal #3: Inner Loop Proposal +

A Modest Proposal #5: The Bear Pit / St James Barton Roundabout +