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Bath & North East Somerset Cycle Forum

The B&NES Cycle Forum was replaced in 2017 with the Active Travel and Accessibility Forum.

The Forum meets quarterly to look at issues affecting walking, cycling and accessibility within Bath and the wider region under an agreed Terms of Reference.

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Recent posts about BaNES cycle forum (click for full list)

Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan Consultation
The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) - remember them, Metro Mayor, Tim Bowles? - have shown scant interest in active travel.…
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Why it matters that Bristol is preparing a 'Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan'
After intensive lobbying by cycling and walking groups the Government set up a legally binding Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy…
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Featured – selection of key articles

Bristol Cycling Infographics +
Here at Bristol Cycling, we love an infographic. Recently we have had a lot of emails from people asking if they can use the infographics we have produced. The short answer is an overwhelming YES! The only reason we put these together is so they will be shared. We don't make any money from advertising, clicks or copyright, our primary purpose is to make Bristol better for cycling. We want our messages to be spread… 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
Why do a few cars get half the space on Prince St Bridge? +
In 2017 Prince Street Bridge was reopened after major repairs. This was shortly followed by a separated cycle path on Prince Street connecting Broad Quay and Cumberland Road. We have looked at the usage figures from the most recent count by Bristol City Council, which took place in July 2019. Our handy infographic shows the huge change that is possible with quality infrastructure. Numbers of people walking and cycling have doubled, while car use has… Read More
20mph saves emissions, energy AND lives +
The 20mph debate rages on in Bristol, with murmurings of potential reversal, Bristol Cycle Campaign want to shed some facts on an important aspect – Energy and Emissions. We've even got a handy infographic. One controversial argument often heard is that a vehicle travelling at 20mph has higher fuel consumption and emissions than at 30mph. Whilst it is true that the gearing on most passenger cars means that traveling on an empty motorway at 20 instead… Read More
Continental Case Study #1: Europe's 12th busiest high street, Mariahilfer Strasse, Vienna +
In the first of our series of case studies looking at how cycling infrastructure has developed on the continent, we focus on how responses to planned pedestrianisation and low traffic neighbourhoods in Vienna in 2014 mirror those we're seeing currently in Bristol. Let's not beat around the bush, our continental neighbours by and large do cycling and walking infrastructure much better than us. Yet for some reason we ignore them and try to reinvent the… Read More
A Modest Proposal #6; Eight to Eighty cycling on Gloucester Road +
Did you know that Gloucester Road was one of Bristol’s busiest cycle routes (Building on success – lessons from Gloucester Road)? What’s more, the number of people cycling has doubled in the last ten years whereas motor vehicle numbers have dropped by a fifth. These facts can be seen from Department for Transport Traffic Counts. So what does this tell us? Bristol’s Cycling City money has been well spent? Not quite. Significant Cycling City money was… Read More

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Bath & North East Somerset Cycle Forum

Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan Consultation

Why it matters that Bristol is preparing a 'Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan'

Bristol Cycling Infographics +

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

Why do a few cars get half the space on Prince St Bridge? +

20mph saves emissions, energy AND lives +

Continental Case Study #1: Europe's 12th busiest high street, Mariahilfer Strasse, Vienna +

A Modest Proposal #6; Eight to Eighty cycling on Gloucester Road +