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North Somerset Cycle Forum

North Somerset Council wants to increase the number of people who cycle in North Somerset and you can help by joining the Cycle Forum.

The Cycle Forum allows local cyclists to give their views about issues which affect them.

Everybody is welcome to come along to the quarterly meetings which are held at venues across the district including Clevedon, Long Ashton, Nailsea, Portishead and Yatton.

Meeting minutes can be downloaded from the Forum website

Recent posts about North Somerset 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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Missing link to go ahead between Kingston Seymour and Weston-super-Mare
We are very pleased that planning permission has been given to the missing link on the Clevedon & Weston cycle…
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A Modest Proposal #8: Portishead to Bristol
The November 2017 meeting of North Somerset Cycle Forum considered proposals for cycling and walking improvements between Bristol and Portishead,…
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Closures to river Avon footpaths - for railway and new footbridge
Two sections of the path alongside the River Avon are due to be closed for extensive periods. The first is…
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Featured – selection of key articles

Induced Traffic and Traffic Evaporation +
The recent debate on the proposed Callington "Relief" Road has brought the concept of "induced traffic" back into the limelight. And also the the related and much neglected evidence for "reduced traffic", or the delightful concept of "traffic evaporation". So what do these terms mean? Induced Traffic As car ownership and use have increased over the past 30 years the reaction to the pressure created by additional traffic demand has often been to increase 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
The Downs. No Cycling? Or a car-free leisure route? +
Why we need space for cycling on the Downs. The annual Cycle Sunday event is a brilliant way to demonstrate the huge demand for car-free cycling around the Downs to the Downs Committee, who manage this beautiful area. (To those unfamiliar with Bristol, the Clifton and Durdham Downs lie to the north of the city centre and overlook the ecologically significant Avon Gorge). We can expect between one and three thousand people to attend these… Read More
Useful Information for Neighbourhood Campaigns +
We have a page about our local campaigning in each of the neighbourhoods of Bristol. There are pages for South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath & North East Somerset. Every area will find the following resources full of useful information. Myths about cycling - The excellent website https://cyclingfallacies.com has well researched answers to common myths about cycling – use these explanations to help spread the truth! They also have a handy print your own bingo card for… Read More
A Modest Proposal #8: Jamaica St cycleway +
Every cyclist in Bristol will have their own strategy for coping with the James Barton roundabout, one of the worst in Bristol and the subject of our Modest Proposal #5: The Bear Pit / St James Barton Roundabout. Particularly as the Gloucester Road is one of the busiest cycling routes in the city, with its own Modest Proposal #6; Eight to Eighty cycling on Gloucester Road. Most of us make use of Jamaica Street, but it… Read More
A Modest Proposal #4: Clanage Road Roundabout and the Festival Way +
If you want to scare yourself rigid, pop along to Clanage Road roundabout on any weekday in term time at 3.15pm. That's the time that 1,500 kids pour out of Ashton Park School and onto the fast busy roundabout on the A369. This is a key hub on the F11 Inner Orbital Cycling Freeway in the BCyC strategic cycle network and close to F8 Festival Way Quietway. BCyC members have been working with local residents… Read More

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