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 […]
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Bathurst Basin works welcomed, but could do better
It’s always a delight to see new cycling infrastructure being installed across the city, but are our transport authorities getting it right? A recent development has been the new bridge at Bathurst Basin and the path linking it to Bedminster Bridges along Commercial Road installed for the upcoming MetroBus. So we thought we’d review the […]
Signing roadworks to help walking and cycling
We’ve all been there. Riding (or walking) along, perhaps even on an adequate cycle lane if we’re lucky. Oh no, roadworks. Clear signing for the motor traffic, but it’s probably placed neatly in the middle of the pavement or cycle lane. No help or alternatives provided. In some places the local councils have taken decisions, […]
Let’s make cycling better for Bristol
Now spring is looking like it’s about to be sprung, come and join us this Wednesday (28 March) to find out more about what we’re up to. We’ll be downstairs at Totos (125 Redcliff Street, BS1 6HU) – just look out for a group of us surrounded by all the usual cycling paraphernalia. There will […]
Bristol’s 20mph zones work and should be copied across Britain (please note, Bath)
Last month a review of Bristol’s 20mph areas was published by UWE with coverage in local media (here, here and here). This adds to the growing weight of evidence backing city-wide lower speed limits (unlike a widely ridiculed ‘report’ from Bath and North East Somerset Council (BANES). UWE’s Bristol Twenty Miles Per Hour Limit Evaluation (BRITE) […]