Consultation Storm! Arena, South Glos Cycle Strategy, Windmill Hill, Airport Rd, Joint Spatial Plan,

Brace yourselves! A absolute blizzard of major consultations is here.

This is a big shout out for your help!

If you have views to share, or want to be part of the discussions, you need to get stuck in right now.

Here’s the plan:

You help tell everyone what’s going on and ask them to comment
We put comment together into a pithy response, using our famous Red/Amber/Green rating
We publish the response with a call out to our thousands of supporters to send responses supporting us

Scheme/Project	Closing date	Get involved	Comment
South Gloucestershire Cycling Strategy consultation	15/1/16	Chip in!	Good to see much of our Manifesto in here, but will it help make cycling matter in South Glos?
Joint Spatial Plan: Issues and Options and Joint Transport Study	29/1/16	Chip in!	85,000 new homes. Possible biggest issue of all for cycling.
Deterring through traffic in Windmill Hill	23/12/15	Chip in!	One of the six Space for Cycling themes
Airport Road Shared Use Pavement (BS14)	29/12/15	Chip in!	Is this really Space for Cycling?
Birchwood Road crossings (BS4) more cycle pinch points	23/12/15	Chip in!	Another proposal to pinch bikes?

We’re always looking for people to be part of our Infrastructure Forum. Get in touch if you want a chat to find out how it works.

FeaturedSelection of key articles

Space for Cycling wins Bristol Elections 2016 +
Following a hard fought campaign Space for Cycling emerged as the clear winner of the Bristol 2016 elections, securing not only the mayoralty, but also 63% of all the Councillors. Mayor Marvin Rees (who also represents Labour) said "I support cycling. Not only does it have obvious health benefits in keeping people fit and improving the air quality, but it has social benefits too, getting people out and about, talking to each other, experiencing life."… Read More
A Modest Proposal #1: Pedestrianise Clifton Triangle +
One of the next actions as part of our Freedom to Ride campaign is to start to flesh out our proposed Bristol Cycling Network that we are working on with Bristol City Council. We are looking at some specific issues and routes that need addressing in order to generate debate and come up with some plans that can be progressed with the Council so that we have initial plans for as and when further funding… Read More
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
BCyC Policy - Shared Space Streets and Shared Use Pavements +
What’s the issue? The Bristol regional cycle network is almost entirely made up of shared space with motor traffic, or shared use with pedestrians. Both are essential and useful where appropriate, but otherwise can create conflict and anxiety about safety from more vulnerable users, whether perceived or actual. The Bristol Bike Life 2015 Report rated shared pavements and bus lanes as the least popular measures. Concerns about safety is the major factor preventing more people… 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
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

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