Bristol Cycle Forum

The Bristol Cycle Forum takes place quarterly to discuss provision and promotion of cycling within Bristol. Meetings are held at City Hall on the third Thursday of March, June, September and December. The meetings start with a drop in session which runs from 5.30pm to 6pm followed by the main forum which runs from 6pm to 8pm.

Dates, Agendas and Minutes: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/streets-travel/cycle-forum

If you need more information on the Cycle Forum or if you wish to be added to the mailing list please contact traffic.management@bristol.gov.uk

See our Diary pages for the date of the next meeting.

Bristol Cycle forum Terms of Reference Sept 2012

Recent posts about Bristol 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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'Juicy' Bristol Cycle Forum on Oct 24 2019
We're looking forward to the October Cycle Forum, facilitated by Bristol Council. All the items are really central to what…
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Close Passes and Camera Submissions
At the July Cycle Forum Bristol, Damien Devanny, from Avon and Somerset’s Road Safety Department, talked about their work on…
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Bristol Cycling gives rolling feedback to Council
Our Bike Week Space for Cycling ride on Thursday 14 June was a great success and it was a joy…
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Bristol Cycle Forum on 15th Feb 2018
The first Bristol Cycle Forum of the year is taking place on Thursday 15 February 6pm-8pm at City Hall. Just…
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FeaturedSelection of key articles

Cycling vs the Electric Car +
Electric vehicles have received a lot of press over the past few months. This furore has even led some to suggest that EVs are more efficient than food powered humans riding bicycles. So we at Bristol Cycling have put together an unapologetically technical article in an attempt to shed some light on this. Why does energy matter? For starters, energy, whether it is petrol, electricity or food costs money. We are also burning our way… Read More
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
South Gloucestershire Draft Cycle Strategy - our response +
A lot of useful work has gone in to this draft strategy which follows on from the publication last year of the Bristol Cycle Strategy. As with all general plans and statements of intent they are likely to have only a slight influence on what actually happens, but they are absolutely necessary and important to get right as they make certain outcomes more likely than others. Read our full response here: 2016-01-15SouthGloucestershireCyclingStrategy. Ref: Draft Version… Read More
Summary Report and AGM 2017 +
At our AGM in September we invited Hannah Taylor from the Bristol Cycle Festival to give us an early debrief on this year's events. But first we needed to get to the statutory business, as directed by our constitution. Our annual accounts were presented by Treasurer, Benn Woodward followed by a swift block election of our committee. The new committee is now: Eric Booth, Mark Brough, Ruth Crumey, Nick Davies, Andrew Gough, Terry Miller, Penny… 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
Who pays for our roads? +
There is still an assumption that those using cycles don’t pay their way on our roads. This is despite significant progress being made in recent years highlighting the misconceptions of vehicle excise duty, often mistakenly referred to as “Road tax” (ipayroadtax.com). Remembering that 80% of cyclists are also drivers, we think it is a good time to highlight the shared costs we all pay for these stretches of tarmac that dominate our urban environment. The… Read More

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Bristol Cycle Forum

Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan Consultation

'Juicy' Bristol Cycle Forum on Oct 24 2019

Close Passes and Camera Submissions

Bristol Cycling gives rolling feedback to Council

Bristol Cycle Forum on 15th Feb 2018