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Say no to Bristol Airport expansion
Find out why and how at the No Bristol Airport Expansion website
Tell the Aviation Minister to rethink airport expansion
Part of Avon Cycleway closed in anticlockwise direction
July 2006
The A4 through Saltford (between Bath and Bristol) is to be closed for 9 weeks from 17 July 2006 and some minor local roads will be closed or restricted which will affect the Avon Cycleway (NCN Route 10).
A secion of the Bristol to Bath railway path will be closed while a landslip is repaired.
10 May 2006
According to South Gloucestershire Council The section, between the access point at lower Station Road (formerly Staple Hill platform, just west of the tunnel) and the access point on Signal Road, will be closed from Monday 22 May - Friday 26 May, and Tuesday 30 - Wednesday 31 May. A diversion will be in place and will be sign-posted to guide cyclists.
Urgent - reply to Driving Standards Agency consultation on draft highway code.
4 May 2006
Seemingly innocuous changes to the Highway Code will seriously diminish your right to cycle on the road. Find out how and what you can do.
Must reply by 10 May!
Refuse to use that death trap ‘facility’? That’s contributory negligence!
29 March 2006
Seemingly innocuous changes to the Highway Code will seriously diminish your right to cycle on the road. Find out how and what you can do.
Honesty from Jeep?
27 January 2006
Are Jeep telling us what their new Cherokee Predator will prey on?
Bristol to Pill path reopened
22 December 2005
The path was reopened following removal of fallen rock and stabilization of the rock face in the Avon Gorge by the National Trust. Many thanks to them for their Goram and Vincent style work.
Clevedon, Sand Bay and Weston-super-Mare Missing Link
Not a prehistoric apeman but a crossing point of the River Yeo to avoid the A370. Find out how to express your support for the crossing.
Say no to Bristol Airport expansion
Find out why and how at the No Bristol Airport Expansion website
Petition to permanently close Princes Street Bridge to motor traffic?
The on-line petition was presented to the Council on the 22nd November.
Bristol to Pill path blocked
24 October 2005
A huge amount of rock has fallen onto the path near to the Suspension bridge with more threatening to come down. The path will be closed for some time. Sustrans reports that there is also a tree down over the cycleway a little bit closer to Pill, about half a km from the end of Leigh Woods.
Reopened 22 December
Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study
24 October 2005
The Greater Bristol Strategic Transport Study (GBSTS) - the 25 year transport study for the old Avon area - has put out the draft recommendations for consultation. Fill in their short questionnaire at http://www.gbsts.com/questionnaire.html and let them know to put walking and cycling first.
Those with more time can respond with their own comments to: info@gbsts.com
Be quick though: the closing date is 30 October 2005
No 4x4s
26 September 2005
Download and print these road signs from the Greenpeace website and attach them to road signs, town signs and other street furniture.
When positioning your "No 4x4s" sign please ensure that it does not obscure road signs or cause a potential danger.
BCC on the BBC
19 June 2005
Congratualtions to Rowland on his appearance as BCC spokesperson on the BBC's Politics Show.
Glow Places with Bristol Cycling Campaign Tabards
19 June 2005
Bristol Cycling Campaign wants you to be seen - and to take our message onto the streets! Show you're part of the traffic solution, not the problem with the striking 'one less car' message emblazoned on the back. Our tabards will be launched at our stall on Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride on 19th June. All sizes available, only £8 plus p&p. Order by email or from our monthly meetings.
The BCC has joined the World Carfree Network
10 March 2005
The network calls itself the hub of the global carfree movement. It promotes alternatives to car dependence at the international level, reducing the human impact on the natural environment whilst improving the quality of life for all.
Find out more on the World Carfree Network website.
Joint Local Transport Plan 2005
4 March 2005
The 4 local authorities are clubbing together to create a joint local transport plan in July 2005. A consultation document has been produced outlining the proposed contents of the LTP.
Visit the Joint Local Transport Plan 2005 website read their proposals and send in your views.
"Wessex Trains Announces Good News for Cyclists"
Victory for the BCC Campaign
2 February 2005
Wessex trains have ended their ban on bicycles at peak times and from Monday 7 February, passengers wishing to travel with their bicycle will be able to use Wessex Trains' services at all times.
Sensibly, the Wessex Trains Managing Director, urges:
"any cyclist travelling at these busy times to consider their fellow travellers and ensure their bicycle does not block carriage doorways or damage other passengers' clothing."
According to the Chairman of the Western Rail Passengers Committee:
"Cycling and rail travel work well together and it's great that Wessex Trains have listened to their customers"
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who took part in the BCC campaign.
Temporary closure of Bristol Bath Cycle Path
South Gloucestershire Council will be closing the path for maintenance between the Avon Valley railway station at Bitton and the River Avon bridge. The path will be closed to all 8a.m. to 5p.m. for 3 days commencing Monday 29th March and it is anticipated work will be completed on Thursday 1st April.
The Council sugest the A431 Bath Road/Kelston Road as an alternative route but members suggest that extra care is taken as this is a very busy road.
Contact Marc Cashmore (tel 01454 863783) for further information.
Ashton - Pill path blocked!
"Around two tonnes of rock"
has blocked the Ashton to Pill cycle path. Cyclists and walkers are being asked by the National Trust not to attempt to access the cycle path while the temporary closures are in place, for their own safety.
The path has now been reopened.
Way to go
Over 25 major environmental and social justice groups including CTC, Sustrans and Transport 2000 have this week joined forces to form a coalition called Way to Go to lobby the Government on transport policy.
The coalition is asking tens of thousands of people to send postcards or emails to their MP asking them to tell Transport Secretary, Alistair Darling, to commit to more funding for 12 measures to help reduce traffic levels and improve the environment.
It is extremely important for as many us as possible to do this in order to counteract the strong offensive being drawn up by the motoring and road building lobby.
For more information see the Way to Go website
