There are elections on May 6th for the regional West of England Mayor, the Bristol Mayor, and many local councillors. We’ve met most of the mayoral candidates to discuss our Cycling Manifesto for West of England, and Cycling Manifesto for Bristol. Here are the responses to our challenges from the main candidates for WECA Mayor (and here for Bristol Mayor). We use their own words where provided, or our understanding from meeting them. These are our challenges:
Create an annual £10m Ac...
We’ve challenged the main candidates for Bristol Mayor to commit to measures that will double cycling rates in Bristol by 2024. Below we list the responses we’ve had from the candidates to the five challenges in our cycling mani...
At the same time as the elections for the Mayor and Councillors, there’s an election for a new Police and Crime Commissioner. He or she will be responsible for overseeing the performance of Avon and Somerset Police who are in charge of enforcing t...
Mayoral elections take centre stage in Bristol, whilst around the UK air pollution becomes an increasingly heated topic.
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Elections: With less than one month until Bristol’s mayoral elections, Bristol Cycling is keeping active travel o...
After the elections on 6th May the new Bristol Mayor, Metro Mayor and councils must have a transforming vision for active travel. Cycling must be treated as an essential transport option, and a key tool to reduce the health and financial inequal...
There’s real momentum building behind the Brislington Tramway, a ‘missing link’ on the railway path linking Whitchurch, Hengrove and Brislington with the centre. There is a planning application until end of April that needs our b...
It’s going to be a massive May for cycling in our region!
On May 6th, Bristol will vote for a new Mayor, regional WECA mayor as well as local councillors.
Who will truly back cycling? Who will set out a vision for cycling as a key mode of tr...
