Links

Local Organisations


Two Tunnels Project (Bath to Midford cycle route)

Bristol Cycling Campaign
Bath Sustrans Rangers
Recycle your Sundays Bath based Sunday leisure rides
NRGY - The Norton Radstock Action Web for Cycling Running and Walking. Currently involved in a Connect2 bid to extend the cycle network in the Midsomer Norton and Radstock area of B&NES

National Organisations

Pothole reporting An automated reporting tool from CTC
Cyclists Touring Club
Sustrans Sustrans is the charity behind practical and innovative solutions to some of the UK's biggest transport challenges, including the award-winning National Cycle Network, Safe Routes to Schools, Bike It and TravelSmart.
Cycle Campaign Network - The Federation of Cycle Campaign Groups
Cycle Facility of the Month (badly designed cycle facilities)
DfT factsheet about cycling (shows depressing decline nationally)

B&NES Council

Bath & North East Somerset Council
BANES Cycling Strategy

BANES Local Plan
(sets the policy context for planning permissions -
search for cycling etc in the various documents):

Local plan
- high-level objectives promoting cycling – see Objectives T1 and T2 in this document.
Cycling Officer Alison Sherwin - Alison_Sherwin@bathnes.gov.uk

Reports

Eddington report (shows large cost benefits of investing in small-
scale schemes that promote cycling)

Stern report
(we're gonna pay more later to combat climate change if we don't start changing our ways now).

Joint Local Transport Plan

Joint Local Transport Plan (covers "Greater Bristol" ie counties that used to be Avon) - sets out transport planning policies which include promotion of cycling.
JLTP separate cycling chapter

Bike shops

John's Bikes - Walcot St, Bath

AVC - Behind Bath Spa station. 10% off parts and clothing and 5% off bikes for BCC members.

Hares Cycles - Weston, Bath

Free bike stuff

An email group for giving/receiving unwanted bikes & bike bits.
To join email freebikestuff-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Adult cycle training

www.lifecycleuk.org.uk

Cycling info from Department for Transport

www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/cycling

Bicycle Journey Planner from CycleMap

Bristol & Bath Direct Route

National Cycle Network, Bristol & Bath

Cycle Rescue

Breakdown recovery from ETA

Better Bath

the Forum for our City's future
www.betterbath.org.uk

Transition Bath

A positive future in a world without cheap energy
http://www.transitionbath.org.uk/

British Waterways

To report an incident or near miss
www.britishwaterways.co.uk/incidents
01923 201120.

Campaign for Better Transport

Cycling England Best Practice Guides

Design Checklist up to date guidance and best practice for the design of cycling infrastructure

Smart Measures Portfolio best practice in 'Smart Measures' that combine incentives, information, training and promotion

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