Comments on: Bath Bristol cyclepath under threat! http://nadiacatkinhillman.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/save-the-cyclepath/ This blog is for almost anything Bristol-based that's pro-active, productive or creative. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:18:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: dave http://nadiacatkinhillman.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/save-the-cyclepath/#comment-4786 dave Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:16:23 +0000 http://nadiacatkinhillman.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/save-the-cyclepath/#comment-4786 Luke...we won't be stopping a 'proper well informed consultation', far from it: we <b>need</b> proper well informed consultation, in order for the idea of shoehorning an intrusive, polluting BRT into Bristol's much loved and much used green corridor to be recognized as the counterproductive, wrongheaded move it undoubtably is. First bus is abusing its monopoly, it already has a crappy bus service and a crappy train service, do we really need a crappy BRT as well? a guided bus belongs on a dedicated road lane, simple as. ps. check out http://epetitions.bristol.gov.uk/ - at the time of writing we're on 8844 names and rising fast, and I have it on good authority that Bristol City Council and the The West of England Partnership quango are 'disconcerted by the level of public opposition. Luke…we won’t be stopping a ‘proper well informed consultation’, far from it: we need proper well informed consultation, in order for the idea of shoehorning an intrusive, polluting BRT into Bristol’s much loved and much used green corridor to be recognized as the counterproductive, wrongheaded move it undoubtably is. First bus is abusing its monopoly, it already has a crappy bus service and a crappy train service, do we really need a crappy BRT as well? a guided bus belongs on a dedicated road lane, simple as.

ps. check out http://epetitions.bristol.gov.uk/ - at the time of writing we’re on 8844 names and rising fast, and I have it on good authority that Bristol City Council and the The West of England Partnership quango are ‘disconcerted by the level of public opposition.

]]> By: Maggie D'Araujp http://nadiacatkinhillman.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/save-the-cyclepath/#comment-4755 Maggie D'Araujp Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:32:15 +0000 http://nadiacatkinhillman.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/save-the-cyclepath/#comment-4755 I use this lovely, green cyclepath for my walk to work from Easton to Castle Green. I see many local schoolchildren, cyclists, people with toddlers and pushchairs, and those walking their dogs. It makes me so proud to have made Bristol my home for the last 30 years. Yes, we have a problem with road transport and congestion i9n Bristol; but removing - or restricting - one of its 'showcase' green areas that has been used for many years to safely transport adults and children around is not the answer. Why not create a bus route using one of the motorway lanes, and designate it for 2+ car users as well? There needs to be an overall, feasible plan for solving the traffic problem in Bristol, and not, as this seems to be, a 'sticking plaster' "solution" for just one route. It would only be a matter of time before taxis started to use it, and motorcycles. Please don't let this happen. I use this lovely, green cyclepath for my walk to work from Easton to Castle Green. I see many local schoolchildren, cyclists, people with toddlers and pushchairs, and those walking their dogs. It makes me so proud to have made Bristol my home for the last 30 years. Yes, we have a problem with road transport and congestion i9n Bristol; but removing - or restricting - one of its ’showcase’ green areas that has been used for many years to safely transport adults and children around is not the answer. Why not create a bus route using one of the motorway lanes, and designate it for 2+ car users as well? There needs to be an overall, feasible plan for solving the traffic problem in Bristol, and not, as this seems to be, a ’sticking plaster’ “solution” for just one route. It would only be a matter of time before taxis started to use it, and motorcycles. Please don’t let this happen.

]]> By: Luke Cork http://nadiacatkinhillman.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/save-the-cyclepath/#comment-4751 Luke Cork Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:26:26 +0000 http://nadiacatkinhillman.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/save-the-cyclepath/#comment-4751 As Local resident and cycle user of the Bristol - Bath railway path, I support a bus or tram based rapid transit scheme. You have no right to stop a proper well informed consultation on the BRT scheme because we do live in a democracy at the moment and everyones views heard. Don't forget that fully accessable transport like trams or BRT is essential for wheelchair users and women with pushchairs and ex-rail corridors are ideal for this. As Local resident and cycle user of the Bristol - Bath railway path, I support a bus or tram based rapid transit scheme. You have no right to stop a proper well informed consultation on the BRT scheme because we do live in a democracy at the moment and everyones views heard. Don’t forget that fully accessable transport like trams or BRT is essential for wheelchair users and women with pushchairs and ex-rail corridors are ideal for this.

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