More road expansion near Tewkesbury, updates on the Bishop’s Cleeve cycle route, and feedback on the campaign’s B4063 cycle spine commentary.
Cheltenham & Tewkesbury Cycling Campaign
Helping make Cheltenham and Tewkesbury cycling friendly towns, where everyone feels able to cycle from their front door to wherever they want to go.
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We’ve been critical of the ongoing prioritisation of a 26 mile spine across the county. Here’s our seven key reasons why we think it won’t deliver the levels of cycling …
An opportunity for members and local cyclists to get involved and support a citizen cycle count on the B4063 Cheltenham to Gloucester route.
We’ve responded to the Cheltenham Borough Council consultation on its Supplementary Planning Document for Climate Change
Lane expansion, large tarmac junctions and increased motor vehicles cannot be compensated by poor quality cycle tracks in this £237mil scheme.
Our helpful guide for the key issues in the local borough consultations for their 2022/23 budgets.
our aim: cycle friendly towns and surroundings
Everyone should be able to cycle from where they live to…
Work
Easy journeys to wherever people work, care or volunteer, in and around our towns.
School
Safe routes to cycle to school, with every secondary school pupil able to cycle on their own.
Leisure
Enjoyable trips for shopping, entertainment and meeting friends out and about.
Transport
Cycle-accessible onward connections for train and bus journeys from all transport hubs.
We want to see the right environment on the streets around Cheltenham and Tewkesbury for people to comfortably choose to make a 2 to 3 mile journey by cycle, with safe and direct routes, and secure parking when they get there.
We also want to encourage those who are not as confident that cycling is for them, whilst not creating barriers for more experienced cyclists who want to go further.
Find the best routes for you
HIGH QUALITY CYCLE MAPS OF EASY ROUTES AND VIDEO PREVIEWS OF POPULAR SECTIONS
Discover how great it could be
WITH THE RIGHT PLANNING, INVESTMENT AND LEADERSHIP, EVERYONE CAN ENJOY CYCLING
Build your skills to go further
GAIN CONFIDENCE TO TAKE ON BUSIER ROADS AND DIFFERENT ROUTES
Gloucestershire Major Projects Scrutiny
With both technical experts and experts by experience, we are an active consultee in major highways and residential projects by Gloucestershire County Council, and Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Borough Councils. We’ll also provide issue summaries to help inform your responses to consultations. Current schemes include M5 Junction 10, the Cheltenham Spa Station Upgrade and the B4063 Cheltenham-Gloucester cycle route.
Investing in cycling and cycle infrastructure benefits everyone.
- Practical; for all of the other benefits, when the environment is right, cycling is just a simple, practical way of getting around for a lot of us.
- Fairness; not everyone owns a car, and cycling allows everyone to get where they want to quickly.
- Wellness; being able to get around by cycling is an easy way to find time for physical activity in your day.
- Business; data now shows cycle lanes increase spending in local shops.
- Economy; spending on cycle routes has a high cost:benefit ratio, reducing congestion and health costs.
- Sustainability; we need to reduce our CO2 emissions, and swapping short journeys to cycle has a huge impact.
- Noise; take a moment to notice how our towns are full of the noise of cars. Cycling quietens our streets, and it’s much easier to say hello.
Our resources section includes other videos, articles and groups that hopefully help you see why making the right spaces for cycling is an important part of a sustainable, successful Gloucestershire.
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