Bristol Bath cycle route more information on bus proposals
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
The Bristol Cycling Campaign has posted some useful information about the proposed rapid transit bus and the impact this would have on the railway cycle/walking path. There still seems to be no explanation from the West of England Partnership as to why the previous options of running the bus along major roads have been dropped. Anyone who regularly uses the path will recognise that two-way concrete track for a 40 mph bus, and clearing of all vegetation, will effectively destroy what is at present a buzzing highway for cyclists and walkers of all ages, and for wildlife. With the health damage from physical inactivity and obesity reaching an all time high, and with biodiversity threatened on all fronts, it is hard to see how £49million to bus an estimated 300 commuters an hour (probably only transferring from other buses anyway) is worth the price of losing the busiest cycle route and green corridor in England.
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