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Velib, Paris' famous cycle hire system is now one year old.

Read about the facts and myths of the system

£100m package for cycling in 12 towns and cities

Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly today (19 June) appointed Bristol as the UK's first official Cycling City, and announced a further 11 Cycling Demonstration Towns across England.

Bristol and the 11 towns have succeeded in winning a share of the record £100m investment package to pioneer innovative ways to increase cycling in their areas. Proposals include improving cycling infrastructure such as dedicated cycle lanes, increasing bike parking provision and cycle training and promoting the benefits of cycling.

AA returns to pedal power at Wimbledon

Wimbledon fans can be forgiven for doing a double take if their car breaks down at this year's tournament and the AA turns up to fix it – on a bicycle.

The AA is going back to it's roots and launching cycle-based breakdown patrols to tackle traffic chaos at big events.

See story on AA web site

Monday May 5th 2008

Sustrans' "Bike It" project has trebled cycling levels at participating schools for a third year in a row.

The Bike It project, now in its fourth year, continues to buck all the trends for cycling to school - everyday cycling levels are five times the national average in its schools and in some cases even higher.

See Sustrans web site

Bristol Evening Post, 2 June 2008

Plans to build a bus lane along part of the Bristol to Bath cyclepath have been dealt a fatal blow.

The Evening Post can reveal the councillor in charge of transport, Mark Bradshaw, has decided to oppose any plans for a high-speed bus route along the cyclepath.

The move comes after cabinet member Mr Bradshaw visited Cambridge, which is currently installing a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system similar to those proposed for the Bristol area.

see full story

From Bristol Cycling Campaign

I thought some people might be interested in the plans for the "cycle houses" on the Bristol-Bath Railway Path side of the chocolate
factory, which are now up on the web

There are several architects sketches on the site. Here's the text:

"The cycle houses are designed with the bike and rider in mind - bike facilities are key to the design and the house is connected to the Bristol & Bath cycle path.

16/5/08

David Trigwell, Director of Planning and Transport Development for B&NES, has now responded to the conclusions from the second meeting of the BetterBath Forum on traffic and pollution. You can view his response at:

www.betterbath.org.uk/past-meetings-response.php

The shortlist for the next round of Cycling Towns (and one Cycling City) is now on the Cycling England website. (13/5/08)

Bristol is on the list, but not Bath! The final announcement is expected on 19 June.

On-street bike rental from Reading Station.

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