Bath Cycling Campaign Meeting

15 September 2008

Agenda

1. Progress post 'Bath Cycling Summit'
2. Planning for next meeting

Minutes

1. Progress post 'Bath Cycling Summit'

Feedback from the event

Most of the guests expected on the day turned up.
Presentations were good.
People engaged with each other and contributed.
Good coverage with photo in Chron.
Don Foster was good.
Evaluation forms were all positive - see www.bathcyclingsummit.org.uk

Follow-up

Malcolm met with Cllr Charles Gerrish (BANES Exec Member for Transport).

Cllr Gerrish was generally non-committal, but did agree that lack of a committed senior officer meant that nothing would happen. He agreed to have Peter Dawson at the next meeting.

CG is keen to progress things that don't cost a lot of money. Malcolm would like to concentrate on the south of the city centre, where there are already projects in
Progress such as the redevelopment Southgate and the railway station. Money had also been allocated to install traffic lights on Churchill Gyratory, but this seemed to be on hold at the moment.

One idea from the conference which Cllr Gerrish is keen on is for BANES and the PCT to offer a package to their employees to encourage them to cycle. This would then act as an example to other major employers.

CG confirmed that he was willing to meet again.

Malcolms feeling was that we need to keep both CG and Peter Dawson on board.

BANES Member Champion for Cycling

The appointment of a cycling champion also seems to be on hold. We still believe this is a good idea and will bring it up at the last meeting. We will reming him that Roger Symmonds is willing to take on the role, but we want to leave CG to appoint his own preferred candidate if he has one.

2. Planning for next meeting
We plan to have a speaker at monthly BCC meetings from October. We will have the speaker first, a break and the business meeting after. People who attend for the talk will have the option of staying or leaving.

Ian Walker, Bath Uni has agreed to speak in October.

Tasks

Venue - Nigel
Publicity via groups - Malcolm
Posters - nobody yet
Press release - Matt

Suggested venues: BRLSI, Bath Society, United Reformed Church, Scout HQ, Guildhall, St Michael's, 55 New King St

Suggested groups: Transition Bath, BRLSI transport group, CPRE, FoE, Sustrans Rangers, Sustrans supporters, CTC members, Bath Cycling Club, Better Bath, Recyle Your Sundays, 2 Tunnels, Envolve, Green Bath, Green Drinks, Living Streets, Cycles Maximus

Requirements for the night: Projector & screen, contacts list for attendees and leaflets

Potential future speakers

Sgt. Durnford
Mike Keys, Fielden Clegg Bradley
Kieran Morgan, Director of Public Health
Nick Childs, Powabyke (involved in CIVITAS project - cycle hire)
Malcolm Sheppard, CEO Sustrans
Rhodri Samuel, BANES major projects
BCC members who have expertise to share

3. AOB

Stephen reported back from PACT group. Cycling on pavements is a constant issue.

Frank said that Section 106 money for Western Riverside has been put aside, but he thought it was worth putting forward a proposal for this and pushing for the council to do it. After discussion it seemed appropriate that spending the money on the routes
(a) into town from WR, via Victoria Bridge and the riverside path and
(b) out of town via the 2 Tunnels route
would be a good proposal to put to forward.

There is a Two Tunnels ride this Saturday - Frank to email group

Next meeting

Monday 20 October. 7.30pm. Location to be confirmed.