Save the Cycle Path Meeting is a Lockout!

bristol | the environment | news report Wednesday February 06, 2008 18:28 by East - Bristol Green Party east at bristolgreenparty dot org dot uk

Bristolians queue round the block to protest against the Bus Rapid Transit con

The campaign to save the railway path is front page news in the local press, and last night's meeting was another unmistakable show of East Bristol's, and indeed the whole city's, opposition to the plans. Anyone who didn't get there early was left listening outside through the window as the organisers locked latecomers out to comply with fire regs.

Speakers included Pip Sheard of FoE and Jon Grimshaw, chief exec of Sustrans. There was also an excellent presentation on exactly why the cycle path is such a bad idea.

If you want to get involved with any of the groups, contact the Bristol Cycling Campaign.

Some of the 6,000+ people who've signed the petition opposing the plans!

The campaign to save the railway path is front page news in the local press, and last night's meeting was another unmistakable show of East Bristol's, and indeed the whole city's, opposition to the plans. Anyone who didn't get there early was left listening outside through the window as the organisers locked latecomers out to comply with fire regs.

Speakers included Pip Sheard of FoE and Jon Grimshaw, chief exec of Sustrans. There was also an excellent presentation on exactly why the cycle path is such a bad idea.

We won't reproduce any of the contents here, as the meeting also made another important decision - the setting up of special task groups to take the campaign forward. One of these was the Website group, and we will post a link to the new 'Save the Railway Path' site as soon as it goes live. In the meantime, the Bristol Cycling Campaign website should be carrying more details soon, and the full list of groups is as follows:

Lobbying
Accessibility
Website
Children
Wildlife
Counterarguments
Alternatives
Business Involvement
Direct Action
Leafleting
Celebration

If you want to get involved with any of the groups, just contact the Cycling Campaign.