Bristol City Council has budgetted for an extra train between Temple Meads and Avonmouth form May 2007 - 2011. They need to sign the contract as soon as possible. read full story / add a comment

BBC reporting. read full story / add a comment

No lights on bikes read full story / add a comment

Bristol City Council are proposing that the Portway Park and Ride be expanded from a 320 car parking space site to an 820 parking space site. This would add a further 500 spaces to an already underperforming Park and Ride site that they admit "is not used to capacity" and "fallen below our expectations and has been slow, but there has been an 8% increase in usage in the past year". This is five and a half years since it originally opened in April 2002.

But I forget. Government grants are being thrown at this and similar projects so why should we care anyway. It's not our money or is it?! Read on. read full story / add a comment

Green Party councillor Charlie Bolton and Executive Member for Transport Mark Bradshaw joined rail passengers in telling First Great Western to get their act together and provide a more frequent service on the Severn Beach line. Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways delivered flowers, chocolate and 'get well soon' cards to the rail operator at 9am on Friday 28th September, at Temple Meads station. read full story / add a comment

It has come to light that two drivers who drove their cars into cyclists at the May Critical Mass bicycle ride, have in all likelihood not been charged at all by Avon and Somerset Police.

During a larger than usual Critical Mass bike ride in Bristol last May, two drivers intentionally drove into the back of the mass as it rode through St. Augustine's Parade. When police arrived on the scene, they let the drivers go to the dismay of the gathered crowd, and proceeded to arrest two cyclists. read full story / add a comment

After the most successful Critical Mass Bristol ever happening in April (posted here http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=26351) this academic year is set to be one of action and unity for Bristol cyclists.

The next critical mass will be this Friday 28th Sept, 5:30 at the central fountains. To help promote this event print off and distribute flyers available on my blog or, for car owners, sign up to chooseday http://onthelevelblog.wordpress.com/critical-mass-bristol-uk/

Enjoy the benefits of pedal power and leave the metal boxes at home! read full story / add a comment

FOSBR are celebrating! read full story / add a comment

Bristol Development Framework issued by the Council lacks any rail strategy.
FOSBR have critisised their proposals and demand a proper suburban rail service for Bristol. read full story / add a comment

Interesting News reports on what the organised 4x4 Response teams and individuals did to help others during the floods read full story / add a comment

CRITICAL MASS

Gather 5:30pm at fountains, leave 6pm
City Centre.

Monthly celebration of cycling happening the last friday of each month- same time and place- we will not put up with police bias toward aggressive drivers. Ride Daily! Celebrate Monthly!
Bring your cameras - there's always interesting photographs to be had ! read full story / add a comment

We’re on our way to Heathrow climate camp cycling 130 miles from Bristol to London. Today- the 10th of August we held a tremendously successful demonstration outside BIA. As you can see, Sleazyjet and Fryin’air gave BIA officials a run for their money, with over 12 interviews by local media throughout the day. Many people hooted their support including a DHL fuel tanker driver. A BIA airport bus driver even stopped his bus in the middle of the roundabout and gave us a bag of fruit. Then the hot air balloons of Bristol were rising as we rode back into town, excited about our Saturday send off from the fountains in the cenrtre of Bristol. HEAThrow here we come! read full story / add a comment

Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FOSBR) have written to Councillor Mark
Bradshaw to lead an all party delegation of Bristol councillors to meet
Alison Forster, Managing Director of First Great Western. An improved
service for this well used line was promised and committed to by the council
and First Great Western. FOSBR is determined that there is no backtracking
on the commitments made to commuters and voters. read full story / add a comment

Last week, a full meeting of the Bristol City Council voted uanimously to take forward the setting up of a Strategic Transport Authority for the Greater Bristol Region.

A referendum on a potential congestion charge for the city was also rejected. read full story / add a comment

The 2007 Bicycology tour will be in the south west from Swindon on 18 July ending in Exeter on 27 July. Full listings for the tour can be
found at http://www.bicycology.org.uk

The tour has already been through Aylesbury and Oxford, and is now headed your way! read full story / add a comment

The traffic commissioner has announced that Worst Bus is to cut more services.

The X62 to Mangotsfield and X67 to Cherry Gardens will be cut completely from the 2nd of September.

These are express buses to some of the worst-served public transport destinations in Bristol.

When will we get rid of this rubbish company? read full story / add a comment

The Morning Star has been reported to the Press Complaints Commission for falsely suggesting that a Bristol train driver had been sacked for "violent harassment". read full story / add a comment

The Evening Post online is running an opinion poll on whether the £80 million expansion of Bristol International Airport should go ahead. read full story / add a comment

I went on the morning critical mass and thought it was a great sucsess see here http://www.bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=26401 and took some photos which are here. read full story / add a comment

Saturday 16 June - 2nd European Day Of Action On Aviation - a bike ride from Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol International Airport. read full story / add a comment