Category Archives: News

Response to the Bradford-Shipley Route Improvement Scheme Consultation, August 2024

WYCA and Bradford Council have opened a consultation on this scheme. You are encouraged to fill out their short survey – it only takes 10 minutes. We feel it’s important that the voices of cyclists are represented in the responses. You can do it here – deadline is Sunday 18th of August. https://www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/bradfordshipley Our response… Read More »

Bradford Cycling Campaign AGM and A Talk

We’d like to invite you to a social event this Friday (2 December). The main event will be a talk by Antony Butcher, “From Bradford to San Francisco: cycling 4000 miles across America”. Antony undertook a traverse of North America earlier this year, raising funds for Multiple Sclerosis charities. Antony’s from Burley in Wharfedale and is on Bradford Cycling… Read More »

Bradford’s Pop-up Cycle Lanes – A Brief Review

Blink and you’d miss it, but Thursday 8th October was Clean Air Day, so to mark it – we set out on a ride to check out the new “pop-up” cycling infrastructure that has been installed down a few roads in Bradford.  Bradford Cycling Campaign volunteers and Bradford Capital of Cycling staff came along for… Read More »

Bradford Active Travel Covid-19 Consultation is Now Live

Bradford’s consultation and map system, which accepts suggestions from the public about measures that can be taken to make active travel easier and safer (whilst maintaining social distancing), is now live. It is an unfortunately clunky website. Leeds Council has a better one (and we noticed that some Bradford suggestions have been added to that… Read More »

Next Steps: Cycling and Active Travel in response to COVID-19

Following the Secretary of State for Transport’s announcement on Saturday about the need to reallocate road space to allow for increased cycling and walking following the coronavirus outbreak, Bradford Cycling Campaign initiated two Zoom meetings with partners who have worked together through B-Spoke, the Bradford cycle forum with Bradford Council. These notes reflect the main… Read More »

Queensbury Tunnel Update

Queensbury Tunnel Campaign recently posted the following on their Facebook page:   This morning, Bradford Council’s Executive formally endorsed our aspiration for the conversion of Queensbury Tunnel as a cycle route connecting the district to Calderdale. The Council is now committed to working with stakeholders – including the Queensbury Tunnel Society – to secure a pause… Read More »

Campaign Meeting – Tuesday 13th Feb 5:30pm

A general meeting of the Campaign. Issues on the agenda include Progress with Canal Rd Greenway Other infrastructure developments including Queensbury Tunnel Report back from the Summit What next after Tom Jones (bike friendly transport planner who recently left Bradford MDC)? Progress with political champtions – councillors and officers Updates from other areas including close… Read More »

Cycling Summit 2018

Banqueting Room, City Hall, Bradford, Monday 5th February, 2018 6.00 – 9.00pm Registration is free via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/active-bradford-and-b-spoke-16578770682 Numbers are limited to the first 100 to register. The second Bradford Cycling Summit takes a look back at what happened in 2017 and a look forward to what’s happening in 2018. A new format this year will… Read More »

Next Campaign Meeting – 4th December

Next Campaign Meeting – 4th December – 6pm, Pavilion Cafe. A general meeting, open to all, to discuss how we can make Bradford a better place for cycling. If you have any items you’d like to discuss please let us know – either via Facebook or via info@bradfordcc.org. A lot has happened since we last met… Read More »