Transport Topic Group

After our initial meetings, the Transport Topic Group agreed common interests and priorities centred around campaigning for modal shift towards more cycling and active travel, effective and integrated public transport, and against the addition of new roads as a default approach. There is a developing page of 'Interesting Stuff' on each of these themes, as well as general transport related content, all linked below.

For the group's latest news, shared information, previous meeting notes and next meeting sign-up, please see further down... and please do join us if you are interested!

Transport - Cycling

Government guidance, policies, announcements etc.
Wiltshire Council documents and links
Swindon materials
Sustrans, Cycling UK and other organisations
Other

Click Here to go to the Cycling page

Interesting and useful stuff we collect on cycling will be arranged under these headings:

Completed and planned schemes on the A35

Transport - Roads

Interesting and useful stuff on campaigns about road schemes will be under these headings:

Government guidance, policies, announcements etc.
Wiltshire, Swindon and SWLEP documents and links
A303 at Stonehenge
Other campaigns and organisations

Click Here to go to the Roads page

Transport - Public Transport

Interesting and useful stuff we collect on public transport will be arranged under these headings:

General
Buses
Rail

Click Here to go to the Public Transport page

Transport - Other & General

We'll put all anything affecting transport emissions across the sector, or other specific areas here...

Please note that the Energy Topic Group will be looking at electric cars and there is some info here.

Click Here to go to the General/Other page

Group News

WCA Response to Wiltshire Local Plan Review Consultation on Transport

The Transport Topic Group felt that Wiltshire's emerging local plan content, (both for local areas, and overall 'Local Transport Review' linked here), reflect a Council not planning in line with the CEE, and to support its net zero emissions by 2030 aim, which will require modal shift away from private car use.

We're grateful to Margaret W and Andrew N for putting together this response which formed part of the unified consultation response submitted by WCA.

Group Resources

Transport Topic Group Contacts Database

Our Transport Topic Group database is a work in progress: suggestions and corrections welcome: please email transport@wiltshireclimatealliance.org.uk .

It so far contains transport-related leads, decision-makers and officers at SWLEP, The Western Gateway Sub-National Transport Body, and Wiltshire Council.

It also contains a list of the CATGs (Community Area Transport Groups) and who seems to attend them.

Bike Shops in and around Wiltshire

This is a list of bike shops in and around Wiltshire with websites, contact details and notes on e-bikes etc. Update suggestions welcome: please email transport@wiltshireclimatealliance.org.uk .

Group Meetings

Our next Transport topic group zoom meeting is Thursday 23rd February 2023 at 7pm. (We aim to open zoom at 6:45pm to welcome new members and settle in.)

Draft AGENDA:

Introductions [regulars and workshop attendees]
Updates:
1. Roads
2. Active Travel
3. Any other
Report back from the Members AwayDay
Roundtable discussion of the key Awayday action ideas:
1. WCA to become valued 'expert stakeholder'
2. Engage with transport questions on planning applications
3. Public facing influence campaign
4. Transport Citizens Assembly
Date of next meeting 23 March - or any extra subgroups in between?
Any Other Business