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 and next meeting sign-up, please sign up below and email transport@wiltshireclimatealliance.org.uk ... please do join us if you are interested!

Transport - Cycling

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

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

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

We usually meet on the 4th Thursday of the month, 7pm on Zoom. Please email transport@wiltshireclimatealliance.org.uk if you are interested.

For March 2025 the main topic is the Highways England M4-Dorset Coast Study.

Archive of Previous Topic Group Meeting Notes

For November 2021 main items were:

- Establishing a Wiltshire Active Travel Forum - Sonia Kundu from Somerset RailtoTrail contributing

- Discussion of Sustrans approach to developing cycle routes - Sustrans county rep invited

- Updates on previous actions and other issues, including Melksham bypass

More details on this November agenda.

November 2022:

- Roads reports (A350, corridor alliance)

- Active Travel reports (Atkins LCWIP, Wilts cycle network, etc)

- Follow-ups: Wilts Council correspondence

- Further action

26th January 2023

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Reference Draft AGENDA (from Feb 23)

Introductions [regulars and workshop attendees]
Updates:
1. Roads
2. Active Travel
3. Any other
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 - or any extra subgroups in between?
Any Other Business

Previous AUGUST AGENDA for reference

1. Active Travel:

WC Consultations on LCWIPs (Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans

Chippenham, Devizes and Trowbridge map-based consultations ended 1 August but work is ongoing and input should still be possible

Salisbury and Wiltshire-wide LCWIPs:

The consultation for the following documents is now open until 16 September 2022. They have problems.

Wiltshire draft LCWIP
Active Travel Infrastructure Design Standards
Active Travel parking standards
Salisbury LCWIP summary
Salisbury draft LCWIP

Council Active Travel self-assessment feedback to Active Travel England (ATE). WC may earn a low score.

We have a brief chance to send independent reports to ATE.

Possible threat to road schemes funding if WC's AT score is too low!

Swindon and Wilts Active Travel Forum (rural greenways)

Update (if any) from Andrew/Margaret.

Bike Food Waste Collection project update

Pilot towns needed for 2023.

2. Roads:

Newly formed A350 Alliance and 19/08/22 meeting with Corridor Alliance

M4-South Coast Study team meeting with AN, KMcC, &JR 23/08/22

Update on Future Chippenham legal challenge etc.

Update on Stonehenge A303

Lobbying proposals re SWLEP and Western Gateway

3. Any Other Business:

Public Transport updates?