Improving Cycle Access

Decisions in 2011: Routes to Newton Park

The number one priority for Newton Park is a quality link between the Bristol to Bath path and the Newton Park campus. This needs to be affordable, and to serve people's needs both from Bath and from Bristol.

The obvious choice is to improve the footpath alongside the dual carriageway. However this is less useful (and may actually be more costly) than other options. Use our 'Contact' page to let us know your views and see this new campaign web site for a connecting path to the Bristol to Bath route.

User Feedback

Here's some suggestions from BUG members for improvements in access to the Newton Park campus - some of these are now in place.

University to network with other agencies to help actively promote cycling initiatives.

More networking = identification of need = actual progression of cycle schemes on the ground.

Cyclescheme for University Staff

Now has its own page.

Corston's 30 mph limit

Extend this to include the 'Globe' roundabout, protecting BSU's Corston entrance. Good for anyone leaving Bath Spa University whether by car, cycle or on foot ...

Pennyquick

Accident stats on Pennyquick are not clever at all, how this has not triggered safety improvements is a bit of a mystery. Given the speed of the traffic and the sightlines, crossing Pennyquick on foot or cycle isn't a good experience.

Cycle friendly barriers on the Newton St Loe drive

Using this route after six pm or during vacations involves a scramble round locked gates. Alterations to the gates would help promote this more traffic free route to the Newton Park campus.

Travel Plan for the Newton Park campus

Identifying improvements for cycle and pedestrian access such as a separate route for people on cycles that contours around the 'Dip' in the Corston drive.

'Official' designation of the two cycle routes from Bath

This is in the pipeline, and will encourage incremental improvements to them e.g:

• Shared use cycle and pedestrian path alongside the A4 dual carriageway section. The University has theoretically financed some of these via Section 106 agreements on developments such as Waterside Court, so do get on your bikes and enjoy the facilities for cyclists, especially the 'Improved' access to the Bath to Bristol path, where you have to cross a fast slip road, climb through a fence and down a muddy 45 degree slope at Turnpike traffic lights.
• Examine the potential for Sustrans 'Routes to Schools' and 'Routes to businesses' routes along the alternative (the route passes a primary school in Twerton as well as joining BSU, several 'Industrial' areas of Bath and the city centre)
• Investigate joining the existing Bath to Bristol railway path into routes to BSU's Newton Park Campus.

Victoria Bridge

One of the few places in Bath where an unsafe structure can close two separate cycling and walking routes. Both are currently closed and will reopen 2013.

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