Reminder this Sunday (26th September) is ‘Car Free Day‘ in Guildford. Come and see us at the G-BUG stand between 10am and 4.30pm to discuss our campaign to improve cycling, get route advice etc. We will be part of the Zero Carbon Guildford display, in the Yellow zone on North Street, exact location to be…
Further to the Zoom presentation on 8th June, here are the slides. Note these are slightly different from the one presented, but the key points are the same. We are still seeking the up to date version, and will update it here when we have it. There is also an audio recording of the discussion:…
Readers of our website are invited to a presentation by Rob Fairbanks, Director of the Surrey Hills Board, and Kieran Foster, Cycling UK National Off-Road Adviser. They will discuss the concept of Strategic Greenways for cyclists, walkers and horse riders, and their plans for the Surrey Hills AONB, including the Leith Hill Greenway which has…
G-BUG sent a questionnaire to the parties standing in the elections, and asked them to pass it on to their candidates. The questionnaire sought candidates views on cycling. At the moment we have had responses from the following candidates, to whom we are grateful given the short notice. They are listed in alphabetical order by…
G-BUG put a question to the SCC/GBC Joint Committee at its meeting on 17 March about whether the Committee would support a pilot mini-Holland scheme in Guildford, and apply to DfT to be one of 12 local authorities for investment under the scheme proposed in Gear Change report (if that materialises). You can see the…
Surrey County Council is currently (Jan 2021) running a trial to reduce motor traffic on Walnut Tree Close, by installing a one way section, whilst still permitting two-way travel by cyclists. It is hoped that this will make WTC a safer corridor for cyclists to travel to and from the town centre and station. The…
We need your help to secure funding for two new cycle schemes for Guildford. Surrey County Council (SCC) has been awarded £6.4M from Tranche 2 of the Department for Transport’s Emergency Active Travel Fund (EATF). SCC has identified 10 potential projects across the county, costing a total of £7.8M. Given the shortfall, it will be…
The consultants working for GBC held an online exhibition to update the public on their proposals for the site infrastructure: a video recording is here (go to “Sixth Online Public Exhibition: Our Emerging Proposals Thursday 22nd October, 2020”). Our comments are here. We think the proposals look promising for cycling, including a branch of the…
G-BUG has joined the Community Liaison Group for the former Wisley Airfield development (“Wisley Village”). The Group has been established by the developers, Taylor Wimpey, and comprises local residents groups and also RHS Wisley. G-BUG will press for the best possible cycle links for the new community, and for improvements for all cyclists in the…
Weyside Urban Village Development (formerly known as Slyfield Area Regeneration Project, SARP): Representatives of G-BUG met recently with Markides Associates, who are providing advice to GBC on the Masterplan for the development, including sustainable transport. Although house building is some way off (2023-2033), work on infrastructure could start much sooner using funding from the Housing…
