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| Victoria Bridge Road. That was a walking and cycling route. |
Now, one penny off fuel duty is neither here nor there as far as a tank of fuel is concerned, it's down in the noise, though it makes for a good headline.
That one penny, if collected and spent on provision for cycling and walking, would produce a nationwide transformation in the ease with which many people could get about using their two feet - especially when combined with one of the best inventions in any civilisation anywhere, ever. Something that would help everyone who uses the roads.
It would even pay for repairs to Bath's Victoria Bridge, one of the few crossing points of the river for people on foot or cycle, and a walking route to schools, but out of use since August 2010.
And of course it would help raise the money for schemes like our grandly named 'Globe Connector'.
It's these small links that make all the difference.
Thanks for setting this up Mark. I regularly commute from the Bristol side of the cycle path, exiting at the Bird in Hand pub and onto the A4 for access to Bath Spa's Newton Park Campus.
ReplyDeleteThe heavy traffic leading in and out of Saltford means that there are some hairy moments as I have to cut across fast moving traffic in order to keep to my route. My nerves are often shot by the time I get to work!
Quick access to the cycle path from the Globe roundabout would be a of real benefit to me!
Matt Durant