Work in progress

Thanks to the Cycling City grant, Bristol and South Gloucestershire are able to fund a number of cycling projects throughout Greater Bristol.

Some of these projects are safe, off-road, traffic-free cycle routes that encourage beginners to give it a try. Some are on-road routes that give cyclists dedicated space on the road, allowing them to make direct journeys with confidence. And other, smaller infrastructure projects will see lots more cycle parking installed and a number of "pinch-points" (or tricky road junctions) overcome.

Over the next two years there will be a number of projects under construction at any one time. Below you'll find the projects that are currently under construction or at the final planning stages:

Bristol

• Pinchpoints contraflows

Work began in June 2009 with representatives of the cycling community to identify the top 25 opportunities to make Greater Bristol's cycling network more coherent and legible. The aim is to unblock existing barriers or pinch points, identify desire lines that may become 'contraflows' and resolve the other top identified issues. The first five of these have been designed and consultation began in early 2010. The remained pinchpoints will be designed and consulted upon in during 2010/11.

• Baldwin Street (CRISP)

Baldwin Street is a strategically important road linking the centre to Castle Park and the Bristol to Bath Railway Path (to the east) and Frome Greenway (to the north). Work starts in 2011 to carry out the recommendations of a recent stakeholder review.

• Frome Route Stapleton Road

A 3.2m-4m shared use footway/cycle path with priority crossings will link a major radial route from the city centre to St Pauls, Millpond School, Easton, Fox Park, Eastgate, Eastville Park, Frenchay, UWE and Avon Ring Road. Work started in Autumn 2010.

• Cycle parking - 2000 parking stands being installed between 2009-2011

Between 2008 and 2010 more than 900 new on-street 'Sheffield stands' were added to public areas in Bristol to service individual shops/businesses and employers. By the end of the Cycling City project 2000 new stands will have been added, doubling the number of public cycle parking stands in Bristol.

• Cycle route signing

New panels and surface markings are being installed on nine arterial routes and a number of smaller linking routes serving the city centre. These are the quieter and off-road routes favoured by less confident cyclist or those looking for a more pleasant ride. More information on the Route signage page.

To find out what's been done so far visit the completed schemes page.