Bradford-Shipley Travel Alliance (BSTA) has folded its wings. We retire while celebrating that WYCA have brought bus routes back under their wing, and that Bradford-Shipley road expansion schemes have been shelved.
This doesn’t mean that all is well with health and climate. A transition to public transport and reliable public services is needed to put a stop to chaos on choked roads, pollution in the air, and a lethal reliance on fossil fuels.
As we promised, our general meeting in February decided which similar local organisations would benefit from BSTA’s resources. Three were proposed and have welcomed our donations. Please follow them by using these links:
Bradford City of Climate Culture, for maintenance costs and to promote public screenings of the National Emergency Briefing film in the spring. They have promised to take up the campaign if the Bradford-Shipley road scheme is brought forward again.
Bradford Capital of Cycling, to support communities with cycling and active travel in ways that don’t get formal funding. They have also arranged for Clean Air Bradford to host the archived Bradford-Shipley Travel Alliance website at https://bsta.cleanairbradford.uk/.
Shipley and Saltaire Living Streets, for consultation to prepare on-street ‘bike hangars’ through conversations, a feasibility study and site selection.