This page is about our current campaigning. Earlier campaigning is covered on this archive page.

Active Travel Funding Consultation

In March 2025 Wheelrights responded to an invitation from the Senedd to comment on the use of Active Travel funds. Here is their response.

SW Wales Regional Transport Plan

In March 2025 consultation was invited on a draft RTP prepared by the four LA's in SW Wales. Wheelrights Chair, John Sayce, submitted two responses on behalf of the group: on the Plan itself and its Appendix 6. David Naylor submitted this individual response which complements JS's and which he, as a representative of Cycling UK, provides a CUK perspective.

Gower Access Path (GAP)

In October 2023 Swansea Council's application to construct the Gower Access Path across Clyne Common was turned down. Read the 27 October 2023 Inspector's report. A revised plan (with the path on the south instead of the carriageway side of the road) has been approved by the Commoners. It is hoped to recommence work in 2025.
This report by John Britton (Routes Group Chair) explains why it's needed.

The Missing Link

If you have not already done so please sign this petition to get the shared use path between Gowerton and Penclawdd completed. The need for it is well established. It has widespread support and should be given high priority.
This update (November 2024) highlights the need for public support.

Local residents have prepared this response to a Workshop held on 13 November 2023. It is addressed to both Mott MacDonald and Swansea Council.

Pennard Active Travel (PAT)

The 'PAT' group has been set up to promote active travel to and from and within Pennard. This document – effectively a prospectus – summarises its objectives.

A48 (Morriston): Development plans

The Council's Active Travel plans for 2024/25 include development of the A48 on Clasement and Pentrepoeth Roads. Consultation ended on 3 April 2024. These are Wheelrights and Cycling UK 's contributions. .

Active Travel Guidance

The 2014 "Active Travel Act Design Guidance" has been superseded by this 2022 version. (Note that "Design" has been omitted from the title as it now covers more than just design.) Wheelrights submitted this consultation on the draft in February 2020.

20mph speed limit

This is Wheelrights response to the Welsh Government's invitation for feedback on the 20mph default law. It complements this earlier one submitted in July 2023.

Local Development Plan

This virtual exhibition outlines the proposed content of Swansea's 2023-2038 LDP. Consultation on it ended on 14 June. This is Wheelrights submission.

Uplands Living Streets Bus Survey

Here are two summaries of the survey carried out in the early summer of 2024. The first covers the essentials and the second provides detail of the responses.

Countryside Access Plan

Early in 2024 Swansea Council invited comments on their draft Countryside Access Plan. This response has the authority of both Wheelrights and Cycling UK.

Bikes on Trains

This Bikes on Trains document has been produced by "Just Bikes" on behalf of Transport for Wales (TfW). It provides an overview of the provision that is being or has already been made for the use of trains by cyclists. It covers the services in Wales and the borders (as far east as Birmingham and Manchester); the focus is on active travel and covers access to stations and bike parking at them. There are also detailed descriptions of the arrangements for bike storage on trains. Complementing this are these photos which illustrate good European practice (and some not so good local provision). It is encouraging that most of the new trains provide more than the limit of two or four bikes currently available on most services.

Fabian Way Corridor

In the summer of 2022 Swansea Council invited letters of support for their latest plans for cycle provision in the Fabian Way Corridor. This was Wheelrights response drafted by John Sayce (Wheelrights Chair) and this Cycling UK's letter prepared David Naylor (CUK's Swansea rep.) There had previously been a consultation on earlier plans to which in January 2016 Wheelrights responded.