PRESS RELEASE: Welsh Assembly Hustings!

Cardiff Cycle City, the organisation aiming to make Cardiff the best cycling city in the UK, is putting local politicians under the spotlight in a special cycling hustings. All six major parties standing in the Assembly Elections on 5th May have been invited to send a representative to an event where they will be asked to spell out how they will improve facilities for cycling in Cardiff.

The event is to be held at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 5 April 2016 in the David Morgan Room of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay. Entry is free but spaces are limited. Tickets can be booked here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/assembly-elections-cycling-hustings-tickets-22416448200.

A spokesperson for Cardiff Cycle City said: “Cycling in Cardiff is on the up with an increase of over 28% in trips by bike between 2013 and 2014, so cyclists are now an important part of the electorate. On top of that, the 2015 Bike Life survey of the general public in Cardiff showed 78% want an increase in investment in cycling in the city. This means it’s in the interest of all political parties to make cycling a key part of their election manifestoes in Cardiff. Our event will give voters an opportunity to decide which party can best deliver improved facilities for cycling in our capital city.”

Notes for editors: members of the media are very welcome to attend the event. For more information or to confirm attendance cardiffcyclecityhustings@gmail.com or call 07585707448.

The Bike Life survey can be accessed here:http://www.sustrans.org.uk/sites/default/files/bike_life_cardiff_2015.pdf