Langton Court Road – proposed pedestrian improvements

BWA has commented on proposed pedestrian improvements at Langton Court Road in the St Anne’s area of Bristol.

BWA has commented on proposed pedestrian improvements at Langton Court Road in the St Anne’s area of Bristol. The improvements are near St Anne’s Infants’ School and include the road bridge over the main Bristol to London railway line.… Continue reading

Highway Code consultation

BWA submitted a response to the government’s consultation on the Highway Code, which closed in October 2020.

The government’s proposed changes introduce a hierarchy of road users which:

  • ensures that those road users who can do the greatest harm have the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger or threat they may pose to others,
  • introduces a responsibility for drivers and riders to give way to pedestrians waiting to cross a side road or junction, or waiting to cross at a zebra crossing.
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Idling action and School Streets – May 2020 update

Bristol City Council has two schemes to influence driver behaviour to help reduce air pollution – Idling action and School Streets. The pilot Idling Action project ran from January to March 2020 and the first two School Streets schemes started from February 2020 – see earlier articleContinue reading