A second edition of the BWA booklet 50 Ways to Better Walking was launched at the Bristol City Full Council Meeting on 8th October 2024. The six Councillors who have agreed to be walking champions welcomed the booklet, copies of which have been given to each Bristol Councillor. The six walking champions are (l to […]
BWA has submitted a statement to the Bristol City Council meeting due to set the council budget for 2023/24. We are concerned by proposals to: cut discretionary transport expenditure; transfer transport staff to the West of England Combined Authority (WECA); and disband the City Design Group. No details of the likely impact have been given,
During a period of closure due to the construction of the new Moxy hotel on Newfoundland Way, the public right of way between Wilson Street in St. Paul’s and Newfoundland Way became obstructed by stored materials from an adjacent business, overgrown vegetation and a steel fence (frame on the left of the image). Working with
Request for updates Ben Barker of BWA and Let’s Walk Bedminster is updating a survey of neighbourhood activities to improve walkability that was first circulated in November 2018. It is an attempt to identify neighbourhood-based projects that are being led by local community organisations rather than, say, the police or Bristol City Council. Its aim
From today (29 January 2022) the Highway Code has been changed to give greater recognition to pedestrians. The revised code is based on the principle that those road users who can do the greatest harm have the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger or threat they may pose others. Pedestrians, and in particular children, older adults, and disabled
BWA launched its new booklet 50 Ways to Better Walking, which lists fifty practical measures to improve the pedestrian environment, at Bristol City Council’s Full Council meeting at City Hall on Tuesday 9th November 2021. The photo above shows Cllr Lesley Alexander, Cllr Christine Townsend, Cllr Ed Plowden, Cllr Lisa Stone, Suzanne Audrey (BWA), Ben
Bristol Walking Alliance is seeking a voluntary communications executive. Walking is the most accessible and egalitarian form of transport there is – but it’s often ignored. Bristol Walking Alliance believes that walking can change the world, and we are working to make sure it’s no longer the forgotten form of transport. We are looking for
The Department of Transport has been conducting a review of pavement parking regulations for years. They still have not yet published proposals, but at a recent Transport Select Committee meeting, a transport minister gave an interesting insight into the current thinking. The issue of pavement parking law was raised by a backbencher MP in 2015,
BWA ran several events during the Bristol Walk Fest in May. There were several guided walks in Bristol’s neighbourhoods, exploring the good and bad walking environments in each neighbourhood. This was followed by an event that brought together the findings. The presentations from the event are available to download below, as are the walkability reports from
Bedminster Friendly Shops Project is aimed at local businesses to encourage and help them become more accessible, both as individual premises and in terms of the walkability of streets that link them. The campaign so far has included a number of initiatives: promotion of the project via local media and direct to businesses; street issues:
