Better for buses – but what about pedestrians? BWA has responded to Bristol City Council proposals for improving the bus route into Bristol city centre along Hotwell Road and Anchor Road. In our response to the consultation, we state our belief that the opportunity provided by this kind of infrastructure investment is not being adequately […]
BWA has objected to proposals for ten phone kiosks to be erected on pavements in Bristol City Centre, both for their siting and their appearance. It seems this is happening in several places. In a city centre, with existing public phones and good mobile signals, there is no justification for extra kiosks as public utilities.
The Bristol City Council Cycle Ambition Fund includes provision for creating a new radial cycle route called the Filwood Quietway. It is proposed to pass through Victoria Park and Northern Slopes, two green spaces used for recreation. The Council have consulted on the route through Victoria Park before, when their proposal for a 4.5m wide
In our walking environment, ‘legibility’ is a term used to describe how easy it is to see where to go and how to get there. In spaces that are shared with others, such as cyclists, this becomes a matter of safety as well as convenience. Bristol City Council, in response to public feedback made in
‘Shared use’ routes policy Bristol Council is consulting on a draft policy on ‘shared use’ routes for people walking and on bicycles. BWA welcomes the council’s initiative to create this draft policy. The document fulfils a need to make clear the Council’s policy for how the balance between provision for walking and cycling will be
