BWA responded to the government’s recent consultation on the development of the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3). This includes devolving responsibility to local government, apparently leaving the government’s role only to defining the high-level aims. The proposed aims are simply to make active travel safe, easy and accessible: that doesn’t include making it […]
The Council’s existing Road Safety Strategy is 10 years old, and in September 2025 the Council’s Transport Committee set up a Task and Finish Group to start developing a new Strategy. BWA has submitted our suggestions in writing, and we had the opportunity to present to the T&F Group in November. We gave our top
BWA has contributed suggestions to a Council review of High Streets Strategy. BWA’s ideas will feed into the work of a Task and Finish Group of the Economy and Skills Committee which is working on the subject and will report back in September. We argued that improving the environment in high streets for pedestrians should
Bristol Councillors are currently discussing a new Parking and Kerbside Strategy for the city. A Task and Finish Group of the Transport and Connectivity Policy Committee has started meeting to develop the strategy, supported by council officers. Rather than waiting until consultations on the strategy are held, BWA has submitted our initial input to the Task
Bristol City Council’s Transport and Connectivity Policy Committee is due to discuss a policy on Cycle Lane Legibility at its meeting on 20th March 2025. BWA offers our input to the development of this policy. Whilst having a consistent way of distinguishing cycle lanes by surface colour would be useful, there are other significant considerations
Bristol City Council has been consulting on their proposed Pavement Licensing Policy, which sets out the conditions for the continuation of hospitality businesses to be able to put chairs, tables etc on the pavement. The key aspects of the Pavement Licensing Policy that affect pedestrians relate to ensuring that pavements remain wide enough for easy
BWA has responded to the recently closed Bristol City Council consultation on their Parks and Green Spaces Strategy. This proposes an approach to managing Bristol’s parks and green spaces for the next 20 years. The strategy was last updated in 2008. In our response, though welcoming the overall vision, we question the proposed priorities. We
Confusingly, there are two organisations called ‘Western Gateway’. One is a government-mandated Sub-national Transport Body (STB) covering Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath, Wiltshire and Dorset. The other is a partnership between councils and governments spanning South Wales and Western England. The first of these, the Western Gateway STB, is putting together a Strategic Transport Plan 2025-2050 for
Parks and green spaces are important for walking. They offer spaces to wander at will, attractive walking routes, and destinations for walkers to enjoy other recreational activities and to connect with nature. BWA was among the organisations that campaigned successfully this year against big cuts in the council’s budget for parks. We have met council
The e-scooter trial that has been underway for over two years is due to be extended for a minimum further two years. The West of England Combined Authority is currently asking for operators to bid to run the new micro-mobility scheme, which is to include e-bikes and e-cargo bikes as well as e-scooters, from June
