Policy issues

Accessibility Action Plan consultation

BWA has commented on the Department for Transport’s Accessibility Action Plan consultation. We advocated the use of continuous or raised paving at all junctions where minor or side roads meet a main road, making pavements easier to navigate especially for those using wheeled assistance. We cautioned against the excessive use of shared pavements and paths […]

Sub-regional transport plan

The four local authorities of the West of England have published a draft Spatial Plan and a draft Transport Vision for the next 20 years. The BWA has commented on the draft Transport Vision. We support much of the Vision, particularly the goal of ‘transport-focussed development’, with new housing in existing urban centres and settlements

Sub-regional planning

Bristol Walking Alliance (BWA) has commented on the Issues and Options consultation for the West of England sub-region’s Joint Spatial Plan and Joint Transport Study, which set out possible ways forward for the period to 2036 in the context of a projected housing need of 88,000 homes. This is a summary of our comments.

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