Since 2nd August 2020, through-traffic on Bristol Bridge and Baldwin Street has been restricted with access only for cycles, buses, taxis, and motorcycles. This has been done under an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO), which can last up to 18 months, but with an evaluation after the first six months. Bristol Walking Alliance has set
A planning application (20/05531/F) has been made for changes to the building and surroundings at One Temple Way. This includes provision of a more direct pedestrian connection along the line of David Street, more active frontages on the ground floor, and space to allow the opening up of the entrance to the Temple Way underpass.
Bristol City Council has been awarded Active Travel Funding to improve some high streets and neighbourhood roads. The aim is to improve walking and cycling journeys, to improve air quality, and to give pedestrians, cyclists, businesses and residents more space. Consultations on each scheme are underway with the aim of completing decisions on improvements by
BWA has responded to a West of England Combined Authority (WECA) consultation on a Spatial Development Strategy (SDS), which considers the region’s strategic housing, planning and infrastructure needs. The SDS follows a Joint Spatial Plan (JSP) that was rejected by Examiners in 2019. The consultation was in the form of a number of high-level survey
A draft Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) document went to public consultation in February/March 2020. It consists of 27 walking schemes and 24 cycling schemes across the West of England sub-region, each with a list of proposed street interventions. It is a document of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). The aim
Following the COVID outbreak in the spring of 2020, the government gave money to councils across the country for rapid street changes to give protected space for walking and cycling. The Emergency Active Travel Fund changes have come through in two phases, with ‘Tranche 1’ and ‘Tranche 2’ funding. In line with the government push
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
The Broad Plain area of Bristol is continuing to attract a lot of ongoing development. A public consultation by the Council on a public realm strategy has set out ideas for improving walking and cycling through the area as well as suggesting how it could be made greener and less traffic dominated. BWA’s response welcomes
Response to Department for Transport consultation Pavement parking is a widespread problem that is known to put pedestrians at risk, especially more vulnerable pedestrians including the very young, the elderly and those with visual, mobility or cognitive impairments. The existing laws do not address the problem and there is confusion about how to report problems
WECA has announced that the e-scooter trial in Bristol and Bath will start later this month (October 2020). It will be permitted to use e-scooters hired as part of the trial wherever bicycles can go. It will still be illegal to use personal e-scooters on any road or in any public place. BWA has been
