Bristol Walking Alliance has written to the candidates in the Bristol Mayor election in May, encouraging them to include walking-friendly policies in their manifestos. One of our two main concerns is with the implementation of the ten action points on walking set out on page 51 of the Bristol Transport Strategy, which the City Council […]
The University of Bristol has submitted a detailed planning application (19/05746/M) for its new campus beside Temple Meads Station. The design of the public realm near the junction with Cattle Market Road has gone though several iterations, but the latest proposals are an improvement in terms of giving clear and relatively direct routes for both
BWA has commented on Sustrans proposals for changes to the Bristol Bath Railway Path. The proposals are place-making and speed-calming interventions at six points along the path between the city centre end of the path and Clay Bottom. The Railway Path has become a victim of its own success. The path carries high volumes of cyclists,
In 2015, the Downs Committee asked the City Design Group of Bristol City Council to produce a Place and Movement Framework for the Clifton and Durdham Downs. This proposed a number of scenarios for improving walking cycling and key recreational facilities for Downs users. Nothing came of these proposals. In 2019, Bristol City Council proposed
A planning proposal (19/04061/F) has been put forward to improve the public realm around Quakers Friars, in Bristol city centre, in order to attract more people to this retail and restaurant area. The proposals including decorated pavements, coloured lighting, wooden seating on perimeter walls, planting of small trees and raised planters. However, it is also
Whenever proposals are put forward for changes to the public realm (a planning term for all outdoor areas where the public is allowed access) Bristol Walking Alliance is keen to comment from the perspective of the pedestrian. We are increasingly getting involved in early consultations, sometimes even before proposals are made public. The advantage is
An opportunity for the public, academics, policy makers and practitioners to get together and consider the thorny issue of parking in Bristol. Speakers will outline a range of parking-related issues, with plenty of opportunity for you to give your views on what to include in a future Bristol Parking Strategy. This event was held on
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
Bristol Council has been consulting on proposed changes to the Local Plan policies. BWA has responded to the second round of consultation. The main points in our response are: the loss of priority for pedestrians. The proposed policies are not a sufficient substitute for overall pedestrian priority as in policy BCS10 of previous plan. It
