Bristol Walking Alliance events during Bristol Walk Fest explore the walkability of Bristol. How walkable is Bristol? This is the question at the centre of Bristol Walking Alliance (BWA) events for 2019’s Bristol Walk Fest, which runs throughout May. BWA, with partners Living Streets Bristol and Bristol Health Partners, will be running several guided walks […]
Bristol City Council has been consulting on proposals for the A4018 radial route into the city from Crow Lane roundabout to the top of Blackboy Hill, and including Westbury Village. BWA has made a range of comments on the aspects of the proposals that affect pedestrians. Our comments focus mainly on shared use with cyclists,
As part of the redevelopment of the site of the former Temple Way House that is currently happening, it is proposed to build a pontoon walkway on the north side of the Floating Harbour under Temple Bridge. BWA has objected to planning application 19/00664/F to point out that the design of the proposed pontoon is
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), which includes Bristol Royal Infirmary, has proposed pulling down the flats on Eugene Street to build a car park. In their planning application (18/04977/P) they propose to substantially increase the amount of car parking on the UHB site. Access to the BRI and the other UHB hospitals is
Bristol City Council is planning for significant housing developments at Lockleaze and Hengrove. BWA is keen to see that sustainable travel, including provision for walking and public transport, is designed in to such developments from the start. We have responded to the outline planning application for Hengrove Park (18/03537/PB) with a set of principles including:
A Bristol City Council consultation on the future of travel in the city, the Bristol Transport Strategy Consultation 2018, sets out some aspirations for the next 18 years, proposing 15 ‘outcomes’ which, however, do not yet have funding. The BWA Response to the Bristol Transport Consultation 2018 (pdf, 195KB) gives our detailed feedback on the
Bristol and the other local authorities in WECA (West of England Combined Authority) are developing a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP). This is a government-supported initiative as part of the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (pdf, 2.1MB) proposed in 2017. The aim is for councils to draw up a prioritised list of investment-ready
BWA has supported Bristol City Council proposals for new pedestrian zebra crossings at Novers Lane and Bamfield on walking routes to and from schools. It is important that the safety of routes to schools is improved. It is also important to prevent pavement parking in the vicinity of schools. We hope that the schools themselves
In June 2018, BWA invited neighbourhood groups across Bristol to send in information of community efforts across Bristol tackling obstacles to walking, or making positive improvements, and whether any collaborations are working well, or not. An interim report has been published – available here. It includes initiatives in Greater Bedminster/BS3, Bishopston, St Andrews, Hengrove, St
The 20mph scheme review involves consulting local councillors and residents “to examine how well 20mph is working in each area and assess whether there is anything that can be done better”. The review runs till 31st August. Whilst there seems to be no intention by the Council to significantly alter the scheme, there are 83 20mph roads
