BWA will be at the annual Bristol Walking Festival. BWA walks Do the city centre streets work well for walking? Join a small group walk to share your views and listen to others. Date: Tuesday 1st May at 10.30am, repeated on Wednesday 2nd May at 6pm. Start: meet in the Vestibule, City Hall (Park Street […]
BWA has objected to plans for 25 InLink advertising monoliths that are proposed to be sited around the city centre and local shopping areas. Planning applications are pending for what are described as street phone replacements, but in fact are two-sided panels with large illuminated advertising signs on both sides. A consortium that includes BT
Bristol Council has been consulting on proposed changes to the Local Plan policies. This is a scheduled review to reflect changes over the last 5 years. A particular theme is “Urban Living”, which is a policy that prioritises housing growth in certain city areas, with denser development, primarily on brownfield sites. Also out for consultation
BWA has commented on the Joint Spatial Plan. The Joint Spatial Plan for the West of England sub-region sets out plans to 2036 for housing growth and new employment locations, and also the infrastructure that will be required to support it. The latest round of consultation ended on 10 January, ahead of an assessment by
I and my fellow campaigner Jo Chesterman have been concerned about the air pollution at Summerhill Infant School and Summerhill Academy (Junior) School, situated just past the end of Church Road in St George. Jo has children at both schools, and I have a granddaughter at the infants’ school. My children attended there, but now
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
Bristol City Council has asked for preliminary comments on plans for improving the crossing on Coronation Road near Dean Lane. This is a well used route for both pedestrians and cyclists going over Gaol Ferry Bridge between the city centre and south Bristol. Unfortunately, the proposed changes do not go far enough to ensure that
There have been several planning applications made for developments in Bristol City centre recently that have an impact on the walking environment. BWA continues to monitor such applications, and has recently responded to the following. Temple Quay / Avon Street The proposed new residential block, with commercial units on the ground floor, would occupy the
The West Broad Quay proposals have now received planning approval. The City Design Group of Bristol City Council has accepted some of the suggestions BWA made in its response to the plans for West Broad Quay. In particular, they have said they will add give way lines for bikes where pedestrians cross the delineated cycle
St Michael’s Hill has been a major artery into Bristol since at least the 14th century, when it was mapped as ‘the road from Bristol to Hembury’ passing by the Norman church of St Michael on the Mount Without (i.e., outside the city walls). The suburban expansion on St Michael’s Hill had begun by the
