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
An urban experiment The Bristol & Bath Railway Path carries over two million journeys each year, and is one of the UK’s most popular traffic free walking and cycling routes. It was built in the early 1980s by Sustrans, with help from many local volunteers, and turned a derelict railway line into a valuable amenity
Pavement Parking: Problems and Solutions Monday 9th October, 11.00am-1.00pm The Foundation, Lower ground floor, 1 St George’s Rd, Bristol BS1 5BE A lively debate organised by Bristol Walking Alliance and SHINE (Supporting Healthy Inclusive Neighbourhood Environments). Speakers from the University of Bristol, Bristol Disability Equality Forum and Sustrans will examine the difficulties arising from parking
BWA has submitted comments on draft plans for Nelson Street. The plans, funded by the Cycling Ambition Fund programme, include a segregated contraflow cycle lane. The plans aim to be pedestrian-friendly, but the space available is heavily constrained by the requirement that buses should be able to go past each other at bus stops. Nelson
In a recent study (paper in PDF format) by researchers at Stanford University, Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most-populous nation, came in last among 46 countries and territories for the number of walking steps its citizens take, averaging only 3,513 a day. By comparison, Hong Kong was first with 6,880, and China second with 6,189. Ukraine, Japan and
