Rethinking transport
Not since the days of Avon County Council has Bristol had anything resembling a traffic and transport plan for the city centre. Now, with our Mayor, it is again possible.
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A view on MetroBus
The greatest waste of transport cash in Bristol’s history continues on with a seemingly unstoppable momentum.
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Signage
The Planning Applications Group (PAG) has objected to several proposed signs, usually because they would be too large or too bright.
Three planning applications
The Planning Applications Group meets every three weeks and considers more than 200 planning applications each year. By way of example, three brief case studies are described below.
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McArthur’s warehouse
This impressive building has become a dangerous structure. Linden Homes will make a planning application to build a residential development.
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The Old Gas Works
The Purifier House East is a Grade II-listed building. The Linden Homes redevelopment converted the ruined buildings into flats and waterside commercial units.
All change at Temple Meads
New business is on its way to Bristol Temple Meads. Network Rail (NR) expects the Government to fund the London line electrification.
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Let Parks be Parks
The Living Heart for Bristol has called for more hard-standing space to be provided for events in the central areas, by reducing road space, and to ‘let parks be parks’ to preserve the few green spaces for quieter time out in the city centre.
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MetroBus
In 2012, the Government held a public enquiry into the Ashton Vale to Temple Meads Metrobus (AVTM) route. The graphic (above) shows its original one-way, anti-clockwise route.
Bearpit Improvement
The Bearpit Improvement Group (BIG) has been fighting for change in Bristol’s Bearpit (a sunken area at St James Barton Roundabout), since 2010. It’s achieved some great successes along the way.
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