Roads and Travel

A set of links relevant to the BCR area.

Bus Corridors

Transport Corridor Improvements – overview of the key Bristol routes planned for improvement over the next 10 years

Clean Air

Clean Air for Bristol – background on air pollution causes and effects in Bristol

Bristol’s Clean Air Zone – plans for how traffic pollution will be controlled in central Bristol

E-scooters

Report rental e-scooter problems – including bad e-scooter parking and anti-social behaviour

Liveable Neighbourhoods

Liveable Neighbourhoods Strategy – explains the benefits, but BCC’s strategy is now delayed until at least 2023

Neighbourhood roads

Proposed changes to neighbourhood roads and high streets – by Bristol City Council

Reporting issues

FixMyStreet for BCR area – for reporting problems with street lights, graffiti, potholes, paving, road signs, flytipping etc

Street Improvements map – for reporting road safety concerns or suggesting improvements to street layout

Walking and Cycling Improvements map – for suggesting where and how streets can be made better for walking and cycling

Transport, roads and parking: Complaints and feedback – for letting the Council know about general transport concerns not covered by the above

Residents Parking

Residents’ Parking Schemes – information about the existing schemes

Pavement Parking

Pavement parking: options for change – government consultation in 2020

A government ministerial decision is pending, which could involve making pavement parking a civil obstruction offence, enforceable by the local authority, or introducing a London-style ban.

School Streets

Bristol Schools Streets – what are they and where are the pilot schemes

Traffic Regulation Orders

A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is the legal document required to support a range of measures, which govern or restrict the use of public roads, including: yellow lines, one-way streets, banned turns, bus lanes. UK law requires that TROs be in place to enable the police or, in the case of yellow lines and bus lanes, the council, to enforce these restrictions.

Traffic Regulation Orders – proposed permanent TROs

Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders – proposed Temporary TROs (can last up to 18 months)

Trains

Ashley Down station – plans for the new local station to be built in the next couple of years

Transport Strategy in Bristol

Bristol Transport Strategy Bristol City Council 2019 – aspirations, but no specific plans

Transport presentations at Bristol Citizens’ Assembly 2020 – useful overviews of the impact of travel on our neighbourhoods and health, from the perspectives of professionals, campaigners and local people

Van Dwelling

Policy for Vehicle Dwelling Encampments on the Highway Bristol City Council & Avon and Somerset Police – describes how on-road encampments will be managed

Van Dwellings Public Map Bristol City Council – shows where known on-road van dwelling is taking place

Report an unauthorised encampment – Bristol City Council webpage