Steve Melia

computer generated scene of the centre of Bristol with a new bike lane. Variuos people are using lots of forms of transport or walking.

Reports

New radical plans tabled to remove cars from Bristol city centre

Proposals to pedestrianise parts of the city centre and give buses more priority that were first developed under Labour are now being consulted on by the new Green-led council.

Steve Melia
Steve Melia

Features

Bristol’s politicians are in deadlock over underground mass transit. What can the city learn from trams in Sheffield and Nottingham?

Steve Melia
Steve Melia

Future of Cities

Image of a modern tram travelling along a narrow street in Bordeaux (credit: Per Karlsson / Alamy)

Trams, or an underground? As Bristol weighs its public transport options, can it learn from across the Channel?

Steve Melia
Steve Melia

Opinion

‘Plans for new roads threaten Bristol’s countryside and limit action on the climate crisis’

The Local Transport Plan seems caught between tackling the climate crisis and building roads to boost economic growth, writes Dr Steve Melia.

Steve Melia
Steve Melia