Air Pollution

Urban street scene showing a cyclist in the foreground and a lineup of parked cars on either side, with commercial buildings.

Features

‘Liveable neighbourhoods’ have caused uproar in east Bristol. How will they fare south of the river?

The council has started consulting on making large areas of south Bristol friendlier to pedestrians and cyclists. What do residents want – and have lessons been learned about how to communicate with them?

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Features

Bristol’s Clean Air Zone is not exactly winning people over – but the data says it’s working

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Reports

Illustration showing disabled people being excluded from Bristol's Clean Air Zone (CAZ) (image: Sophia Checkley)

The cost of clean air: how Bristol’s CAZ has left disabled people feeling forgotten

James Ward
James Ward

Reports

Bristol Clean Air Zone under fire as delays mean exemptions only lasting three months

The council has asked central government for an extension to the exemption period, amid residents' concerns about upcoming daily charges.

Billy Stockwell
Billy Stockwell

Features

Concerns remain about Bristol’s Clean Air Zone, six months before launch

Marta Campa

Reports

Bristol was one of five areas with illegal air pollution in 2020

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Fight For Fair Air

Cutting Bristol’s air pollution could help citizens’ mental as well as physical health

Evidence increasingly suggests that traffic pollutants can adversely affect the brain, impact cognitive function, and increase the risk of mental health problems. Bristol’s Clean Air Zone cannot come too soon.

Joanne Newbury
Joanne Newbury

Reports

Bristol Clean Air Zone approved for summer 2022, nearly a year later than planned

Support for greener transport and exemptions have finally been announced, four years after the government ordered Bristol to tackle illegal levels of air pollution

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Features

Greens and Labour are close in Windmill Hill, where climate, air pollution and housing are key concerns for locals

It’s likely to be a tight fight in Windmill Hill again, after Labour beat the Greens by just a few hundred votes last election.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Features

Will Bristol’s new clean air zone influence city centre voters at the polls?

Central ward was a close race between Labour and the Greens in 2016, with a low turnout and just seven votes in it.

Matty Edwards Priyanka Raval
Matty Edwards and Priyanka Raval

Local Elections 2021

‘If everything worked you could get rid of cars’: Travel is the election issue in Bishopston and Ashley Down

Bishopston and Ashley Down is currently split between the Green Party and Labour. The Greens want a Residents’ Parking Zone, while Labour are pushing for low-traffic neighbourhoods. These stances on cars, pollution and transport may swing the vote.

Jess Connett
Jess Connett

Local Elections 2021

In Southville, a U-turn on parking problems is shaking up the local election race

Residents in streets not covered by a residents’ parking zone have been campaigning without success to get it extended. Days before the election, Labour candidates are promising action from the council.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner
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