liveable neighbourhoods

Reports

Traffic jams around East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood fuel anger, as council calls for patience

A campaign to halt the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood has sprung up before the trial scheme is fully in place. Can the attempt to reduce traffic through St George, Redfield and Barton Hill survive this bump in the road?

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Features

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

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Podcasts

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Listen: Why are people so attached to their cars? Bristol prepares for its first ‘liveable neighbourhood’

Matty Edwards George Colwey
Matty Edwards and George Colwey

Reports

Council to consult more on East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood scheme after backlash

The traffic restriction trial will now be introduced over winter rather than in the autumn, following accusations of inadequate consultation by some locals.

Matty Edwards Alex Turner
Matty Edwards and Alex Turner

Reports

‘We want them to listen to us’: fear and anger in Somali community over liveable neighbourhood plans

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Features

Division emerges over Bristol’s first liveable neighbourhood scheme

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Future of Cities

Car-free utopia or burning bollards: how can Bristol build a truly ‘liveable’ neighbourhood?

Bristol is about to restrict traffic in its first liveable neighbourhood pilot. What can the city learn from the success story of Milan's 'open squares' initiative, and the cautionary tale of Oxford's low-traffic neighbourhoods?

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards and Alessio Perrone

Reports

Major restrictions on cars revealed in Bristol’s first liveable neighbourhood scheme

A range of measures blocking cars from driving through Barton Hill, Redfield and St George will be trialled later this year.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Features

Too many cars? On the streets in Bristol’s future first ‘liveable neighbourhood’

Restricting through traffic in the dense residential areas of Barton Hill, Redfield and St George will reduce pollution and encourage walking and cycling. But first, the council has to win people over.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards