Transport

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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 and have lessons been learned about how to communicate with them?

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Reports

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

New radical plans tabled to remove cars from Bristol city centre

Steve Melia
Steve Melia

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

Metro Mayor vetoes Bristol Underground plans at key vote as progress remains uncertain

The future for the “Future4West” scheme remains uncertain after region’s political leaders failed to come to an agreement.

John Wimperis
Image of Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and his West of Englad counterpart Dan Norris.

Reports

West of England mayor holds talks with Andy Burnham about bus franchising after local campaign

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Analysis: It’s time for politicians to come together on mass transit

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

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?

Bristol is notorious for its congestion and poor public transport, and has been hit by a worsening bus crisis. As it looks to a new mass transit system to solve its problems, cities such as Rennes and Bordeaux can offer valuable lessons.

Steve Melia
Steve Melia

Reports

Bristol won’t bring in parking levy to fund transport as council forced to publish report

Mayor Marvin Rees has again hit out at sceptics of plans for a Bristol underground, and said smaller schemes won't do enough to give us the public transport we need.

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter) and Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Section of secret report into plans for Bristol underground released

The potential cost of building a Bristol underground is being disputed - between £7bn and £18bn.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

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Judge orders Bristol City Council to disclose secret report after freedom of information battle

A Green councillor has accused the council of being scared of scrutiny after trying for 18 months to get hold of a feasibility report into the idea of a workplace parking levy.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Reports

Campaigners renew calls for metro mayor to bring struggling buses back into public hands

A new petition has been launched urging Dan Norris to formally investigate franchising the West of England’s bus services that are currently run for profit.

Jonathan Eldridge
Jonathan Eldridge

Reports

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

The council claims the plans to restrict through-traffic in parts of east Bristol were co-designed with local people, but some are angry about the consultation so far and feel the scheme is being imposed on them.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards
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