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The council are now opposed to Bristol Airport expansion despite previous support. But what does that mean for the plans?

A motion passed at last night’s council meeting commits Bristol City Council to opposing the Bristol Airport expansion and for the mayor to support any...

Priyanka Raval

Reports

Cars to be banned from parts of Bristol city centre in major boost for cycling and walking

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Solutions in Bristol

The routes out of Bristol’s bus nightmare

Adam Cantwell-Corn and Hannah Vickers

Reports

Councillors throw out airport expansion plans, but is this the end of the road?

North Somerset joins the ranks of Southampton and Stansted, whose local councillors also voted to reject airport expansion plans.

Priyanka Raval

Ideas and Action

Defiant, weary, resigned - meet the locals living under the flight path

Priyanka Raval

Opinion

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

Steve Melia

Fight For Fair Air

‘If the water was killing hundreds of people every year, there would be an outcry’

Air pollution scientist Dr Gary Fuller on congestion charging, changing the conversation, and how we can protect ourselves.

Lorna Stephenson

Voices

'Children are being deprived of feeling part of their city'

Hartcliffe youngsters are campaigning for free bus travel for children.

Lorna Stephenson

Opinion

Opinion: Electric cars are not the answer

The popularity of electric cars looks set to increase, but they are no green panacea, argues Adam Reynolds.

Adam Reynolds

Reports

Calls to take control of Bristol's buses as First sell-off announced

Supporters say it would give Bristol a bus service that works for Bristolians, instead of for-profit companies.

Hannah Vickers

Podcast

Bristol History Podcast // Concorde

This week I met with Dr. Keith McLoughlin of Bristol University to discuss the remarkable story of Concorde - the first supersonic passenger aircraft.

Tom Brothwell

Ideas and Action

'The difference between First Bus and buses that work for us is political pressure'

Why is it, that in 21st century Bristol we don't have reliable public transport, asks Matthew Hollinshead.

Matthew Hollinshead

Bristol and Beyond

Opinion: Why progressive cities let cyclists run red lights

Knee-jerk reactions are putting lives at risk. It’s time to reform cycling laws based on sound science and not tabloid headlines, argues Simon Oxenham.

Simon Oxenham

City

Transport budget cuts could lead to isolation

Future transfer of transport responsibilities to Metro Mayor expected to save money, but there are fears subsidies cuts could end some services.

Alec Saelens

City

Bristol’s invisible killer

What kills twenty times more people than road traffic collisions, and is second only to smoking as a cause of death?

Molly Asher

City

Subsidies on board

With private companies in charge of operating Bristol’s essential network of bus services, corporate welfare means taxpayers pay twice

Alec Saelens

Edition 2

Taken for a ride?

Bryony Ball

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The council are now opposed to Bristol Airport expansion despite previous support. But what does that mean for the plans?

Cars to be banned from parts of Bristol city centre in major boost for cycling and walking

The routes out of Bristol’s bus nightmare

Councillors throw out airport expansion plans, but is this the end of the road?

Defiant, weary, resigned - meet the locals living under the flight path

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

‘If the water was killing hundreds of people every year, there would be an outcry’

'Children are being deprived of feeling part of their city'

Opinion: Electric cars are not the answer