The Traffic Group met between 2012 and 2017 to discuss many issues including resident parking, bus services and the the 20 mph speed limit. The Group has not met in recent years.
It was agreed at the WPCA public meeting in March 2020 to form a new Traffic, Transport and Parking Group. About half a dozen members agreed to join the Group but plans to convene the Group are currently on hold because of the Covid - 19 crisis.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ideas for Walking, Cycling and Traffic Calming in Westbury Park
A new Interactive mapping tool was launched by the City Council in early June to capture the public’s views on possible changes for transport and travel in Bristol. The public can add their comments and ideas to the map online. This could include identifying difficult locations to maintain social distancing, which roads could be included in revised plans and ways to create better spaces for cycling and walking across the city.
The mapping tool provides a good opportunity for put forward views and ideas to secure safer and more environmentally friendly streets, and to encourage more people to cycle and walk.
The Council’s interactive mapping tool initiative follows on from the recent publication of a number of plans aimed at promoting walking and cycling and reducing reliance on cars. Central Government has published “Cycling and Walking Plan for England”, the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has published a “Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan” and the City Council published a Bristol Transport Strategy in 2019. The emerging Liveable Neighbourhoods initiative (https://bristolwalkingalliance.org.uk/liveable-neighbourhoods/) is also aimed at creating more sustainable local communities.
The Mapping Tool can be found at :-
https://bcc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/CrowdsourceReporter/index.html?appid=cdf3f306c90a46d3acf87c048b34825f
The closing date for comments is 31st December 2020.
Westbury Park
To date (31st July) almost twenty comments and ideas (attached) have been posted relating to roads in Westbury Park covering :-
- Road closures (eg. St. Albans Road)
- More signage re. the 20 mph speed limit / speed calming (Cranbrook Road and Upper Cranbrook Road)
- Wider pavements (eg. North View and Coldharbour Road)
- Segregated cycle paths (eg. Linden Road)
- Parking restrictions (eg. Etloe Road, Coldharbour Road / Blenheim Road junction)
- Better signage re. cycle lane (Westbury Park).
To benefit from the plans and related new funding streams referred to above it is very important that as many people as possible in Westbury Park send in ideas and views to the Council through the interactive mapping tool so that these may be considered when planning and investment decisions are taken by the City Council.
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