A Good Transport Plan for Bristol

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Empower communities to help redesign residential spaces that work for everyone Objective #1

Create a flexible, reliable and affordable public transport system that is integrated, simple to use and gets you from A to B on time

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Give children the opportunity to walk, scoot or cycle and play outdoors improving their health and wellbeing

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Change the way that we travel as a city and show that sustainable and active travel can be easy and enjoyable for everyone in Bristol Objective #7

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Reduce through traffic in the city centre to create a high quality, peoplecentred environment

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Implement a comprehensive and high quality walking and cycling network, making door-to-door journeys by foot and bike a reality

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Increase the proportion of all low emission or shared vehicles on our roads and establish accessible refuelling points across the city

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Continue improving the coordination and consolidation of deliveries to reduce the number of heavy goods vehicles on our roads and improve safety for all road users

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A vision …

A Good Transport Plan for Bristol

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Imagine a city where everyone, of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, can get around easily. A city where it is enjoyable, convenient and affordable for everyone to get from A to B and where the transport network is simple to use, well-connected and reliable.

Imagine a city with inspiring and vibrant public spaces, which help communities across the city to come alive and thrive; where transport and public space come together to create a liveable environment that’s good for us and good for the city, free from congestion, as well as air and noise pollution.

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A city where it’s normal for everyone to travel sustainably every day, and we celebrate the culture of sustainable travel.

We believe that this can become a reality for Bristol, with inspiring projects already happening and the potential for so much more to happen. We can make Bristol the best place to live, work, visit and invest.

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The current transport landscape A plan for good transport Transport today Current transport plans for Bristol

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Making the change Joining the dots We all have a part to play

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What we could achieve together But that’s just the beginning What we want to achieve What will you do Case studies

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The current transport landscape

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Who is this booklet for?

Everyone — we are all a part of the city, whether we’re travelling, relaxing or working, and we all have a role to play in helping to deliver the vision of a sustainable and resilient transport system.

What are the origins of the Good Transport Plan?

The plan originated from discussions within the Bristol Green Capital Partnership and with the members of the Transport Action Group, who wanted to create a positive dialogue about transport and space in our city and set out a vision of an integrated and sustainable transport network that could be shared by all.

We were inspired by the Good Food Plan for Bristol, which was produced by the Bristol Food Policy Council, and have closely followed their model of a positive and inclusive vision for partnership action. onsultations with local and national organisations, businesses and C communities have been made possible by funding from Bristol 2015 and have helped to shape the objectives of the Good Transport Plan.

What is its objective? o help create change in our city and culture by outlining proposals T and aspirations that can transform our streets and make travel in Bristol more enjoyable and accessible for all.

To call to action groups, organisations and individuals across the city to make this vision a reality, by providing innovative ideas for change at every level.

To inspire everyone to see the potential of Bristol’s transport future.

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The current transport landscape

Transport today

Transport today Bristol’s transport network is vitally important, getting us to the places we need to access for education, jobs and leisure. But congestion, air pollution and noise pollution have become serious issues in the last few decades.

We need to address these issues urgently to protect the health of Bristol’s people, environment and economy.

Many of our streets have become unhealthy places where air pollution is damaging our wellbeing, with particulate pollution contributing to around 200 premature deaths each year in Bristol. Meanwhile, communities are divided by busy roads that provide little space for those that live and work here and create inhospitable places that don’t foster community interaction.

People that walk and cycle can feel unsafe sharing space with other vehicles and the threat of accidents creates a perception of danger when travelling on foot or by bike. Economically, congestion causes significant costs and lost

opportunities through long journey times and delays that stop goods, employees and people getting where they need to be on time.

Around 56,000 new homes are planned for West of England and another 29,000 are needed to meet the demand of an estimated population increase of 22% by 2037.

Alongside this, almost 70,000 new jobs in the West of England Enterprise Areas mean that new strains will be put on the existing transport network in and out of Bristol.

At the same time, £500 million is being invested in new transport projects to help build a better Bristol.

Public transport infrastructure projects include the rapid transit MetroBus and MetroWest rail network developments, which will reduce journey times and improve reliability.

New cycle path developments, resident parking schemes and 20mph limits are creating safer streets for everyone, helping to make Bristol a more liveable city.

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BUILDING A BETTER BRISTOL 20mph limits are being rolled out in neighbourhoods across the city, reducing traffic speeds to make neighbourhoods and local high streets safer for people.

MetroWest will create local railway stations and reopen existing lines to provide a 30-minute metro-style rail service across the region.

MetroBus will provide a new generation of rapid transit buses to improve journey times across the Greater Bristol area.

Cycling Ambition Fund will knit together existing cycle infrastructure to link communities with employment and services.

Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is a 25-year ambition to regenerate the area to create a new entrance to Bristol and a hub for business and development.

Source West is a network of charging points for electric vehicles in car parks across the city.

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Making the change

Joining the dots

Joining the dots Introducing the Good Transport Plan. The Good Transport Plan showcases the work that is already happening in Bristol, and builds on this to create a vision for a sustainable travel culture that puts the city and its people at its heart.

This plan is inspired by people, organisations, communities and businesses across the city that have voiced their priorities for Bristol’s sustainable transport future.

By no means a definitive list, the Good Transport Plan is a simple tool that gives clear and agreed aims that will help us to plan and implement real change together, by connecting up and building on existing work and acting as a stepping stone for developing new initiatives.

It identifies nine themes that Bristol needs to continue to address to create a sustainable city with travel options and public spaces that can be used by everyone. We can make this change on every level, from the individual on the street to strategic planning at the city scale.

These nine themes form the basis of the Good Transport Plan.

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Making the change

We all have a part to play

We all have a part to play The purpose of the Good Transport Plan is to enable everyone to examine how they can help to create a more sustainable and resilient transport system through changes, big or small.

The scope of this plan is ambitious and the benefits would be significant, farreaching and create a more sustainable city for future generations.

We don’t need to start from scratch. Innovative and exciting projects are already in motion and helping to build a better Bristol. But no single individual, group, community or organisation can achieve this vision on their own.

platform to discover areas of our transport system that can become even better.

The Good Transport Plan gives everyone a chance to contribute to the debate on the future of transport in Bristol, whether you’re a champion of sustainable travel or concerned about the planned changes in our city.

The Good Transport Plan aims to create a shared ambition that supports partnership working, with commitment and participation from everyone at every level who wants to see this shared vision become a reality.

Groups, individuals and organisations can all help to implement this plan, as well as use it as a

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Improve Bristol’s public transport network

FUN FACT If just one car trip a month per person were switched to bus or coach in the UK we would make a saving of two billion tonnes of C02 per year and there would be one billion fewer car journeys on the roads

Passenger Transport Executive Group, (2014) Making the connections: The cross-sector benefits of supporting bus services

Bristol needs a public transport network that is extensive, reliable, convenient and attractive to use.

We currently use public transport less than comparable English cities, but numbers are growing and we can create a network that is widely used by everyone for everyday journeys. Major investment in public transport, including the MetroBus and MetroWest developments and rail electrification, is intended to shorten journey times, reopen principal railway stations and link previously disconnected places to the rest of the city.

Fare reductions have started to make buses affordable for more people and passenger numbers rose by 25% over 18 months during 2014–15.

Flexible ticketing options are increasingly available across providers, including mobile and online payments that help to speed up boarding and get passengers to their destinations on time.

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restructuring roads to include more space for public transport, including greater continuity of bus lanes and priority at junctions. More frequent rail services at local railway stations can make trains an intuitive and reliable option for everyday travel. More cost-effective, flexible and fully integrated ticketing options can support seamless journeys across all transport types and providers and speed up boarding times, reducing congestion for everyone by keeping traffic flowing.

Well-lit, legible stops and stations and improved interchange facilities can make integrated journeys between all options a reality. This can be supported by enhanced coordination of all existing and future services that meet the needs and demands of all types of passengers. Finally, existing transport corridors can be used to their maximum potential. The opening of more local railway stations, the further development of waterways and ferry services, and establishing frequent, daily, park and ride services will make public transport truly accessible to everyone.

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Establish a well-connected walking and cycling network Bristol already has many well-established walking and cycling routes.

FUN FACT Bristol has the highest combined levels of walking and cycling to work of any local authority in England and Wales

Bristol City Council, (2014) 2011 Census Topic Report: Who cycles to work?

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We want to ensure that these routes form a high quality integrated network, making door-to-door journeys by foot or bike simpler and changing people’s perceptions about the safety of walking and cycling.

New walking and cycle routes are being developed to help connect up our existing network. Projects like the Cycling Ambition Fund and Temple Greenways will create safer, more direct routes that connect communities to key destinations and make walking and cycling an easy and pleasant experience. Clear and simple wayfinding signs established across the city help people to connect up their journeys and make our streets more legible.

We can improve journeys on foot and bike with additional clearer signage, good lighting at night, improved cycle parking and shorter waiting times at traffic lights. A well-designed network can ensure that all people, whether

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walking, cycling or in wheelchairs, can travel safely, with clear, protected routes across junctions, more cycle paths segregated from traffic and spacious shared-use paths in appropriate locations.

Maintaining high quality, level pavements that are clear of obstacles such as cars and bins can make walking and wheelchair use a more pleasurable and inclusive option for everyone.

Work, school and leisure destinations can improve accessibility and have clear foot, bike and wheelchair access points and provisions up front and centre.

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Increase the use of low emission vehicles and car sharing

FACT Public Health England estimates that particulate air pollution is responsible for around 200 deaths in Bristol each year

Public Health England, (2014) Estimating Local Mortality Burdens associated with Particulate Air Pollution

Clean air is essential for health and helps to make the city a pleasant place to live. Emissions from motor vehicles are a serious problem through their contribution to local air pollution and greenhouse gases in the global atmosphere.

We need to ensure that low emission technologies become the norm for motorised vehicles within the city.

Transport companies are already taking steps to introduce more low emission vehicles. Our number 2 bus route now features the “poo bus” powered by biomethane from human waste, which reduces single vehicle CO2 emissions by 30%. Around 200 electric charging points in car parks and other prime locations are making the use of electric cars cheap and convenient.

Capitalising on these new technologies will help to make Bristol become a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable city. More refuelling points for low emission vehicles can extend their use across the city by making them quicker, easier to use and more commercially viable.

Our roads are already used to their full capacity and will come under increasing pressure as the city’s population and workforce grows. Options such as bike share schemes, electric bikes, low emission scooters and motorbikes, car sharing and car clubs can all help to reduce congestion and pollution on roads.

Everyone can play a role in reducing emissions and congestion, from individuals sharing personal vehicles and using car clubs, to businesses adopting low emission vehicles in their fleet management, and transport companies and taxis to making the shift to cleaner technologies to help make our city a healthier place to live.

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Reduce the number of heavy vehicles on our roads

FUN FACT A typical journey made by the Bristol & Bath Freight Consolidation Centre replaces four delivery trips by larger, more polluting lorries into the city centre

Paddeu, D., Fadda, P., Fancello, G., Parkhurst, G., Ricci, M., (2014) Reduced Urban Traffic and Emissions within Urban Consolidation Centre Schemes: The Case of Bristol. Place of Publication: Transportation Research Procedia 3, 508 – 517

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Consolidating deliveries into fewer heavy goods vehicles can help to reduce congestion and make our roads safer, whilst reducing CO2 emissions and improving business stock flows and profits.

Improvements in the design of heavy vehicles can help to improve road safety for more vulnerable road users travelling on foot and by bike.

Bristol has a freight consolidation centre in Avonmouth, which is increasingly being used to reduce the number of heavy goods vehicles entering the city, by combining deliveries so that more sites can be serviced in one trip. Other developments, including the use of local bicycle couriers rather than traditional postal services, have reduced the number of heavy vehicles, congestion and noise and air pollution.

More businesses can take part in the use of consolidation centres, helping to reduce their contribution to noise and air pollution and reducing traffic.

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centres in strategic locations would mean that the service is more widely available to all businesses in the city.

‘Out of hours’ deliveries and alternatives such as rail freight can ensure that heavy vehicles don’t enter the city during peak traffic times. Bike couriers and postal services can increasingly be utilised by local businesses for deliveries within Bristol.

Companies operating heavy goods vehicles can improve and renew their fleet and sign up to regulatory bodies to ensure their vehicles are safe for use around other more vulnerable road users.

Drivers can receive cycle awareness training so that they understand the vulnerability of those cycling on the roads, creating safer streets and giving people the confidence to explore more of the city on foot and by bike.

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Create a ‘living heart’ for Bristol

Bristol is consistently ranked among the most liveable cities in the UK, thanks to the high quality of our urban environment and culture.

Designing streets for people is beneficial both socially and economically.

One study in Bristol has shown that local businesses overestimated the number of customers visiting their shops by car as 44%; in reality it was only 22%, with the majority walking

Customers that can reach shops on foot and by bike are more likely to visit and return, whilst businesses and people benefit from the flexibility and attractiveness of their surrounding area.

The opening of spaces like Queen Square and College Green, which are now Bristol landmarks, have already improved the city centre and created high quality public places for people to gather in and enjoy.

Sustrans, (2006) Shoppers and how they travel

In the Old City, decreasing traffic volumes has created spaces that prioritise walking and cycling and enable local businesses to thrive, whilst events like Park on Park Street and Make Sunday Special has empowered people to see the potential of the city’s streets.

Streets and spaces can be green and attractive, with traffic-free areas that have outdoor seating and space to relax and socialise, designed to meet the needs of people using them, rather than solely as transport corridors.

These streets can be the beating heart of Bristol where people work, meet, shop, play and celebrate.

Public space can be used flexibly by caf s, restaurants and shops, enabling increased foot and bike access that helps to improve their profits and Bristol’s economy.

Vehicles that need to access the city centre can, whilst diverting through traffic will get more people walking, cycling and spending time in the city. Celebrations and events can continue to act as exemplars of the centre’s potential as social space.

Central locations in neighbourhoods can also be developed as destinations and social space, helping local businesses and communities to thrive.

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Collaborate with communities to improve their residential streets Our local streets are the largest areas of community space in our cities, often making up around 80% of shared public space.

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The quality of those streets has a significant impact on community life, with more interaction between residents and better social connections on streets that have light traffic.

Research has shown that community-led street design projects can increase the amount of traffic travelling at 20mph or less by 23% and can increase the amount of residents that feel the street is a place to socialise by 34%

Neighbourhoods that create positive changes to their streets can help to establish a sense of community and ownership.

The City Council is working closely with Neighbourhood Partnerships across the city to help redesign residential spaces, using tools such as www.trafficchoices.co.uk to give communities ideas and creative solutions to improve their neighbourhood.

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create safer, more liveable streets and a more social environment for residents.

Organisations such as Sustrans and Playing Out are working with Bristol residents to help them improve their streets and open them for free play and social interaction.

Community-led design processes provide opportunities for residents to engage in shaping the streets they want to see. Temporary measures and road closures that are free and easily arranged by residents can help to build relationships and give them the opportunity to reimagine their streets as liveable, social spaces.

More permanent changes and redesigns of residential roads can help to reduce rat running and through traffic, and can encourage and enforce safer driving speeds.

Reclaiming street space for community use can create better places to live for everyone.

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Empower communities to help redesign residential spaces that work for everyone

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Create flexible and sustainable travel options for employees Bristol’s businesses are vital in helping to improve our city and its streets as they can enable employees to travel more actively and sustainably.

FUN FACT Those who regularly cycle take on average one less sick day than those who don’t cycle, saving the UK £128 million a year in reduced absenteeism

London School of Economics, (2011) The British cycling economy - ‘Gross Cycling Product’ Report

Businesses are already starting to recognise the needs of their workforce, providing flexible working hours and facilities like cycle parking and showers.

In turn, they can benefit from an increasingly healthy and productive workforce and attractive working environment for their employees.

Across the region, employers are supported by behaviour change projects to help their staff travel more sustainably.

Organisations across Bristol’s North Fringe have worked together with North Bristol SusCom to reduce congestion by promoting sustainable commuting options to around 40,000 employees.

We can go further to support employers’ efforts to make sustainable travel the first choice for their

workforce. Businesses can talk with their employees to understand their travel needs and cater for them accordingly.

From home working to flexible start and finish times, flexible working arrangements can give employees the option to avoid the daily commute at peak hours or altogether. Continued investment in communications technology can reduce the need to travel for meetings and commutes alike.

Promoting the benefits of more active and sustainable travel by organising walking meetings, cycle training and offering incentives to those who make sustainable trips can all help to establish a sustainable travel culture.

Establishing fleet management schemes and priority parking for multiple-occupancy cars can reduce parking pressures on businesses and incentivise car sharing. Facilities like secure cycle parking, showers and subsidised public transport can make alternative options a simple and convenient choice for the everyday commute.

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Support children to travel and play with safety and ease Our vision for Bristol is a city where it is safe for every child to travel and play independently.

Road safety is now the biggest cause of concern for parents with young children, with 47% most concerned about the danger of traffic, compared to 29% most concerned about stranger danger

Department for Transport, (2015) National Travel Survey 2014: Travel to school

Although Britain’s average primary school journey is just 1.6 miles, up to a quarter of cars on urban roads are on the school run at peak times, and today’s children are the least physically active in history, set to have shorter life expectancies than their parents. Outdoor play and active travel are some of the simplest ways for children to build physical activity into their everyday lives, with enormous benefits to their physical and mental health and their educational performance, as well as reducing congestion on our roads.

Schools across Bristol are supporting children and parents to travel actively.

Projects within schools are providing educators with the information and tools they need to promote walking, scooting and cycling, alongside Bikeability sessions that ensure children can cycle with confidence.

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Urban neighbourhoods such as the Dings have been redesigned to encourage outdoor play, and organisations like Playing Out have been working across residential areas to create temporary safe places for children to play outdoors, providing opportunities to be more sociable and active in the fresh air.

Building safe walking and cycling routes to schools, and improving the design of our streets with changes like planters and art designs, can give children independence to travel and explore their communities alone and improve safety with reduced street speeds.

Supplying racks for bikes and scooters, providing childfriendly public transport options and working with families and schools to support healthy choices can all help children to get around safely and sustainably.

All of this can help to achieve the vision to build a culture of active travel and outdoor play around schools and residential areas, making Bristol an increasingly child-friendly city.

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Give children the opportunity to walk, scoot or cycle and play outdoors improving their health and wellbeing

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Change the way that we travel as a city and show that sustainable and active travel can be easy and enjoyable for everyone in Bristol

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Make sustainable transport an easy and enjoyable transport choice for everyone

FUN FACT In 2013 around 65,000 came to Park Street to see Luke Jerram’s ‘Park and Slide’ and take part in the Make Sunday Special celebrations

www.lukejerram.com /urban_slide

It is within our power as a city to make the switch to sustainable and active travel through the choices we make every day.

Switching trips to foot, bike or public transport would have enormous benefits for our health and the quality of our environment, through reductions in congestion, air pollution and CO2 emissions. Changing ingrained habits is not easy, however, and requires us to think about the way we travel and make the decision to try something different.

Projects across the city are helping people to make the switch through conversations, information and travel planning that show how reliable, quick and cheap sustainable travel options can be.

The Big Commuting Challenge has successfully got thousands of people over the years to change the way they travel by competing to see who can make the most sustainable trips, whilst free cycle training from organisations like Life Cycle UK help people of all ages and abilities to get back on their bikes.

We need to ensure that our city is welcoming and accessible to everyone as we continue to support individuals in changing travel habits.

As more and more people choose to travel in ways that are good for their health and the environment, travelling on foot, bike and public transport, it will be increasingly seen as the norm for all — a natural choice that is enjoyable and desirable for everyone, and a city where all are welcome.

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But that’s just the beginning

But that’s just the beginning

The Good Transport Plan sets out some key principles for improving transport and public space in Bristol over the coming years. Our conversations with organisations in Bristol and over 1,200 people have shown there is a clear appetite for even bigger systemic changes in the long term.

People would like to see developments that achieve a step-change and put Bristol on the map as a liveable city with forward-thinking transport networks that allow individuals to make healthy and sustainable choices.

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But that’s just the beginning

There is an ambition for major new transport developments such as trams and underground networks that would reach more people across the region and make public transport the most convenient choice.

There is an appetite for considering options such as ultra low emission zones, congestion charging and workplace parking levies that would make significant and long-lasting steps to tackle air pollution and reduce congestion.

Redesigning the city centre to rebalance public space to favour people who are spending time there or travelling on foot or bike could give Bristol a lasting legacy as a liveable city.

Technological advances and mobile phone apps will make it easier for everyone to plan and manage their journeys in real time and use social networks to connect with other people to share vehicles, information and ideas.

A holistic approach to city planning can create self-sufficient hubs across the city where people work, live, learn and play all in one area.

Creating these neighbourhoodfocused places, with everything we need in our communities, can reduce the need to commute and travel more generally.

New housing and business developments designed around sustainable travel routes can make walking, cycling and public transport natural options. Creating

denser communities with attractive connections to the rest of the city, accessible bus stops and visible cycle parking can help to make public transport economically viable and support active travel.

At the same time, it is crucial to recognise that in some parts of the Bristol city region there are limited transport options for people to choose to travel sustainably every day. As our population grows, we will need to make better, more efficient use of the streets we have and provide better choices to enable people to move around the city without increasing the number of the cars on the roads.

If we work together across the city region to develop and implement a long-term, integrated vision for transport, we can achieve these ambitions to provide sustainable transport options that are the natural choice for everyone.

A strong vision and collaborative working between the four local authorities in the West of England will be essential to secure the longterm investment that is needed to deliver major new infrastructure and streamline transport and city planning, making a region that gives everyone the transport choices they need and a high quality of life for all.

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What we could achieve together

What we want to achieve

See a significant increase in the number of people using public transport

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Reprioritise the city centre for walking and cycling, developing major new routes that help to link different parts of the city

Strengthen local communities through innovative street design that puts neighbourhoods and its residents first

Enable all children to have the option to walk, scoot or cycle to school and play outdoors where they live

What we want to achieve In the next 5 to 10 years we could:

Develop and secure funding for a clear, ambitious and deliverable plan to achieve step-change in our public transport infrastructure and walking and cycling networks over the next 50 years

Double the number of people walking or cycling for everyday journeys under 5 miles

Halt and reverse air pollution caused by transport in our city and become a European leader in air quality Create pedestrianised areas across the city centre with open and dynamic spaces for retailers that will help to ensure economic vitality

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See a growing proportion of vehicles on our roads that use ultra low emission technology

Increase the number of businesses who use freight consolidation centres

Create a city where everyone embraces and celebrates the culture of sustainable travel and which sees walking, cycling and public transport use as the norm for the majority of journeys

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What will you do

What will you do to be part of the movement?

Everyone can make small changes or take big actions to make the Good Transport Plan a reality:

elp workplaces to implement practices that will H make more sustainable commuting possible

Try out Bristol’s improved bus and train services, or try walking or cycling in your local area and see how easy and convenient it can be

Get involved in local community organisations to implement the change you would like to see Articulate the change that is needed at a strategic level to make the case for good transport and build support for sustained investment to build a better Bristol ind out what is happening in your local area. Is your F Neighbourhood Partnership helping to create thriving communities and more sustainable streets? Make sure your voice is heard Work with the groups, organisations and businesses that are already part of this change to review their plans against these objectives and see what else they can do to help deliver this vision Encourage new initiatives to start up A GOOD TRANSPORT PLAN FOR BRISTOL

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Case studies

Meet the people making the change North Bristol SusCom North Bristol SusCom is helping businesses in the north of the city to develop more sustainable travel options. It was set up by a group of major employers that wanted to promote sustainable commuting options for around 40,000 employees and 30,000 students. Their focus is on improving local transport provision to combat congestion and reduce the impact on the environment.

Life Cycle UK Life Cycle UK is a Bristol-based charity that enables more people to cycle by giving them the skills and confidence to get the most out of their bikes and make cycling part of their everyday lives. Life Cycle has been transforming lives through cycling since 1999 with a focus on providing practical services.

They are passionate about enabling people of all ages and abilities to unlock the benefits of two wheels and have designed their Inclusive Cycling projects to address the needs of harder to reach groups. These programmes offer affordable refurbished bikes, training and supported social rides to people with disabilities, mental health illness, offenders, disadvantaged young people and isolated older people. www.lifecycleuk.org.uk

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From providing practical advice to employees wanting to travel more sustainably, to assisting businesses with funding bids for new infrastructure like bike sheds and showers, North Bristol SusCom acts as a powerful business voice, influencing local and national government for their local sustainable transport needs. www.northbristolsuscom.org

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Sustrans Street Pockets Sustrans is working with communities in Bristol to transform local streets into more vibrant public spaces. Street pockets convert one or two parking spaces into attractive places, encouraging people to sit, play and socialise with each other. Sustrans’ street kit enables people to test out ideas before permanent changes are made, including seating, planters and painted road surfaces to slow traffic.

Velopost Velopost is a postal service with a difference: they are all about the bike. Dedicated to providing a fossil fuel free postal service, they deliver around 1 million postal items a year, all using their bicycles and two electric vehicles to get post to its destination and provide a convenient option for local deliveries. Whether it’s one letter or hundreds, Velopost works to reduce their carbon footprint and the need for a fleet of vans or lorries to transport post around the city and region, making the roads safer for everyone to use.

Sustrans is a major national sustainable transport charity that has been based in Bristol for over 40 years since being founded here in 1977 and is actively involved in a number of projects to transform travel in the city. The Bristol 2015-funded Street Pockets project provided training for communities to take a leading role in changing their neighbourhood, helping them to decide on permanent changes that they can introduce to make their street a social space for everyone. www.sustrans.org.uk

www.velopost.co.uk

North Bristol SusCom © J Bewley - Sustrans Sustrans Street Pocket © Janet Gibson - Sustrans

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Wheels to Work West Wheels to Work West provides free loan bikes and bus tickets to help people overcome transport barriers that may prevent them from accessing opportunities including work, training, interviews and courses.

In Bristol this Travelwest project delivered in partnership with the Bristol Bike Project, loaned out 25 hybrid bikes to 55 people throughout 2014 and 2015, with most participants requesting an extension to their bike loan. These bikes give people the chance to access opportunities without the worry of the financial cost, as well as giving them the freedom to travel further in their own time by more sustainable means.

Playing Out Playing Out gives practical advice and support to anybody wanting to enable children to play out safely and freely on the streets where they live. Around 350 streets across the UK, including 100 Bristol streets, have now held playing out sessions closed to through traffic for a few hours, allowing children to use the space to play, make friends and be physically active.

Established as a Community Interest Company in 2011, Playing Out raises awareness of the benefits of street play for children, adults and communities as well as directly supporting residents on their streets. www.playingout.net

Wheels To Work © Mark Simmons Co-wheels © Mark Simmons FOSBR © Chandra Prasad - Sustrans

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Co-wheels Co-wheels car club enables more sustainable car use by providing shared access to low emission vehicles across the city. It has been expanding its social enterprise in Bristol for residents and businesses alike.

The car sharing scheme operates a fleet of high tech electric, hybrid and low emission cars parked in convenient locations across the city, with more being added. The centrally located cars enable more sustainable commuting, with staff having access to a car nearby during working hours if needed. On residential streets, the car club helps reduce the number of cars needed to fulfil local transport needs, as part of the sharing economy. www.co-wheels.org.uk

Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FOSBR) campaigns to improve local rail travel for people across the city by highlighting future aspirations for the network, including the Henbury Loop and the Portishead line, and assisting with the yearly passenger count and analysis of statistics to make the case for regional rail travel at discussions and consultations. FOSBR also organises numerous social train trips and events in celebration of local rail travel, most recently as part of the Bristol Green Capital year, to share ideas with other campaign groups, encourage people to try out local services and to highlight the railway’s potential for everyday travel. www.fosbr.org.uk

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A Good Transport Plan for Bristol Objective #6

Empower communities to help redesign residential spaces that work for everyone Objective #1

Create a flexible, reliable and affordable public transport system that is integrated, simple to use and gets you from A to B on time

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Give children the opportunity to walk, scoot or cycle and play outdoors improving their health and wellbeing

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Change the way that we travel as a city and show that sustainable and active travel can be easy and enjoyable for everyone in Bristol Art Direction & Graphic Design Matt D Woodman www.mdwoodman.co.uk Art Direction & Graphic Design Adam Wilkinson amwilkinson1984@gmail.com Ilustration & Character Design Francesca Tabasso www.francescatabasso.com

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Give employees the flexibility and facilities to work from home and travel sustainably

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Reduce through traffic in the city centre to create a high quality, peoplecentred environment

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Implement a comprehensive and high quality walking and cycling network, making door-to-door journeys by foot and bike a reality

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Increase the proportion of all low emission or shared vehicles on our roads and establish accessible refuelling points across the city

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Continue improving the coordination and consolidation of deliveries to reduce the number of heavy goods vehicles on our roads and improve safety for all road users

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