The Clean Air Zone - what’s happening and how will it impact Bishopston?
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Bristol City Council is required to implement a Clean Air Zone (CAZ). They have announced the options they are considering and are expected to announce a final decision by the end of 2018.
Bristol to look like most other UK cities - with generic High Rise developments?
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The final draft of BCC's Urban Living Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on tall buildings has just come out and extraordinarily, the draft SPD greatly strengthens the encouragement of tall buildings by the city (https://goo.gl/N4XJsW).
BCR Street Scene news
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The monthly BCR Street Scene volunteer drop in session is Monday September 10th 4.30 to 6pm at the Bishopston Library .
Do come and talk to us about:-
- volunteering with the group
advice on any street scene issues, waste, graffiti , fly tipping, overgrown hedges etc.
help reporting to relevant organisations
information about student community living. Advice leaflets, welcome flyers and collection calendars will be available.
BCR Street Scene
Yet more traffic to appear on the Gloucester Road...?
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As if the huge Filton development isn't going to generate enough additional traffic on the Gloucester Road, we now have another likely source of cars that will also help to clog up parking and increase air pollution in our area. See this article to find out more: severnbridgetolls
Muller’s Orphanage: All welcome – except the illegitimate
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It is difficult to believe that not long ago St Andrews was a place of pilgrimage and small miracles. Visitors to Bristol at the beginning of the twentieth century were encouraged not only to visit the great sights of the city such as the Suspension Bridge and St Mary Redcliffe but also venture up Ashley Hill to Muller’s Orphan Houses.
Bishopston and St Andrews Parking Group (BOSA)
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There is increasing recognition of the intense and growing problems of traffic, road safety and parking in our neighbourhood. Pedestrians, cyclists and drivers all face problems from cars speeding through rat runs; cars are frequently parked across dropped kerbs, close to junctions and on pavements; parked cars have been damaged; air quality is further compromised by vehicles circling streets looking for parking spaces.
Bishopston, Cotham and Redland Community Partnership (BCRCP): An update
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The BCRCP Interim Steering Group which was formed in the wake of the former Neighbourhood Partnership, held its inaugural AGM at Bishopston Library on 22 February.
17 City mayors, including Bristol's, write to Theresa May for more funds to tackle air pollution
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The letter calls for increased access to funding to support the delivery of Clean Air Zones and to fund investment in cleaner buses and taxis, as well as improvements in walking and cycling infrastructure. More on this topic can be found here
News from your local Green Councillor Eleanor Combley
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This newsletter includes articles on 'Cycle Sunday' - Sept 2nd, and 'Action on Car-free Day' - Sept 22nd. The complete newsletter can be read here
Young children and babies in prams at higher risk of exposure to traffic pollution
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This rather worrying report highlights the greater levels of air pollution that children and babies face in buggies and prams in urban situations compared with the adults pushing them. See the report here
