Sustrans has just released a report 'Transforming Cities: The potential of everyday cycling'.
It estimates, by using present rates of increasing cyclist numbers, that by 2040, UK cities like Bristol ...
30 January 2019
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. ...
28 August 2018
Options for a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) for Bristol have been published, and a major awareness campaign launched by the Council, but it's not yet clear whether we'll benefit from cleaner air in Bishopston. ...
17 May 2018
Download ClairCity Skylines, a brand new, free game for smartphones and tablets.
It's all about Bristol. It's up to you to make the air clean and residents happy.
The free game (available for iOS a ...
04 May 2018
Future plans for developments in Bristol City Centre and how you can take part in the BCC City Centre Framework consultation can be found here ...
23 March 2018
For those who don't subscribe to this BCC newsletter, here is the link to the latest issue: BCCnewsletter
09 February 2018
... Bishopston area. There is certainly a pressing need to develop ways in which the environment of the whole of the city area can be improved for the benefit of all Bristolians' health. More information o ...
26 September 2017
Over the next 5 years, and largely as a result of the so called ‘austerity’ measures brought in by the Tory Government, Bristol City Council faces a budget gap of £92 million.
In an attempt to reduce ...
18 August 2017
This is an emergency meeting being held by Bristol Tree Forum in response to the recent decision by the council to stop maintaining Bristol's street trees. More information on this issue and about the ...
19 June 2017
BRUNEL HOUSE, CITY OF BRISTOL, COLLEGE ROAD, BISHOPSTON, BRISTOL 15/06289/F
103 residential dwellings including the conversion of Brunel House and new-build block of 40 flats. This proposal marks ...
08 January 2016
... council of the significance to Bristol of the historic war memorial sports ground. It was almost the first war memorial to be built in the city after the Great War – and it predates the Cenotaph in the ...
09 November 2015
Over the past three years the Wild City Project has organised a series of events and worked with park groups and others on many of the City’s remarkable and varied nature reserves.
Unfortunately, ...
26 February 2014
At the UWE Fact Bank, which is located at TBC TBC TBC TBC, between 3 and 6pm, you can get the facts on air quality, and hear from academic experts on clean air, to:-
Find out how the UWE ClairCity ...
23 May 2019
... around your child's school, then hassle Bristol City Council to implement this scheme as soon as possible! ...
21 May 2019
... wild life. Find out about your wild city at The Festival of Nature ...
20 May 2019
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We are supportive of the move towards densification in order to prevent the city expanding out into the Green Belt and to achieve a density which will support improved local facilities and public transport ...
20 May 2019
Know Your Place is a free and fascinating on line resource that presents a rich story of Bristol. Pete Insole, Principal Historic Environment Officer at Bristol City Council, will delve into some of the ...
26 April 2019
... the number attending the meeting was somewhat lower than usual and that wider use of networks in the future would create levels of publicity to pull in a bigger audience. It was also felt the age demographic ...
17 April 2019
... measures designed to make the most efficient use of our existing highway capacity . We would also like to see a clear delivery plan set out for the next 5 years that is aimed at tackling short journey ...
08 April 2019
Bristol City Council has been given £80,000 from a £9.75 million government fund to back council efforts in cleaning up high streets and town centres across the country. The Council are proposing to work ...
07 April 2019
If, as Manchester does, you have Chris Boardman as your city Commissioner for Walking and Cycling - plus a supportive Mayor - then good environmental things can happen.
£137 million is the amount that ...
03 April 2019
... and is part of the Love Where You Live campaign.
This campaign helps to build relationships between the student body and the local community, as well as improve sustainability in the city . Every summer, ...
27 March 2019
... this area to promote the economic benefits to members of walkability, public spaces and provision for cycling and active transport users . (Key finding, Pedestrian Pound 2018)
From https://www.city lab.com/solutions/2015/03/the-complete-business-case-for-converting-street-parking-into-bike-lanes/387595/From ...
27 March 2019
... embers, at the door.
Handy links:-
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Publicity flyer (PNG image) - grab it, circulate it to your friends, help publicise the event!
Publicity flyer (PDF) - pin it up, share ...
19 March 2019
... greener city . It's that time again and BCC are gearing up for the annual Great Bristol Spring Clean event in support of the Mayor’s Clean Streets campaign. Reserve your litter picking kit and join in betwee ...
05 March 2019
... In Bristol, with funding from Bristol City Council, Lifecycle can offer: Adult Lessons, Children's Lessons, Training in Schools, Training at the Workplace.
Group Rides are available for: over 55s, Wellbeing ...
26 February 2019
... website on how to start cycling.
They have four official cycle maps in the West of England covering the local authority boundaries of Bristol City Council, Bath & NE Somerset, N Somerset and South Gloucestershire. ...
26 February 2019
59 schools were monitored for nitrogen dioxide levels by Bristol City Council in 2018. The results for these are due to be published in the next few weeks.
This link: claircity gives help and advice ...
20 February 2019
If you want to find out more about the health dangers of breathing the ever increasing levels of air pollution in our city , Medact are organising an evening event on this issue, details of which can be ...
29 January 2019
In Bristol’s inner city areas, residents produce less air pollution than wealthier suburbs – but suffer the worst effects. What can be done to tackle the crisis?
Read the article from The Bristol Cable ...
27 January 2019
Birmingham City Council are supporting their primary schools with teaching materials that educate children about air pollution. The scheme is published by SKIPS and is called Clean Air Cops. Bristol City ...
20 January 2019
... city – with at least four pilot zones of each by autumn 2019”. Read more here Clean Air Plan: the Council has missed the government’s end-2018 deadline for deciding its preferred choice from the short ...
08 January 2019
... fine.
However on Tuesday night the council decided it would work to implement four pilot zones in the city by autumn 2019. The aim would be to investigate how enforcement of the zones would be resourced ...
17 December 2018
... and the economy remain uncertain. Local government planning departments are under growing pressure to perform, but many report that they do not have sufficient resources, skills and capacity . Evidenc ...
09 December 2018
... r (Tolley, 2011).
In 2011, a report on shopper travel behaviour in Dublin city centre concluded that traders on Dublin’s two main shopping streets considerably over-estimated spending by shoppers travelli ...
07 December 2018
... where we have a valid BWC indemnity form. We report this via the online reporting form on the front of the Bristol City Council homepage on the internet.
We are also out each weekend painting and cleaning ...
04 December 2018
... we are scrutinising, and often making representations to Bristol City Council on, on behalf of YOU, the members of our Society and other Bishopstonians.
New records recently just added to the portal, ...
08 November 2018
... sold by Bristol City Council, and the architects for the preferred bidder have already consulted Bishopston Society and others, but are now going public on the plans, which focus on converting the buildin ...
08 November 2018
... links provided below for more on each application, including the representations we've made, links to the application formalities on the Bristol City Council web site, and much more:-
Latest applicatio ...
07 November 2018
Bristol City Council have put the North Baths up for sale and the preferred bidder is proposing to convert the building into offices.
Whilst it is extremely regrettable that the Bishopston Medical ...
05 November 2018
... City Council to ensure its parks & green spaces are well looked after and to help local groups enhance their green spaces. BPR is now moving towards a new and potentially much more important role by taking ...
04 November 2018
Seth Piper, Local NGO environmental activist recently wrote a piece that was highly critical of BCC's policies on dealing with the city 's huge traffic problem. In his article he says:
Stand on any juncti ...
19 October 2018
Yet another consultation exercise from Bristol City Council. But this is an important opportunity to have your say and influence the way in which BCC needs to improve the city's future transport policy ...
25 September 2018
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.
The ...
10 September 2018
... by the city (https://goo.gl/N4XJsW).
The Bishopston Society is very much against this view of Bristol's future development. This is our comment from our latest Planning Report by Neil Embleton:
TA ...
07 September 2018
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Click here to see our earlier article for more details of the background to and purpose of this meeting.
Click here to download our publilcity flyer for the meeting ...
03 September 2018
... 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.
While London had Dr Barnardo, Bristol had George Muller. A ...
28 August 2018
... and other opportunities to make our voices heard on issues relevant to traffic and parking
2) To lobby Bristol City Council to launch a formal consultation about the possible implementation of an RPS ...
28 August 2018
... an opportunity to ask questions of Nicola Beech, the BCC Cabinet member for Strategic Planning & City Design) was well attended and those present elected the committee and voted in the formal constitution. ...
28 August 2018
The Kingsdown Conservation Group tries to protect and enhance the area, and stimulate public interest in it. The Conservation Area Character Appraisal sets out the City Council’s policies for Kingsdown. ...
23 April 2016
Promoting Bristol's local shops, markets, cafes/restaurants, pubs, hairdressers etc. Run by Bristol City Council. ...
23 April 2016
Know Your Place is a Bristol City Council website that allows you to explore your neighbourhood through historic maps, images and linked information. Know Your Place allows wider access to Bristol's histori ...
23 April 2016
... simply enjoy strolling around the city taking in the atmosphere. ...
23 April 2016
Bristol Parks Forum was established by Bristol Parks as an umbrella organisation for community park groups and organisations in the city with an interest in their local parks and green spaces. The forum ...
23 April 2016
The Bristol Green Capital Partnership is a free membership organisation whose aim is to make Bristol “a low carbon city with a high quality of life for all”. ...
23 April 2016
Our vision is for a city full of activity, diversity and beauty, attractive for living in, work and leisure. A place its citizens are proud of, and a place that people want to visit, especially through ...
23 April 2016
Bristol City Council ...
23 April 2016
Mission statement: Bristol is one of the leading city ’s in the UK for public art commissioning and for its programme of projects with artists of local, national and international significance. Our programme ...
23 April 2016
"About Bristol is a series of pictorial tours designed to show both well-known and lesser-known aspects of Bristol, and to provide a few facts about this historic English city and county." ...
23 April 2016
The Supporting Healthy Inclusive Neighbourhood Environments Health Integration Team (SHINE HIT) aims to turn Bristol into a healthier city , with built environments that help people to be more healthy. ...
23 April 2016
Narroways Hill is a little grassy & wooded ridge dissected by railway lines lying just North of inner-city Bristol, in the neighbourhood of St Werburghs. It has always been an open space and as the city ...
19 April 2016
