A flattering result which is in part based on the perceived air quality of the City ! But some might argue that khaki rather than green is a more relevant colour, given our car-choked roads and their often ...
19 December 2019
The UWE based project, ClairCity (Citizen led air pollution reduction in cities) has just published its latest newsletter. One of the eye-opening and rather worrying facts it reports is shown in the illustration ...
12 December 2019
... City . You can read more on this here
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20 November 2019
What is meant by a 'liveable' city or 'liveable' neighbourhoods? Is Bristol one and do these exist here? How can they be created or improved? Details of this afternoon event and how to book can be found he ...
26 September 2019
The latest newsletter from the UWE based, but European wide, air pollution study group. It includes an interview with Andrew Edwards, Air Quality Project Manager at BCC. The newsletter can be read here ...
16 July 2019
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
There are many options for getting involved in this major project to improve the City 's environment. You can find out more here ...
19 December 2019
Can you help with a request from Pete Insole of Bristol City Council? He is asking for any financial donations, however small, to fund a project to construct a map of Bristol in 1480. More information ...
14 December 2019
... postcard or online.
● How does this relate to the central diesel car ban? This is a completely separate scheme to the RPS but if we do not ask for an RPS then when the city -centre diesel car ban ...
26 November 2019
... Hence it's not yet clear, given the outgoing committee's limited capacity , if there's a path set towards a viable future.
Participants did however submit offers, before the end of the meeting, of what ...
20 November 2019
... o just below legal levels in the city . We think that the council must go further to tackle the whole air pollution problem.
We're disappointed that this plan does very little to deal with the related ...
12 November 2019
... City Centre Framework • Temple Quarter Masterplan • Clean Air Plan • One City Plan
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Tom Swithinbank of Bristol Cycling Campaign ...
24 October 2019
The air of London, Paris, Mexico City , Los Angeles and other highly polluted global megacities is causing major damage to people's cognitive functioning. Bristol air is not yet that bad but heading i ...
02 October 2019
... Grommit, Bristol Blue Glass.
So, how can we encourage future development which builds on the achievements and qualities of the city and positively enhances the character of Bristol? Furthermore, how ...
08 September 2019
Bristol Heritage Forum are offering a guided tour of the Old City followed by a talk about the history of All Saints City Church. Details of the evening event are here
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03 September 2019
No CAZ scheme can be expected to work immediately. But a plan that it is estimated would take at least 10 years in some areas of the city to produce air quality that complies with legal standards....... ...
23 July 2019
Defending the Council's long delay in deciding how best to tackle the city 's air pollution, Mayor Martin Rees argues that it is essential to ensure social justice is not sidelined while taking acti ...
28 June 2019
... pollution related wordsearch, constructing a snakes and ladders pollution themed game and sorting out true from false statements about air pollution. UWE had a stall explaining their project, ClairCity , ...
21 June 2019
... planet and improve collective global health is for city and national governments to stop ignoring evidence and take action, persuading the public and making polluters bear the full cost of the harm tha ...
11 June 2019
... acts" stand with UWE's ClairCity and Centre for Transport and Society teams.
You're invited to "Join the Conversation" with community colleagues in an early evening slot, and finally enjoy an evening ...
07 June 2019
There seems to be more places available on the introductory hand removal of graffiti course on Wednesday 12th June – 19.30 – 21.00 – Introductory Course – City Hall. There is no charge and you should have ...
06 June 2019
... the UWE ClairCity project is helping develop a vision for clean air in Bristol alongside other notable European cities
Get the facts on citizens' steps towards cleaner air
Learn about transport behaviors ...
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.
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19 March 2019
... e putting on - tell your friends, colleagues, contacts, neighbours.....
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Here are some of our publicity materials - please download/print/circulate/ema ...
15 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
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
