Bristol Traffic

In which we explore the options for getting round Bristol (*), and the consequences of those decisions. (*) Excluding Fishponds.

Wednesday, 18 February 2009

Council Planning committee

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Hot off the presses comes pics of the council planning committee visiting the railway path, to see whether it will need traffic calming once...
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Malicious Persection

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At the end of Somerset Street, Kingsdown, a van with a police parking ticket. Why? Keep clear signs are just hints. It may be difficult to t...
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Well, it is bus-sized

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The VW Tuareg WR57FJJ is taking full advantage of the parking space offered on St Michael's Hill. It does say "Bus Stop", and ...
Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Pig lazy parking

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Witnessed a jaw-dropping piece of pig lazy parking a couple of nights ago but, alas, no photo as I didn't have my mobile with me at the ...
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Smarter Parking with Smart Cars

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Lot's of SmartCar coverage this week, showing the value these vehicles have in the city First, in Kingsdown Parade, the SmartCar shows...

This is how it ends. Mark Pointer, died 2009

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Up on the downs, where the road across the park, Stoke Road, meets Ladies Mile, there's a sign post covered in flowers. The one at the t...
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Monday, 16 February 2009

Enclosure

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This web site likes to be shallow and entertaining: focus on irony over insight. But sometimes we have crossover posts, and today is one, ...
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Lock it or Lose it

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It's all very well chaining your bike to a Sheffield stand. Even if you lock both wheels and the frame to it. In fact it's essential...
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The Chipping Sodbury Job

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Regular site visitor Westfield Wanders points us to some of his winter pics, namely a car hitting some ice in Chipping Sodbury, and coming o...
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Multimodal Interchange

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Whiteladies Road, weekday morning. I am cycling along the pavement and yet am forced to get off and walk Because the van EA52TSU is in the w...
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Sunday, 15 February 2009

The Future!

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We live in the Present . Q. What does one do when all the parking spaces are already taken? A. Simple: Park on the pavement. As the resi...
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Portsmouth: the seafront

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There's a presentation up on Portsmouth's Web site, talking about their cycling town plans, in which they wonder why the money spen...
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Technically Correct

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We love contributions, follow the instructions . We like funny ones the best. Hence a special mention to Montpelier correspondent KL, who se...
Saturday, 14 February 2009

ice work

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This looking down Cotham Hill from the St Michael's Hill roundabout, a couple of days after the snow had turned to ice. bikes and pedest...

Silver Lining to the Credit Crunch

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Christmas is over, and the Credit Crunch may be bad for many, but for a few it is proving very good news. On Bristol's famous Gloucester...
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Bus Parking

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On Thursday Feb 5, it was snowy enough for FirstBus to not come out. Some people knew this, and took advantage of the fact that bus stops we...
Friday, 13 February 2009

It's for their own, good, you know

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This the flight of steps between Oxford Street and High Kingsdown, within the proposed RPZ, on a weekday. Car W424XUR is parked so close the...
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Bristol Snow Chaos

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Like other news outlets, our word processor now recognises the word "snow" and automatically inserts "chaos" afterwards ...
Thursday, 12 February 2009

After the snow, the ice

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Some cold but sunny days has left the snow on the ground, but turned into a nice layer of ice, with the meltwater freezing at night too. On ...
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Every footpath closure creates need for parking space

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Following on from yesterday's observations regarding road closures  we can report that there are real down-sides to closing footpaths: A...
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