Bristol Traffic

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

Sunday, 29 May 2011

Stokes Croft -it looks differently abnormal

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As someone pointed out on our coverage of Picton Lane: The croft is never normal, not by the standards of the rest of society. On the street...
Saturday, 28 May 2011

Stokes Croft: the street fest

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People say to us "did you nip over to the Stokes Croft streetfest on your day off from driving a van round the city" We reply ...
Sunday, 22 May 2011

The AA street watch

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Apparently the AA were doing some study last week, trying get some statistics on what people in cities do that is technically "illegal...
Saturday, 21 May 2011

Bristol's Balloon Problem

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Sometimes the congestion in the city is so bad that people take to the air, but if you try that in a helicopter you soon discover that not o...
Friday, 20 May 2011

It isn't enough -the freedom of freeways

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Our main reason for a trip to the US was to learn from the road builders. Just as the cycling activists go to Denmark and the Netherlands, w...
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Thursday, 19 May 2011

Facebook Issues

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The Bristol Traffic team met many of our strategic partners in California, too many to mention. One thing we will flag up is our concerns a...
Wednesday, 18 May 2011

More News

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Luckily, we were parked up on the pavement today, so we're in the clear, but we've just received this from the Police: " Poli...
Monday, 16 May 2011

At the junction of Google and Ampitheater

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Over in Waltham Forest, Freewheeler has been expressing some concerns about google . We too have issues, which, during the teams visit ...
Sunday, 15 May 2011

Does extra parking calm traffic? Yes

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We're going to be looking at the Clifton "calming traffic through more parking" plans, to show that this isn't really a se...
Saturday, 14 May 2011

BRI parking issues on Southwell Street

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Someone cornered a team member a few weeks back and said "where are the secret plans for Southwell Street?". We forwarded them on,...

News update

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The team is being too lazy to do some serious reporting right now, but here are some news updates. 1. Crap Walking And Cycling in Waltham...
Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Paying the Wingmirror and Bodywork taxes in one go.

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Field Operative "TH" emails this photo of trouble on Bond Street South, outside the new Future Inns Hotel/Phoenix Court BCC Offic...
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Monday, 9 May 2011

Cheltenham Road Parking issues

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Now that the police have gone, the bikes and bus lanes have returned to their key role in the city: providing parking. Here we see the outs...
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Sunday, 8 May 2011

Technically, Stokes Croft is not Bohemian

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As we get lots of new visitors asking about Stokes Croft, we have to provide some more details about Stokes Croft than locals need. Sto...
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Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Queries that Bring visitors

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As part of our "watching you, watching us" series, here are some of the keywords that brought visitors to the site. Stokes croft w...
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Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Kingsdown RPZ permits for sale!

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The real issues in the city are surfacing now that Stokes Croft is calming down. Parking in Kingsdown -which is the place you want to be if ...
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Friday, 29 April 2011

The stokes croft bike lane: a new record!

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You won't be seeing our white van today, as the team is all at home watching TV. Well, watching adult videos while drinking red bull and...
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Thursday, 28 April 2011

The stokes croft "strip", mostly normal

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Two police walking down to Slix in daylight hours, no minicab outside it. Unusual. The Banksy posting now taking on more relevance. ...

Stokes Croft "gate" -back to normal

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A few minutes at the Stokes Croft/Ashley Road junction shows it is quiet there. A van sits half over the ASL, waiting for the lights to...
Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Stokes Croft: Picton Street is normal

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There's some paint on the road at the Stokes Croft/Ashley Road junction The Bristolian Cafe is offering special "Riot Fry-Ups...
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