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- DfT has announced that local leaders will be given improved legal powers to make it easier to restrict pavement parking 👍 www.gov.uk/government/n... DfT will set out guidance in 2026 to help local authorities use these powers appropriately. @bristolcouncil.bsky.social @mayorhelengodwin.bsky.social
- Reposted by walkingallianceI’m looking forward to local authorities implementing enforcement against #pavementparking. Walking across the street from a school at home time should not be a challenge.
- This guidance draws on research published by @livingstreets.bsky.social & @guidedogsuk.bsky.social centred on the experiences of pedestrians & bus passengers at floating bus stops www.gov.uk/government/p... @bristolcouncil.bsky.social @westofengland.bsky.social @edplowden.bsky.social
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- @BristolCouncil will “invest in the work needed to put us on the path towards reopening public toilets”. £270,000 is planned in the budget. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea... This is good news! In our '50 Ways to Better Walking' BWA calls for improvements to the provision of public toilets
- You can report feeling unsafe in public spaces anonymously via the StreetSafe app. Whether it’s the environment e.g. poor street-lighting, or anti-social behaviour, reports to the app are shared with local police & local authorities for action. www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/report/stree...
- Walk and Talk Avon and Somerset Police are inviting women to meet with female police officers & PCSOs to show them areas where they feel vulnerable or unsafe in their local communities avonandsomerset.police.uk/apply/walk-a... Looks like a good scheme..
- Walking does not take place in a vacuum: its performance is influenced by factors such as gender, race, class, dis/ability and age.. we cannot separate women’s walking from where it happens, and the safety of and access to such spaces. www.bristol.ac.uk/policybristo... @bristolhealthp.bsky.social
- Bristol City Council Designing for walking www.bristol.gov.uk/files/docume... "Provision is needed to allow all users – be they able bodied or mobility impaired, elderly or young, to use streets to walk alongside each other, pass one another, overtake and stop to interact with one another."
- @BristolCouncil is developing a new Road Safety Strategy. The Transport & Connectivity Committee has set up a Task & Finish Group to agree principles, objectives & delivery of the strategy. BWA's input is here: bristolwalkingalliance.org.uk/wp-content/u... @BristolHealthP @Brakecharity @EdPlowden
- Invitation to participate in a survey by a final year UWE Urban Planning undergraduate. How are walking, cycling, and other forms of active travel experienced across different communities? Online survey: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... Contact: Joash2.Ashong@live.uwe.ac.uk for more details
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- Walking was the most popular form of transport in the city centre, wracking up 53.3% of all journeys. This was followed by public transport at 30%. We need to remember the importance of walking! www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
- Road Safety in Bristol & the West of England West of England Sustainable Transport Network Autumn Meeting - Thu 27 Nov, 12:30-2pm with Keir Gallagher, Bristol Council's Road Safety Technical Lead Online event (Teams) Register here: events.humanitix.com/west-of-engl...
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