City Centre closing to cars.

[Lax Power]

Bristol's newly elected Mayor; George Ferguson is pushing ideas about closing Bristol city centre to cars on Sundays. He has said that it works well in places like Bordeaux so why can't it work in Bristol? He wants to open up the streets to pedestrians and cyclists. Discuss...

[VinceFox]

Just another reason to shop online.

[rs1952]

I can't remamber the last time I drove in to central Bristol. Forcing myself through the congestion and then paying a fortune to park is not my idea of a good time.

If I happen to want to go to the central area, I park up somewhere around Midland Road and leg it the rest of the way.

Mind you, I always was a skinflint

[Rich G]

That'll knacker Classics in Queen Square then!

[Rich G]

That'll knacker Classics in Queens Square then!

Edited by Rich G on Tuesday 22 January 13:22

[epoch911]

It's not every Sunday. Just proposing the first Sunday of the month.


And he's already brought in free parking on Sunday. Which'll put a stop to the comical standoff with the parking jobsworths at the QS meeting

[TorqueVR]

So there'll be free parking but we won't be allowed in. Great joined up thinking!

[LancerG]

Dont worry - the businesses would never agree to it and they pay his wages

[spaximus]

I think slowly Bristol are getting the realisation that they have some fkwits in thier now renamed "city hall". They have also shelved the plans for work place parking leveies which was their previous big idea. The City needs Broadmead for the shops so just which bit would they want to screw up.

[Six Fiend]

TorqueVR said:

So there'll be free parking but we won't be allowed in. Great joined up thinking!

One Sunday a month and quite possibly only summer. I'd be amazed if they shut off access to too much of the area. He seems to be a bit too switched on to make a complete mess.

Now if he shelves the planned city wide 20mph limit I'll be really pleased

[Six Fiend]

spaximus said:

I think slowly Bristol are getting the realisation that they have some fkwits in thier now renamed "city hall". They have also shelved the plans for work place parking leveies which was their previous big idea. The City needs Broadmead for the shops so just which bit would they want to screw up.

I reckon the area around the centre (hippodrome), Baldwin St, Welsh Back, Queen Sq, Prince Street would be the target. Don't hit the main retail area, but encourage all the walkie and cycle types to hit the cafe and eatery areas

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

Six Fiend said:

I reckon the area around the centre (hippodrome), Baldwin St, Welsh Back, Queen Sq, Prince Street would be the target. Don't hit the main retail area, but encourage all the walkie and cycle types to hit the cafe and eatery areas

^^ This, and I agree with the poster above, I dont think GF is mental enough to try to destroy peoples trade. He wants people in the NCPs or parking away from town and wandering in, then toodling around the shops. Good Idea. ( in my book)

[anonymous-user]

Obiwonkeyblokey said:

Six Fiend said:

I reckon the area around the centre (hippodrome), Baldwin St, Welsh Back, Queen Sq, Prince Street would be the target. Don't hit the main retail area, but encourage all the walkie and cycle types to hit the cafe and eatery areas

^^ This, and I agree with the poster above, I dont think GF is mental enough to try to destroy peoples trade. He wants people in the NCPs or parking away from town and wandering in, then toodling around the shops. Good Idea. ( in my book)

that sort of area could work well, there are a few cafes and things in the area and more importantly, very few bus routes so Farce Group wont throw their toys out of the pram. hopefully it will help encourage people to spend time in the area around the lloyds ampitheatre and the harbourside which suffers from all the traffic penning it in, towards hotwells, through the centre, up park st etc etc

i wouldnt be cycling though, those cobbles outside the hippordrome are covered in kebab fat and are lethal!

living just a stones throw within south glos is great, all the benefits of being close to Bristol but no effect from this mayoral nonsense!

[choptop]

Does the park and ride open on a Sunday? The one at Lansdown for Bath doesn't