Car free Sundays, Bristol

[AngryApples]

So, this council that is so hard up it has to cut essential services can waste £195,000 on keeping areas of central Bristol car free on Sundays?

Words fail me

Hairbrained scheme related news here

[andylaurence]

The obvious answer is to avoid the centre of town and head out to Castle Combe Circuit on the first closure day.

[ewenm]

That's going to play havoc with the monthly Avenue Drivers Club meetings in Queen Square

[Yertis]

ewenm said:

That's going to play havoc with the monthly Avenue Drivers Club meetings in Queen Square

I checked the dates (I'm on one of the closed streets) and I don't think the Queen Sq meets will be affected.

FYI:

23-06-13
21-07-13
29-09-13
20-10-23

I still think it's a daft idea, Baldwin St and QCS are hardly the bustling hub of Bristol Street culture.

[the chav]

That's the dates up to now
But he did say on radio bristol he would like to add more dates depending on how these go
So looks like he wants all traffic out of the centre on the weekend's

Not good

[moreflaps]

Noooo. We have to walk down there and listen to talentless t**ts because in today's PC world you have to show open support for mediocrity. It's all part of the 20 mph road narrowing assault on cars being carried out by the watermelons.

Cheers

[Six Fiend]

What a shock, NOT

Red Trousers talking to Red Ken about a Congestion Charge system...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22456...

[rs1952]

Six Fiend said:

What a shock, NOT

Red Trousers talking to Red Ken about a Congestion Charge system...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22456...

Bristol was the only city given the option in a referendum last year of having an elected Mayor voting to have one.

Be careful of what you wish for ...

[Six Fiend]

rs1952 said:

Six Fiend said:

What a shock, NOT

Red Trousers talking to Red Ken about a Congestion Charge system...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22456...

Bristol was the only city given the option in a referendum last year of having an elected Mayor voting to have one.

Be careful of what you wish for ...

True but CC has been on the cards for a long time and it's no real surprise. Just seems short sighted to me!

[Yertis]

We're looking for a bigger office. Out of town premises looking increasingly attractive. Shame, we enjoy supporting all the food vendors and stuff around here.

[spaximus]

The whole council seems to hate cars but they can hate as much as they want there is no vialble alternative to workers. That uis because in the 25 years I have lived near Bristol they have argued about the tram system, the road network and have sat back and watched everything go wrong. And now they have elected a red trouser wearing cyclist to run the city. They have floated work place parking charges, resident parking passes which was defeated as where they wanted it to go was full of barristers etc who wiped the floor with them even buying the M32 to make it into a toll road. All the time the Newport leader has said bring your business over here, free parking, no charging and if you want we will throw in the odd welsh development cash. Where would you go?

[the chav]

The tt was on radio bristol this morning still going on about car free Sundays and also mentioned something about charging cars to enter the centre like the London charge thingy

Can't think wot its called

[spaximus]

Congestion charging! Or to be truthful the milk the motorist and screw Bristol jobs tax

[AngryApples]

spaximus said:

Congestion charging! Or to be truthful the milk the motorist and screw Bristol jobs tax

Yep,

and when the office areas starting looking like Detroit on a bad day they'll be the first to moan

[Yertis]

AngryApples said:

Yep,

and when the office areas starting looking like Detroit on a bad day they'll be the first to moan

Yes, it will be "greedy business owners move their operations out of Bristol to avoid paying congestion charge".

[choptop]

Want to go to the cinema on a Sunday? Cannot drive because it is banned or catch a bus because there are none due to a shocking, non existant bus service? Well come to Bristol where we go out of the way to p*ss people off

[aardvark64]

Wait, there's more. According to the BBC News web-site, "Bristol parking permit fees 'could rise by 400%'":
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22589...

Best wishes, Colin