South Bristol has been selected as the second Liveable Neighbourhood project in Bristol, covering the wards of Bedminster, Southville and Windmill Hill. The project aims to create a better balance between how streets are used for vehicles and people, making them safer, more pleasant, and healthier places to live.
Liveable neighbourhoods are designed in partnership with local communities to make it easier to catch a bus, walk or cycle. They can include a variety of improvements, such as; measures to reduce traffic taking short cuts through residential streets and near schools, improved crossings to help connect neighbourhoods, planting more trees, providing more benches and community spaces, and improving lighting.
There are many benefits of Liveable Neighbourhoods, including:
Safer for children to get to school
Quieter, more pleasant streets
An active and healthier population
Less isolation
More trees, flowers and greenery
More opportunities for neighbours to socialise
More opportunities for children to take part in unstructured play
Cleaner air to breathe
The study area in South Bristol was chosen for the Liveable Neighbourhoods project because the area has a high demand for walking and cycling routes, and is close to major developments, such as Bedminster Green and Temple Quarter. The local council ward members were also active in requesting this project for their wards.
This project is about creating better neighbourhoods for everyone to live in. We want to cut down on rat-runs and through traffic to create safer streets for our children and make it easier and more pleasant to walk and cycle. South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhoods represents a huge investment in the area, and we want everyone to have a say to help us develop the plans for the next stage.
Councillor Tony Dyer, who is both Leader of the Council and a Ward Councillor for Southville
The Liveable Neighbourhood project will build upon learnings from the East Bristol pilot and engagement events will be taking place throughout July, August, and September to understand the community’s needs. Residents can take also give their views online, at bristol.gov.uk/sbln-engagement.
West welcomes greater investment from spending review
West welcomes greater investment from spending review
Leaders across the West have welcomed greater investment through today’s Spending Review, with a record three-quarters of a billion pounds of transport funding confirmed for the West. That means better buses, more trains, and mass transit – with trams and much more on the table. The Treasury has also today confirmed plans to improve rail links between Bristol and Cardiff.
The second phase of a project - to reduce congestion, improve the reliability of buses, and promote active travel along a major transport route in Bristol - will get underway from Monday 16 June 2025.
That’s summer sorted. Children and young people under the age of 16 are set to be able to travel for free on buses across our region during the school holidays, thanks to new investment proposed by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.
Leaders across the region have today welcomed more than three-quarters of a billion pounds set to be invested in transport projects in the West. The Chancellor has announced plans to more than double investment in local transport in England’s city regions, committing to “investment in all parts of the country, not just a few.”