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News
- Council to closely monitor impact of e-bikes in Bath
- Strawberry Line tunnel temporary closure
- First Bus and North Somerset Council working to tackle bus challenges
- Improvements to roads in Milton, Weston begin
- Vauxhall Bridge restoration works to begin in October
- Additional on-street secure cycle parking now available to rent
- New commuter ferry to be trialled in Bristol
- New shuttle bus to help transport gap due to A432 bridge closure
- New parking restrictions for Weston residents.
- Gaol Ferry Bridge and the Chocolate Path reopen
- Removal of redundant Bath bridge begins
- Work to improve the Old Market Gap to get underway this month
- Brockley Combe improvement works to start in October.
- Oldfield Park and Westmoreland Residents’ Parking Zone to go live with more visitor bays
- Air quality in Bath continues to improve
- New 10 bus service introduced from September
- Further funding boost for Banwell bypass
- Bath to Bristol Corridor: Communities urged to make "Big Choices" on local public transport along A4
- Gaol Ferry Bridge to reopen on 8 September
- 'Birthday Buses’ launches
- Portway Park and Ride station officially opens
- Second public meeting ahead of Clevedon scheme review
- Portway Park & Ride station to open
- Changed and improved bus services for Weston-super-Mare from this September
- South Gloucestershire Council announces further support to extend vital 84/85 and 622 bus services
- Operational note: Cabot Way maintenance
- One-way traffic diversion during Kewstoke Primary School works
- Chew Magna High Street resurfacing – please plan your journey
- Two residents’ parking zones to come into force in Bath
- New Radstock footbridge officially open
- Consultation on emission-based parking charges in Bath goes live
- A further £11 million secured to support those affected by Bristol’s Clean Air Zone
- North Somerset Council agrees additional £11.9m for Banwell bypass
- Pier to Pier Way to open as soon as current work is completed
- Many happy returns – and singles! First passengers encouraged to sign up for free bus travel
- School bus services 427, 459 and 460 secured following South Gloucestershire Council intervention
- Bath & North East Somerset Council celebrates 70th Anniversary of School Crossing Patrol Service
- Redcliffe Bascule Bridge to close in the daytime for 12 days
- Chew Stoke school recognised for success in encouraging sustainable travel
- Somer Valley residents urged to make big choices on local transport
- Beggar Bush Lane bus improvement works set to start in July
- Lane closures planned as Bath & North East Somerset Council maintains A roads
- Proposals for another School Street for Bristol
- MetroWest Phase 2 and Ashley Down Rail station programme update
- Multi-million-pound sustainable transport route open
- 84/85 bus service extended following council intervention
- Cotham Hill transport and pedestrianisation works to start in June
- Improving Bristol Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists
- Parking suspension in Keynsham High Street for remedial works
- Work to start on two more residents’ parking zones in Bath
- Cumberland Road stabilisation works extended
- North Somerset Council wins further funding for walking, wheeling and cycling improvements
- £3.6 million boost for cyclists secured by West of England Metro Mayor
- A new Cribbs Causeway bus service to launch this summer
- More frequent train services coming to the West this Monday
- Bath road closures for City Centre Security scheme
- Locally designed bus services on route for the region
- First look at new on-demand buses on their way to North Somerset’s communities
- South Gloucestershire Council commits to more electric vehicle charge points
- Planning permission granted for the Banwell bypass
- Barrow Gurney improvement works set to start this April.
- Bath & North East Somerset Council considers trial of on-street electric vehicle charging cable channels
- Charfield Station plans approved
- Temporary closure of Concorde Way in Ashley Down
- Bus service changes April 2023
- Have your say on new locations for cycle hangars in Bath and North East Somerset
- West of England Enhanced Partnership launched
- Four North Somerset crossings set for improvements
- New pedestrian crossing coming to Weston seafront
- Electric vehicle charging consultation launched in North Somerset
- Help shape the future of bus stops across the West of England
- Road improvements set for Tickenham
- Road safety improvements work for Yatton
- Major improvement works begin on North Somerset bus routes
- Have your say on proposals to improve sustainable travel between Thornbury and Bradley Stoke
- M49 Junction Link Road
- More buses on their way to North Somerset communities
- Funding for new footbridge connecting Keynsham to East Bristol
- New North Filton rail station approved
- Communities asked to help region prepare for new arena
- Worle Village Primary School celebrates national green travel award
- Funding bid for eight pedestrianisation schemes in Bristol
- £680,000 boost for cycling, walking and wheeling secured by Metro Mayor
- Operational note: Chocolate Path repairs
- Bus service changes January 2023
- Proposals for three more School Streets in Bristol
- West Hill improvement works to take place next week
- North Somerset school celebrates national green travel award
- Local people encouraged to get involved in active travel plans in North Somerset
- Operational note: Temporary lights at Sheene Road, Malago Road and St John’s Lane junction
- Consultation on amendments to Banwell bypass mitigation measures
- A new railway station for Ashley Down
- Living Roof bus shelter trial
- New Year, New Route – details of new Cribbs Causeway to Bristol Parkway ‘m4’ bus revealed
- Bath Residents’ Parking Zones launch in the New Year
- Bristol Parkway to become station for the 21st century
- Bristol Clean Air Zone launches
- Update on A4 Upper Bristol Road cycling and pedestrian improvements
- Funding confirmed for bus improvements in North Somerset
- Join My Journey launches for commuters
- Come drive with us: Metro Mayor urges West of England Ukraine guests
- College Square School Streets early engagement
- Redcliffe Bascule Bridge to partially reopen to pedestrians and general traffic
- Full steam ahead: Portishead to Bristol train line gets major boost after planning approval
- Take a first look at proposals for the M49 junction link road
- Off-street parking and permit charge changes to come into effect in Bath and North East Somerset
- Princess Victoria Street pedestrian zone to become permanent
- West Harptree A368 to close for resurfacing
- Recruiting more bus drivers for better services
- Next steps for safer, better neighbourhoods in Bath and North East Somerset
- £435,000 to save “lifeline” community bus services
- Avon Bridge refurbishment final two phases of works
- Update on A36 Beckford Road cycling and pedestrian improvement
- Have your say on 20mph plans for Hutton
- £10m unlocked for transport infrastructure upgrades to support Filton Arena project
- Hop on an e-scooter for an easier commute to the University of Bath
- Planning application submitted for Charfield Station
- Bath & North East Somerset Council publishes its A4 Link and Ride feasibility study
- Accessible all-weather path opens at Stoke Park
- Cleveland Bridge has reopened to two-way traffic, under an 18-tonne weight limit
- South Gloucestershire schools receive top grades for encouraging sustainable travel
- Four bus services to resume this Monday
- Weston town centre wayfinding projects are launched
Projects
- Bristol School Streets: Ashton Gate Primary School
- WESTlocal
- Bus stop update programme
- Bristol School Streets: Fair Furlong Primary School
- Bristol School Streets: Ashley Down Primary School
- Bristol School Streets: St Bernadette Catholic Primary School
- Bristol School Streets: Cathedral Schools
- Transport Improvements to the A4 Portway route early engagement
- Portway Park & Ride Rail Station
- Bristol School Streets: Whitehall Primary School
- Bristol School Streets: Minerva Primary Academy
- Bristol School Streets: Chester Park Junior School
- Improvements to the number 2 bus route (A37/A4018)
- Somer Valley Links improvements
- North Filton and Henbury train stations
- Bristol School Streets: Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy
- Bristol School Streets: Victoria Park Primary School
- Ashley Down station
- Bristol streets – Transport Corridor Improvements
- Portbury, Avonmouth & Severnside (PAS) Transport Strategy
- Trinity Academy transport works
- West of England Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan
- West of England Bus Strategy
- Bristol School Streets: Wansdyke Primary School
- Bristol School Streets: St Peter’s C of E Primary School
- Bristol School Streets
- Portishead rail line: MetroWest Phase 1
- Old Market Cycle Safety project
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Bristol North to South Route
- National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF)
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Frome Greenway Link
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Cattle Market Road
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Bristol East West route
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Easton Safer Streets
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Southmead Quietway
- Access WEST
- Bristol Shared Use Routes for People Walking and on Bicycles Policy
- Cycle Ambition Fund: South Gloucestershire
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Bristol
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Bath & North East Somerset
- Sustainable Travel Transition Year Fund 16/17
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Bristol On-Street Bike Hangars
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Bristol Cycling & Walking Bugbears
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Filwood Quietway
- Cycle Ambition Fund: Malago Greenway
- West of England Low Emission Bus Scheme bid
- Henbury rail line: MetroWest Phase 2
- Freight consolidation
- Joint Local Transport Plan
- Better Bus Area Fund
- Local sustainable transport fund
- Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund
- Cycling Ambition Fund
- Cribbs Patchway metrobus extension
- metroBus Project Information
- MetroWest
Essential Evidence
- No 187: Examining the politics of transport planning
- No 186 Active Travel & Physical Activity. Evidence Review.
- No 185: The effectiveness of a 20mph speed limit intervention on vehicle speeds in Bristol
- No. 184 How methods and levels of policing affect road casualty rates
- No. 183 Assessing the potential for carbon emissions savings from replacing short car trips with walking and cycling
- No 182 Sustainable Travel Towns: An evaluation of the longer term impacts
- No 181 Can environmental improvement change the population distribution of walking
- No 180 Insights on disruption as opportunities for transport policy change
- No 179 Suburban rail stations, walking distance and other key determinants
- No 178: More evidence as to the importance of co-benefits of climate change mitigation
- No. 177: Knowledge Translation for evidence-informed road safety
- No: 176 Play Streets during school vacations
- No. 175 Traffic Safety Culture
- No 174: Traffic & environmental impacts of Urban Freight Consolidation Centres (UCCs)
- 173: Future Streets: Knowledge exchange and researcher-practitioner collaboration
- No 172: Active travel interventions need to be attractive to the physically inactive
- No 171: Visual looming & child pedestrian safety
- No 170: Urban cycle use, Safety in Numbers, and speed limits
- No. 169: Mobile phone use while driving
- No 168: Stressing the harms of physical inactivity to promote exercise
- No 167: Speed & Crash Risk: OECD’s recommendations
- No 166: Age-related decline and cycling: new evidence
- No 165: Policy making and evidence selection
- 164: The rise and rise of e-bikes
- 163: Negotiating Multi-sectoral evidence on transport and health
- 162: Air pollution exposure among motor vehicle occupants
- No. 161 Traffic-law enforcement & its relationship with risk of death from crashes
- No 160: Effective ways to grow the urban bus market
- No 159 What could a switch from 30 mph to 20mph achieve across a whole country’s population?
- No. 158 The Just City: Equal entitlement
- 157: Liveable Neighbourhoods and evidence for increased walking
- No 156 Transport & Social Exclusion – Where are we now?
- No 155 Road User Charging
- No 154 Multiple health benefits of urban tree canopy
- 153: Child pedestrian casualties and deprivation
- No 152 Association between recreational and commuter cycling, changes in cycling and Type 2 Diabetes risk
- No 151: The Need to Change How People Think About the Consequences of Travelmode: - what is most influential?
- No 150: Change in commute mode: – what is most influential?
- 149: Motives, perceptions and experiences of electric bicycle owners
- 148: Pluralistic ignorance and climate change – inaccurate perceptions of others’ opinions
- 147: Can air pollution negate the health benefits of cycling and walking?
- No 146 Quantifying the transport-related impacts of parental choice in England
- 145: Transport walking and the importance of urban neighbourhoods
- 144: Beyond Best Practice in Road Safety thinking – seeking a culture change
- 143: Essential Evidence on a page: Further evidence of declining independent mobility among children in England
- 142: Kinetic Energy Management, Haddon’s Matrix, and Road Safety
- 141: Transport & Poverty
- 140 How much can active travel contribute to reducing the disease burden?
- 139 Green spaces and cognitive development in primary school children
- 138: The legacy of Jerry Morris’ research on physical activity
- 137: Transport user needs and marketing public transport
- 136: Near misses and related incidents among UK cyclists
- 135: Impact of changes in mode of travel to work on changes in body weight
- 134: Priorities for an age-friendly bus system
- 133: Walking and Cycling: Build it and will they come?
- 132: Children & young people’s views on local travel and constraints on mode choice
- 131: Induced Motor Traffic
- 130: Democratic Streets
- 129: Respiratory responses to short-term exposure to traffic related air pollution
- 128: Improving urban air quality through increased cycling use
- 127: Child-Friendly Cities
- 126: After School Physical Activity: the importance of outdoor play with friends
- 125: Effectiveness of School Crossing Patrols
- 124: Acceptable utility walking distance
- 123: Effect of subsidising bus travel on the occurrence of road traffic casualties
- 122: What is the best dose of nature and green exercise for improving mental health?
- 121: School based driver education for the prevention of crashes: Evidence and policy
- 120: Effects of a cycle training course on children’s cycling skills and cycle use
- 119: Walking to Work: Does it contribute to increasing total physical activity time?
- 118: Car manufacturers and global road safety
- 117: Can society address social inequalities borne by pedestrians & cycle users?
- No. 116 Health Integrated Planning
- 115: Older people’s experience of cycling
- 114: Impacts of a new public transport system on users
- 113: City-wide residential streets 20mph speed limits
- 112: Older car drivers and planned approaches to driving cessation
- 111: Commuting to work and traveller stress
- 110: Blaming Children for Child Pedestrian Injuries
- No 109 The prevention paradox and population strategies applied to transport
- 108: Association between midlife cardiorespiratory fitness levels and later-life Dementia
- 107: Behaviour change techniques to promote walking and cycling: Systematic Review
- No 106: Evidence form the 2011 Census on Walking, Cycling and Driving to work
- No. 105 The benefits of residential motor vehicle parking management
- 104: Effectiveness of Safe Routes to School Programmes
- 103: Traffic noise and health
- 102: Health benefits of mass recreational programmes
- No 101: Digital natives and car use
- No. 100 The Concept of Progress: Myth or reality?
- No. 99 Intelligence-led traffic policing: Motoring Offences and Other Offences
- 98: In sickness and in health at work: the importance of physical activity
- No 97: Effectiveness of speed cameras in preventing road traffic collisions & casualties
- 96: Declining Independent Mobility among children
- 95: Motivations for active commuting
- No. 94 Incrementalism (or muddling through)
- 93: Longevity and walking
- 92: Impact of a free 1 month public transport ticket on mode choice
- 91: The impact of free older persons’ Bus Pass on Active Travel in England
- No 90 Assessing the evidence to assist planners
- No 89: Co-benefits as a new approach to optimising public policy effectiveness
- No 88 Collaboration, sectoral protectionism, and reticulists in public policy
- 87: Physical Activity Deficiency – Lessons from tobacco control
- No 86 Olympian efforts needed to increase physical activity – a global challenge
- 85: The health impacts of reducing short car tips
- 84: Physical Activity compensation in British 8–13 year olds
- 83: Bike-rail integration?
- 82: Severance, social support and health
- 81: Physical activity by stealth? The potential health benefits of a workplace transport plan
- No. 80 Measuring Transport performance
- 79: The paradox of the effective speed concept
- 78: Neighbourhoods and mental well-being
- 77: Is your local area a good place for young people to grow up?
- 76: Benefits of shift from car to active travel
- 75: Accident: No such thing?
- 74 Can parents affect the likelihood of young drivers having accidents?
- 73: Representation of cycling in newspapers
- 72: Health risks and benefits of a bicycle sharing scheme
- No 71: Policy transfer and learning in the field of transport
- 70: Exercise at work and self-reported work performance
- 69: Non-cycling adults – how to engage them in cycling
- No 68 Spend on high streets according to travel mode
- 67: Speeds of drivers in the presence of child pedestrians
- No 66. Public Health White Paper: Healthy Lives Healthy People
- 65: Physical activity, walking, and the prevention of falls
- 64: The common cold, physical activity and immune function
- 63: Dose response to physical activity
- 62: ‘Nudge’: Normative social influences on behaviour change
- 61: Doorstep walks
- 60: Traffic-related air pollution and asthma in children
- 59: Global Perspective – Urban populations, transport and health inequalities
- 58: Car use, weight gain and climate change
- 57: Community severance
- 56: Children’s physical activity and academic achievement
- 55: Casualty and Road Danger Reduction
- 54: Health effects of a neighbourhood traffic calming scheme
- No 53: Perceived barriers to public engagement with climate change
- 52: Is speeding a “real” anti-social behaviour?
- No 51: The Precautionary Principle
- 50: Peak Oil
- 49: Food deserts
- 48: Attitude-based targeting of mobility types for mode shift
- 47: Stairs instead of escalators
- 46: Use of non-motorised modes and life stages
- No 45: Effective interventions to increase cycle use
- 44: Electrically assisted Cycling
- 43: Child physical activity and effect on body weight
- 42: A Convenient Truth: climate change mitigation from transport is good for health
- 41: Neighbourhood green environments where people can walk
- 40: Effect of driving cessation on the elderly
- 39: The social patterning of exercise behaviours and deprivation amplification
- 38: Women and commuter cycling
- 37: Impact of retirement on physical activity
- 36: Children’s Independent mobility
- 35: Urban Environment
- 34: Evidence led policy or the art of the possible?
- 33: Assessment of the Active for Life campaign
- 32: NICE Guidance on the promotion and creation of physical environments
- 31: Walk in to work out
- 30: Cost Benefit Analysis of walking and cycle track networks
- 29: Illness arising from Road Transport
- 28: Public Transport and Physical Activity
- 27: Air pollution
- 26: Effect of crime and neighbourhood on physical activity
- 25: Cycling Safety – Lessons from The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany
- 24: Economic Benefits of Cycling
- 23: Mass community cycling events
- 22: Inverse Care Law
- 21: Obtaining a driving licence and interventions to influence the decision
- 20: Health Impact Assessment (HIA)
- 19: Unintended health impacts of road transport policies and interventions
- 18: The role of habit in travel behaviour
- 17: Using pedometers to increase physical activity and improve health
- 16: Objective monitoring, children’s travel and physical fitness
- 15: Vision Zero
- 14: A healthy school journey
- 13: Cycling reduces absenteeism at the workplace
- No. 12 Life change events and participation in physical activity
- 11: The importance of walkable communities
- 10: Cycle commuting
- 9: Unintended consequences of bus re-regulation – the impact in South Yorkshire
- 8: Physical Activity: the best buy in public health – but most undervalued
- 7: Weight gain and car use
- 6: Walking to health
- No.5: Impact of highway traffic capacity reductions
- 4: Cycling and all-cause mortality
- No. 3: The Evidence Hierarchy
- 2: Segmentation in behaviour change
- 1: Safety in Numbers
