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Urgent notices

2 FOSBR Severn Beach Line - Summer passenger count

Thursday 20th June 2013. 


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Making Sundays Special this summer

 
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3 Protest Walk to save Ashton Avenue Bridge from BRT2

2pm Saturday 6th July 2013

The protest walk starts at Ashton Avenue Bridge and ends with the protest picnic 3.30- 6pm.  For objections to using the bridge as part of BRT2 and the route for the march click here.

 

South Bristol Link inquiry

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  • Written by John Gillett

Bus Rapid Transit Network - South Bristol Link Inquiry

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2012 will be a summer of transport inquiries and it's our chance to take part in the decision process.

  • BRT2 Aston Vale to Temple Meads (AVTM) is currently in Review for 6 weeks - week 3 starts on Tuesday 12th June.  Schedule for the inquiry can be seen here.

The Society are set to give their evidence in the week of 12/13/14/15 June. Anyone can attend the Public Inquire: it's in Armada House, Telephone Ave (between Baldwin St and Marsh St ) Tues, Wed, Thurs: 10.00am to 1.00pm,  2.00pm to 5.00pm,  Friday:  9.30pm to 1.00pm

Apart from it being a very interesting process, it would be encouraging for the Soc and other objectors to have some moral support.

  • BRT3 North Fringe to Hengrove Package, is out for review here.   Note that the Society will only respond to Zone 5, the Central Bristol proposals.  We expect that local interest groups will take up the challenge for other areas.  The schedule for any inquiry has yet to be decided.
  • South Bristol Link (SBL), which is part of the Rapid Transit network, is currently in public consultation.  The last exhibition is on the 12th June at Bristol International Bowls Club, 198 South Liberty Lane, Bedminster BS3 2TY 2pm-7pm.
 
Society members may want to comment on parts of these schemes, especially the parts that affect them.  We urge you to write own comments.

 For detailed information about the schemes please follow the links below.

West of England Partnership   Travel West
Aston Vale to Temple Meads Inquiry schedule        Travel Plus
And against parts of these proposals....    
Transport for Greater Bristol (TfGB)    Stop BRT2
Civic Society eBulletin comments

 Feel free to add your opinons in this blog, especially if you feel the Civic Society should be making particular points!

And we need to think about:  Climate change (there's a conference looking at RIO 20 years on,  London, 16-17 June) and we need to improve our railways.