Rethinking transport
Not since the days of Avon County Council has Bristol had anything resembling a traffic and transport plan for the city centre. Now, with our Mayor, it is again possible.
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2014
A view on MetroBus
The greatest waste of transport cash in Bristol’s history continues on with a seemingly unstoppable momentum.
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Signage
The Planning Applications Group (PAG) has objected to several proposed signs, usually because they would be too large or too bright.
Three planning applications
The Planning Applications Group meets every three weeks and considers more than 200 planning applications each year. By way of example, three brief case studies are described below.
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Frank Kelf
Frank Kelf set about persuading the planning department and his sceptical colleagues in Highways to accept street trees. He was astonishingly successful, so much so that I have always wondered how he did it.
McArthur’s warehouse
This impressive building has become a dangerous structure. Linden Homes will make a planning application to build a residential development.
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The Old Gas Works
The Purifier House East is a Grade II-listed building. The Linden Homes redevelopment converted the ruined buildings into flats and waterside commercial units.
All change at Temple Meads
New business is on its way to Bristol Temple Meads. Network Rail (NR) expects the Government to fund the London line electrification.
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Biophilic buildings and cities
Having caught the attention of the society over a year ago, Dr Mike Wells (Bath University) was invited to speak to the Society about the need for more Biophilic ‘nature loving’ architecture. As Bristol now prepares for the 2015’s Green Capital, this lecture was both timely and inspiring.
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University Precinct, Sat 5 April 2014
A BCS walk around the University precinct, ancient and modern, led by Angela Nutbrown.
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Arts-led Regeneration, Fri 4 April 2014
Mayor George Ferguson will be speaking, amongst others, at the Arts Led High Street Regeneration Seminar at the Tobacco Factory on 4th April from 10am – 4pm.
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