Have your say on plan for more ‘family-friendly’ city centre
PEOPLE are being asked for their views on Bristol city centre and how to make it more family-friendly, safer, healthier and greener.
Bristol City Council said that plans to revitalise the centre of the city are set to be developed in the City Centre Development and Delivery Plan.
People who live in, work in or travel to the city centre are being asked by Bristol City Council to give their feedback to guide the initial stages of the plan, which will build on the One City Plan, and the City Centre Framework, adopted in 2020, to set out a vision for the city centre up to 2050.
The council said the plan will cover a large area of central Bristol, extending from Marlborough Street and the St James Barton roundabout in the north, to Castle Park in the south, Bond Street South in the east and St Augustine’s Parade in the west.
Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees said: “The plan will look ahead to consider what needs to happen to ensure Bristol’s city centre is fit for the future, and set out a step by step guide to help us get there.
“It will involve thinking big about the potential long-term changes to job opportunities, buildings, parks, public spaces and streets and the way these are used to support a thriving city centre facing the current climate and ecological emergencies, and economic and social pressures.
“This plan is one of the ways we will be working to make Bristol a sustainable city with jobs close to where people live, with a low impact on our planet and a healthy environment for all.
“It will help us think about the types and scale of development and investment required to support the city’s ambitions and will help support developers and landowners to consider proposed schemes in the wider context of what Bristol wants for our city centre.
“I encourage everyone to take part to make sure we get the plans right for our city.”
This first round of informal engagement will run for four weeks until Monday, May 23.
To read about the issues the City Centre Development and Delivery Plan will address, add comments to an interactive map and fill in a short survey go to www.citycentrebristol.co.uk.
There will be further opportunity for engagement over the summer and a period of formal consultation later in the year.
For a paper version of the survey email info@citycentrebristol.gov.uk