Consultation on improvements to Park Row, Perry Road, Upper Maudlin Street and Colston Street

We asked

Between 29 November 2021 and 16 January 2022 Bristol City Council asked residents, businesses, and anyone else who uses this area to comment on a proposed permanent scheme.

The council had developed the designs for this proposed scheme using feedback received from surveys relating to the temporary scheme that was introduced in September 2020.

You said

To ensure the survey reached as wide an audience as possible we:

• sent set letters to 1,974 households and businesses in the local area
• produced paper copies of the survey with a language template covering 12 languages along with a freepost envelope
• created an online survey that was compatible with word reader software
• asked local stakeholders and community groups to help raise awareness of the survey
• promoted the survey via social media platforms which appeal to different age ranges
• held on-street drop-in sessions at key locations
• hosted two ‘town hall’ virtual meetings with local businesses, stakeholders and residents

A total of 565 surveys were completed using the online Smart Survey platform. Headline findings were:

• 44 per cent of respondents were local residents, 69 per cent live within two miles of the scheme, 33 per cent work in the area, 45 per cent are regular visitors
• 70 per cent of respondents tend to walk through the area, 65 per cent tend to cycle, 45 per cent tend to drive
• 78 per cent agreed with the proposed changes overall (with an approval range of 76-80 per cent across the different sections of the scheme)
• 66 per cent approved of bus stop boarders
• There was over 75 per cent support for cycle hangars at all three of the potential locations that were consulted on

You can read the full consultation report here. Alternative formats of the report are available on request.

We did

We have reviewed feedback from the survey, along with the views of local stakeholder groups and ward members.

As there is a good level of support for this scheme, we will progress it to the detailed design stage with some additions and changes in response to consultation feedback.

We will then seek formal approval to deliver the scheme, which will be subject to the detailed design work and the availability of funding. An Officer Executive Decision will be published in the coming months.

If delivery of the scheme is approved, further statutory consultations will be carried out as part of the legal process relating to traffic regulation orders.