Engagement feedback

We asked

We were proposing to carry out traffic signal refurbishment works at the crossroad junction with Falcondale Road and Henbury Road and proposing a new 24 hour bus lane for a short stretch along Falcondale Road.

You said

A total of 424 completed the survey and the headline findings were:

• 91% of respondents were residents

Of the pedestrian proposals:

• 75% thought the widened footpaths were fair to very good,
• 86% rated tactile paving from fair to very good,
• 68% rated the removal of the sub-standard traffic island from fair to very good
• 75% thought widening the remaining traffic island was fair to very good

Of the cyclist proposals 77% rated advanced stop lines from fair to very good.

Of the road layout proposals:

• 65% rated the removal of the right turn on Falcondale Road (outbound) into Henbury Road fair to very good.
• 52% rated the introduction of a right turn only traffic lane on Falcondale Road (inbound) as fair to very good.

Of the bus proposals 76% rated the 24 hour bus lane from Greystoke Avenue to the traffic signal junction as poor to very poor.

The full report is available here.

We did

The feedback from this survey along with the engagement with local stakeholders, ward members and community groups has been reviewed. The results showed overall support for the traffic signal refurbishment and junction elements of the scheme but not for the bus lane. We are therefore proposing to omit the bus lane from the plans going forward as the priority for the scheme is to refurbish the life expired signals. Bristol City Council is still committed to improving passenger transport along this corridor, and this will remain an aspiration in any future A4018 schemes.

We can also reassure pedestrians that the timings of the new signals will improve pedestrian safety and comfort, and that the new junction will be a better pedestrian environment over the existing layout. The detailed design will proceed with a view towards starting construction in Spring 2023.