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The challenge As the UK’s first Cycling City, Bristol has developed good facilities for walkers and cyclists in many parts of the city. However, the area to the south, including nearby towns and villages in North Somerset, remained cut off from the city centre by the River Avon and a complicated system of busy roads with difficult crossings. The only access for walkers and cyclists was via the busy road through Long Ashton village, or the main A370 carrying over 25,000 vehicles per day. The solution Sustrans developed The Festival Way, a largely traffic-free route from Millennium Park in Nailsea to Bristol city centre. The route links towns and villages along the way, including Backwell, Flax Bourton and Long Ashton, and travels through the Grade II listed grounds of Ashton Court Estate. The work involved creating new traffic- free links to existing paths and installing controlled crossings of busy roads. The Impact 98 % increase in the estimated number of trips made on the route annually 70 % of people use the route because it saves them money 44 % of people use the route to commute to work or school 92 % of people said the route helped them increase their level of activity A fantastic and mostly traffic-free route from Nailsea in North Somerset right into the heart of Bristol for commuters, families and students Case study: a new cycling and walking route between Nailsea and Bristol Based on route user intercept survey data from one site at Flax Bourton Greenway in July/Aug 2009 and July/Aug 2012 £ School Work
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The challengeAs the UK’s first Cycling City, Bristol has developed good facilities for walkers and cyclists in many parts of the city. However, the area to the south, including nearby towns and villages in North Somerset, remained cut off from the city centre by the River Avon and a complicated system of busy roads with difficult crossings. The only access for walkers and cyclists was via the busy road through Long Ashton village, or the main A370 carrying over 25,000 vehicles per day.
The solutionSustrans developed The Festival Way, a largely traffic-free route from Millennium Park in Nailsea to Bristol city centre. The route links towns and villages along the way, including Backwell, Flax Bourton and Long Ashton, and travels through the Grade II listed grounds of Ashton Court Estate. The work involved creating new traffic-free links to existing paths and installing controlled crossings of busy roads.
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98% increase in the estimated number of trips made on the route annually
70% of people use the route because it saves them money
44% of people use the route to commute to work or school
92% of people said the route helped them increase their level of activity
A fantastic and mostly traffic-free route from Nailsea in North Somerset right into the heart of Bristol for commuters, families and students
Case study: a new cycling and walking route between Nailsea and Bristol
Based on route user intercept survey data from one site at Flax Bourton Greenway in July/Aug 2009 and July/Aug 2012
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Key factsBristol, South West
Big Lottery Fund Grant£580,000
Scheme partnersBristol City Council and North Somerset Council
Schools benefitting from the schemeGolden Valley Primary, Flax Bourton Primary, Birdwell Primary, Northleaze Primary, Ashton Park Secondary, University of the West of England: Faculty of Art, Bower Ashton
Amenities benefitting from the schemeM Shed Museum, Bristol Records Office, Create Centre, Greville Smyth Park, Ashton Court Estate, Gatcombe Farm Shop, Millennium Park, Nailsea
Workplaces benefitting from the schemeAvon & Somerset Coroner’s Court, University of the West of England
The scheme is part of National Cycle Network, Route 33
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The differenceThe Festival Way offers residents in South Bristol and North Somerset the opportunity to cycle and walk right into the city centre via a safe, direct and pleasant route. This has significantly increased the number of people choosing to commute by bike or on foot. It also benefits people in the city centre, offering them access to Ashton Court Estate and the surrounding countryside, and university students now have a safer, more enjoyable journey to UWE’s Art Faculty.
The futureThere are plans to extend the route to Clevedon and these discussions have been spurred on by the success of the Festival Way. There are also plans to extend the route across Bristol to link to Temple Meads railway station and the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone as part of Bristol City Council’s Avon Promenade scheme.
Want to find out more?Find out how we’re transforming local travel across the UK. Call 0117 926 8893, email [email protected] or visit www.sustrans.org.uk
“” Cycling five miles to school used to mean sharing the road with speeding cars. The new cycle route is so much safer, more enjoyable and saves my mum a fortune on bus fares. I have so much more freedom and independence now. I also enjoy
cycling into Bristol for leisure. “”Josh Peak (14)
Sustrans makes smarter travel choices possible, desirable and inevitable. We’re a leading UK charity enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day.
www.sustrans.org.uk Registered charity no. 326550 (England and Wales) SCO39263 (Scotland). Photo credits: Sustrans. © Sustrans 2013
