North Bristol’s New Sustainable Commuting Map
Posted on 17 May 2011
Major employers in North Bristol are taking a lead in helping tackle the daily commuting congestion in the area which is costing businesses dear, with the publication of a new sustainable community map showing the best options for getting around.
North Bristol commuters are download the new map here.
The maps has been produced by ‘North Bristol Sus Com’ a group of major employers, located along the A4174, who have come together to promote sustainable commuting for their 40,000 employees.
As well as producing the map, the group are working together to influence and improve local transport provision to combat traffic congestion and reduce the impact upon our environment through a commitment to exploring innovative ways in which the transport problems in North Bristol can be addressed.
North Bristol Sus Com are promoting greater use of Bristol's suburban rail network
Leading local employers involved in North Bristol Sus Com include Airbus, BAE Systems, Friends Life, GKN Aerospace, HP, MOD, National Composites Centre, North Bristol NHS Trust, Rolls Royce, the Bristol and Bath Science Park (SPark) and the University of the West of England.
Together North Bristol Sus Com is working to help their 40,000 employees choose more sustainable ways to commute to work, and reduce the impact commuting has on congestion in the Southmead, Filton and Emersons Green areas in Bristol.
Work together, the group aim to improve access to their sites in North Bristol for employees, customers, suppliers and visitors through reducing traffic congestion, enabling more desirable and affordable choices of public and shared transport and encouraging more healthy walking and cycling.
Major employers around the University of the West of England area are also served by an extensive bus network
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Paul,
This is a great idea. My vision would be for a MRT system for Bristol: a subway system to integrate with a tram system, to cover the whole city. This would be expensive (but Madrid and Barcelona have both taken the step), and very long term.
Regards
Graeme
Like your thinking Graeme. Lots of people in Bristol would agree I think that we need to take the bolder long term approach of some of our competitor cities.