Labour City Hall bosses are taking Bristol “back to the 1960s with a car-centric approach” to the city’s transport network, Green councillors have claimed. A row about a “dangerous” diversion to a key cycling route has now escalated with many recent plans facing criticism.
A section of Concorde Way, connecting the city centre to north Bristol, closed in March for at least a year while a new train station is built in Ashley Down. A diversion set up by Bristol City Council directs cyclists up Boiling Wells Lane, and then along the busy Muller Road.
Bristol mayor Marvin Rees promised in March to take a second look at the diversion, after concerns were raised about its safety. But the mayor has since told local Green councillors that no changes would be made, sparking wider criticism of the council’s transport policies.
