Emerging Masterplan Transport & Movement
The transport concept for Ashton Park creates a movement network which enhances existing infrastructure provision and provides for new links to increase accessibility to jobs, schools, retail and leisure facilities.
At the centre of the proposals is an extension to the planned Bus Rapid Transit corridor between Temple Meads Station, the Bristol City Centre and Ashton Vale. This would serve the new development area, it’s neighbourhoods, schools and District Centre and create a direct link through to Bristol International Airport.
New Rapid Transit vehicles will run on a traffic free route and will be given priority over other road users at traffic lights. Improved service frequencies and new bus services combined with state-of-the-art waiting facilities, real time journey information and new ticketing and payment technologies will bring greater reliability to the local bus network, improve local accessibility and journey times.
As well as new public transport routes and services, there will be a need to provide essential infrastructure to allow vehicle access to and from and through the development area.
New junctions will be created to provide access into the development area from both the A370 Long Ashton Bypass and A38. A new link connecting these existing routes is proposed and would help deliver strategic proposals promoted by the Local Authorities for a link between Long Ashton Bypass and South Bristol.
The new link would provide access to the development area and adjacent development proposals at Barrow Hospital, improve surface access to BIA and reduce traffic on some key routes including Winterstoke Road, Kings Head Lane, Parsons Street and through Barrow Gurney.
Within the new development area the layout of the new neighbourhoods and links between them and day to day facilities such as employment schools, recreation and leisure will encourage movement by walking and cycling.
A network of streets and spaces will protect, enhance and provide for new formal and recreational routes creating high quality dedicated vehicle free links within the development and allowing access to adjacent communities of Ashton Vale, Highridge and Long Ashton. More strategic routes will also be provided along the main vehicle and public transport routes enabling connections into the City and South Bristol.
A sustainable approach to transport will include a Local Travel Centre located within the development providing access to a range of facilities and services including Cycle Hire, Car Clubs, Public Transport Information / ticketing facilities that will allow people to live, visit, work and play in an environment without reliance on the car.
