ReTour Forum: Navigating Active Travel in Bristol

On 16th July 2024, Remit Consulting hosted its latest ReTour Forum in the Clubroom of the top floor of Building C, to explore active travel in Bristol, the region and beyond.

The consideration of active travel was critical to Assembly Bristol’s design, with the scheme forming a key component of the fabric of Bristol’s urban landscape, linking Bristol Temple Meads to Castle Park and the city centre for pedestrians and other active travellers. A key objective in the delivery of the project was to also help improve these links, through new initiatives such as the opening of Cheese Lane for the first time in 50 years as a public right of way.

Panellists from Redcliffe & Temple BID, Active Travel England, and Stantec, were joined by representatives from Bell Hammer, Bristol City Council, and Bristol Cycling Campaign amongst other to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by active travel in the city, the southwest, and the UK more widely.

As Remit's review reports: "The familiar theme of collaboration between local authorities, developers and active travel experts as a necessity ran throughout the afternoon, with particular emphasis on the impact collaboration can have on the successful implementation of masterplans for urban environments. Without collaboration, the risk increases that active travel and the productive use of public realm are deprioritised. As put by one attendee, we mustn’t forget that the people who occupy the public realm are, and should always remain, the priority for urban planning."

You can read Remit's full review of the event here.