Car ban plan for crowded Bristol bridge where pedestrians feel cramped

Controversial plans to close a bridge in the city centre to cars will take a step forward later this week. Prince Street Bridge is located near the M Shed and Arnolfini and could soon be reserved for people walking or cycling, with drivers no longer allowed to cross the water there.

The bridge is walked or cycled over more than 24,000 times every day, compared to 1,700 trips in a car or van, according to the last traffic count carried out by Bristol City Council six years ago. Cars can be driven southbound over the bridge, while pedestrians crossing in either direction are squeezed into a tiny path.

Councillors on the transport policy committee are likely to approve spending £600,000 on designing and delivering t

See Full Page