How will transport and movement be handled?
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
