MyCity Bristol

IN FRAMING OUR VISION FOR BRISTOL IN 2040, WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE PRE-EXISTING STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY ‘BAKED IN’ TO THE CITY’S FUTURE.

INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSALS

REGULATORY CHANGES

The following infrastructure schemes are proposed:

The following regulatory changes that will impact Bristol are:

• Implementing Bristol’s essential flood defence requirements from St Philip’s Marsh through to Western Harbour • Mass Transit Route (MTR) which currently include ideas around a combination of an over and underground rail network, new bus lanes and new metro bus routes. The long-term ambition is to provide rapid mass transit links out to Hengrove, Keynsham, Kingswood, Cribbs Causeway and Portishead along with Park & Ride facilities at the A32, A38, A4018 and Hicks Gate • Improvement and expansion to Bristol Temple Meads railway station, including a new north, south and eastern entrances together with expanded and improved leisure, ticket office and passenger facilities • The creation of three new railway stations known as the Henbury Spur will include railway stations with at Ashley Down, Henbury and North Filton (Brabazon) • The creation of three additional railway stations, Portway Park & Ride, Pill and Portishead • Expansion of Bristol Airport, including increasing the passenger cap from 10 to 12 million per annum, an increase in car parking together with new walkway to the eastern aircraft stands

• Bristol City Council’s target for the city to be carbon neutral by 2030

• Changing of Mayoral system to a committee-based structure from May 2024 • Future Homes Standard requiring additional standards of sustainable construction of homes by 2025 • MEES – Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) will require all commercial buildings to have an EPC rating of at least “B” by 2030

• Greater focus on operational efficiency for commercial buildings

• Ban on combustible cladding to buildings over 11m and the Building Safety Act will require aspects such as two means of escape on buildings over 18m

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