On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Nixie James-Scott
<nixiejames@...> wrote:
> Thanks for that info Steve, I would urge everyone to go to the website and
> make their feelings felt about BRT and the Ashton Vale link too, also South
> Bristol road link. I also declined to use the listing boxes in comment to
> the points raised beside the Ashton Vale consultation questionnaire. This
> seemed to imply that I was prepared to say some ideas were ok and would just
> have been inputted as positive response to the scheme. Here is the web
> address, I'm sure someone has already put it on the mails but doesn't harm
> to do it again!!
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> http://www.westofengland.org/transport

yes, I got the paper on the AV route in the door too. The thing is,
there is something to be said for mass transit systems, but that is
what roads are for. The AV route has an underused railway, but the
WOEP don't want to run trams on it, possibly because it would deny the
expansion plans of BRT. That's upsetting the transport campaigners
like Pip.

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> PS Still seeing the firecrests in my garden (backing onto Malago) this area
> is alive with wildlife that just wouldn't have a habitat left.
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> PPS Went to Parks and Green Space strategy meeting last night – asked
> questions about how all these plans being made for green spaces would be
> affected by BRT routes – i.e. Cotswold Road Open Space, Marksbury Road Open
> Space and or Northern Slopes as someone else reminded me. We were trying to
> ascertain whether green space plans or priorities would hold any sway over
> BRT route planning. Sadly it seemed that it wouldn't really. However we just
> need to keep our presence high at all these council level meetings so they
> know that we would be a force to reckon with.

We're seeing this with the plans to build houses against the railway
path. There may be a formal green space strategy, but the council
officers can apparently override it. If you follow the bristol blogger
web site you can see what's going on there -the FOI emails show that
its the squarepeg lawyers that seem to be in charge.