[hawkinspeter]

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/gallery/pictures-show-exactly-how-park-9868196

There’s some interesting changes planned for Park Street – looks to me as though their going to use appropriate design language for the road/pavement

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[Bmblbzzz]

Although “run up Park St

Although “run up Park St faster than the two-up e-scooter” is a fun game.

[hawkinspeter]

slc wrote:

Jacob’s Wells Road for me. Similar gradient, fewer witnesses.  

I’m just glad that the cycle path towards the new Ashley Down station has re-opened as I was often going up Ashley Hill instead – guaranteed to have a car or two following you.

[slc]

Dnnnnnn wrote:

slc wrote:

Bristolians often consider Park Street to be one of the world’s most difficult climbs

That’s why I tend to go via Colston Street and Park Row!

Jacob’s Wells Road for me. Similar gradient, fewer witnesses.  

 

[Dnnnnnn]

slc wrote:

slc wrote:

Bristolians often consider Park Street to be one of the world’s most difficult climbs

That’s why I tend to go via Colston Street and Park Row!

[brooksby]

slc wrote:

brooksby wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

brooksby wrote:

Now they just need to encourage shops on Park Street that aren’t artisan gin bars, barbers, or charity shops… 

It’s what the people want, though

Also wanted: an uphill travellator for peds and bikes. Bristolians often consider Park Street to be one of the world’s most difficult climbs, and the quintessential hill-of-cycling-prevention. 

I ride it every day, as I work just off Park Street.

You know, I have noticed that going down it is a lot easier than going up 

[slc]

brooksby wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

brooksby wrote:

Now they just need to encourage shops on Park Street that aren’t artisan gin bars, barbers, or charity shops… 

It’s what the people want, though

Also wanted: an uphill travellator for peds and bikes. Bristolians often consider Park Street to be one of the world’s most difficult climbs, and the quintessential hill-of-cycling-prevention. 

[hawkinspeter]

chrisonabike wrote:

Bristol Park Street?

That looks more like Gin Lane

[chrisonabike]

Bristol Park Street?

Bristol Park Street?

[brooksby]

hawkinspeter wrote:

brooksby wrote:

Now they just need to encourage shops on Park Street that aren’t artisan gin bars, barbers, or charity shops… 

It’s what the people want, though

[hawkinspeter]

brooksby wrote:

Now they just need to encourage shops on Park Street that aren’t artisan gin bars, barbers, or charity shops… 

It’s what the people want, though

[brooksby]

Now they just need to

Now they just need to encourage shops on Park Street that aren’t artisan gin bars, barbers, or charity shops… 

[hawkinspeter]

They’ve got some changes

They’ve got some changes planned for further along Queens Road too – that looks very different from the current roundabout. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/HbJ9b2SL2eHf1VXS6)

[hawkinspeter]

I think the changes are going
I think the changes are going to be of more benefit to pedestrians and the shops along Park St, but there’s usually a fair amount of two wheeled traffic up and down there. The hill won’t be so problematic for the e-bike/e-scooter riders.

[chrisonabike]

(The Post didn’t seem to have

(The Post didn’t seem to have all the pics – they are available on the council’s news site here).

The design details – such as you can see on a very cursory inspection – look good.  In particular the continuous footway (Robert Weetman has a good guide to different “styles” and a checklist for assessing “quality” / effectiveness here).

But how does it look at the network level?

Obviously with Bristol’s hills, quite a few people would appreciate public transport to get up them – but will it feel safe grinding uphill with the buses?  (Answer: probably an improvement compared to doing same plus cars?)  Will the buses just get stuck behind all the traffic at the “bus gates”?  (AKA “where do you want us to put the congestion?”)

Does it aid any “cycling network”?

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