Some questions about our plan for transport in Bristol Bristol City Council Easy read booklet 2018
Who we are and what we do We are Bristol City Council. We run services in Bristol. We wrote a plan for transport in Bristol. Transport is how you get around the city on buses, trains, cars, bikes and walking. We want you to read our plan and answer the questions in this booklet to tell us what you think.
Why our transport needs to change There are 6 reasons our transport needs to change. 1. We are going to build lots of new homes in and near Bristol. This means more people will travel around Bristol to go to work, school or to the shops. 2. We want to make public transport fair for everyone in Bristol. 3. We want more people to walk and cycle. This will make the air cleaner and people more healthy.
More about Why our transport needs to change 4. We want to make our public spaces nicer so more people will walk and cycle. A public space is a place that is open to everyone, like a park. 5. We want less traffic on our roads so you know how long travel will take. Traffic means cars, vans, lorries and buses. 6. We want to help Bristol have more money. To do this we need transport, so people can get to work and the shops. We want to have less traffic on our roads.
Question 1 - our aims Please tick or make a mark in the boxes that are right for you. Tell us which of our aims are important. a. To make public transport better, so we can build new houses and make more jobs. I m not sure b. To make public transport fair for everyone in Bristol. I m not sure c. To ask people to walk and cycle more, so our air is cleaner and people are more healthy. I m not sure
More about Question 1 - our aims Please tick or make a mark in the boxes that are right for you.. d. To make our public spaces nicer, so more people will walk and cycle. I m not sure e. To have less traffic on our roads so you know how long travel will take. I m not sure f. To help Bristol have more money. We will do this by having better transport cleaner air new tools. I m not sure
Question 2 - transport around Bristol Please tick or make a mark in the boxes that are right for you. Tell us if you think our plans for transport around Bristol are good. Our plans are To have less traffic on our roads, so they are less busy. I m not sure To make travel into and around Bristol quicker. I m not sure
More about Question 2 - transport around Bristol Please tick or make a mark in the boxes that are right for you. To make it safer to walk and travel on bikes and public transport. t sure To ask people to walk and travel on bikes and public transport more. t sure
Question 3 - the city centre Please tick or make a mark in the box that is right for you. The City Centre is the busiest part of the city. This is where most of the shops and tall buildings are. Bristol City Centre is very busy but we still want lots of people visit it. People visit for jobs, schools and shops. Other people live in the City Centre. We want to make it easy for people to travel to the City Centre by walking, cycling or on public transport. Tell us if you think our plans for the City Centre are good. t sure
Question 4 - the main roads Please tick or make a mark in the box that is right for you. Our main roads are very busy. Main roads are bigger roads that you take in and out of the city. We want less traffic on our main roads. We want to make our main roads better for cycling and walking. We might build a train service that runs under the main roads to make them less busy. Tell us if you think our plans for the main roads are good. t sure
Question 5 - your local shopping centre Please tick or make a mark in the box that is right for you. We want you to get to your local shopping centre easily by walking, cycling or on public transport. We want you to travel easily from your local shopping centre to other parts of Bristol. We want you to do this on public transport. Lots of local shopping centres are on main roads. We will change the roads, so they are less noisy and safer for cycling and walking. Tell us if you think our plans for your local shopping centre are good. t sure
Question 6 - your neighbourhood Please tick or make a mark in the box that is right for you. We want you to feel safe when you walk and cycle around your neighbourhood. Your neighbourhood is the area where you live. We want you to be able to travel easily on public transport from your neighbourhood to other parts of Bristol. We want to work with you to make roads in your neighbourhood better. If they are better you might walk and cycle more. Tell us if you think our plans for your neighbourhood are good. t sure
Question 7 - How we will pay for the changes Please tick or make a mark in the box that is right for you. We need more money to pay for all of these changes. We will get more money by making people pay to park where they work making people pay to drive into the City Centre making businesses pay more tax making people pay more Council Tax. Tax is money you pay to your Council or the government. Council Tax pays for local services like schools and rubbish collection. Tell us if you think our plans to pay for the changes are good. t sure
Information about you Please tick or make a mark in the boxes that are right for you. Please write your postcode here. Your postcode is the last part of your address. It will be something like BS3 9FS. Please tell us more about you. Put a mark or tick in the box that is right for you. I live in Bristol I work, study or volunteer in Bristol I visit Bristol I work for a business in Bristol I work for a business outside Bristol but travel to Bristol to work I work for Bristol City Council as a councillor (Elected member)
Please tell us how old you are. Put or mark or tick in the box that is right for you. I am under 18 I am aged 65-74 I am aged 18-24 I am aged over 75 I am aged 25-44 I don t want to say I am aged 45-64 Are you male, female or something else? Put a mark or tick in the box that is right for you. something else? Male Female Something else I don t want to say
More about Information about you Please tick or make a mark in the boxes that are right for you. Are you transgender? Transgender people feel like they are born into the wrong body and want to change this. Put a mark or tick in the box that is right for you. I don t want to say Tell us your ethnic background This means where you and your family are from and the language you speak. Put a mark or tick in the box that is right for you. White British White other Black or Black British Asian or Asian British Mixed or dual heritage Any other ethnic background I don t want to say Something else. Please tell us what
Please tell us if you are disabled. Put a mark or tick in the box that is right for you. I don t want to say Please tell us about your religion or faith. Put a mark or tick in the box that is right for you. religion Muslim Christian Sikh Buddhist Hindu I don t want to say Another religion or belief. Please tell us what Jewish
More about Information about you Please tick or make a mark in the boxes that are right for you. Please tell us about your sexual orientation. This means who you are attracted to. Put a mark or tick in the box that is right for you.. Lesbian, gay or bisexual Other Heterosexual (straight) I don t want to say We might need to get in touch if you want to know more about this survey other transport surveys we might write. Please write your name here
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Where you can answer more questions You can tell us more about what you think about Bristol transport on this website https://bristoltransport.prioritysimul ator.com/ Thank you to A2i for the words www.a2i.co.uk (reference 30147) The full version of this document is called Questionnaire for Bristol Transport Strategy public consultation