After being closed to traffic for three years, the road had become a popular walking and cycling route However, Bristol council is reopening it despite warnings that it'll create 'unnecessary danger' cycling
A popular walking and cycling route in Bristol is set to be reopened to motor traffic three years after it was temporarily closed, despite warnings from campaigners and local councillors that it would create “unnecessary danger to pedestrians and cyclists”.
The street has since become increasingly popular with people walking and cycling around the Harbourside, due to the lack of traffic. But campaigners are warning that removing the roadblocks will increase the traffic and deem the road with narrow pavements completely unsuitable for pedestrians or cyclists.Writing to the council, the Bristol Cycling Campaign said: “Avon Crescent is a key walking and cycling route enabling people to walk from one side of the harbour to the other.
Green Councillor Patrick McAllister, representing Hotwells and Harbourside, added: “I share concerns of residents who feel their safety and health will be imperilled by reopening Avon Crescent to traffic. The route is now more fully integrated as a walking and cycling route, and this newfound use of the road would be in all likelihood wiped out if it reopened to traffic.
“The closure of Avon Crescent currently in place for the Chocolate Path repair work will cease in early 2023 and it is proposed that the bus gate come into effect at the same time.”
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