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Bristol - Pictures show exactly how Park Street will change after major transformation

by hawkinspeter
Fri, Jan 17, 2025 14:56
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https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/gallery/pictures-show-ex...

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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hawkinspeter replied to chrisonabike | 1 month ago
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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)

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Bmblbzzz replied to hawkinspeter | 1 month ago
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I think changes there will be genuinely beneficial. I'm not so sure changes on Park St will benefit cycling – though they should reinvigorate the street as a destination.

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hawkinspeter replied to Bmblbzzz | 1 month ago
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Bmblbzzz wrote:

I think changes there will be genuinely beneficial. I'm not so sure changes on Park St will benefit cycling – though they should reinvigorate the street as a destination.

I agree.

I've not found Park St to be that bad for cycling (apart from the uphill bit) - I think where it goes into the Triangle is worse as that has the different lanes that require bold positioning to not get pushed in to the pavement and drivers often don't know what lane they should use.

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brooksby replied to hawkinspeter | 1 month ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

Bmblbzzz wrote:

I think changes there will be genuinely beneficial. I'm not so sure changes on Park St will benefit cycling – though they should reinvigorate the street as a destination.

I agree.

I've not found Park St to be that bad for cycling (apart from the uphill bit) - I think where it goes into the Triangle is worse as that has the different lanes that require bold positioning to not get pushed in to the pavement and drivers often don't know what lane they should use.

That bit at the top is horrible (from the traffic lights at the top of Park Street all along to the bend by Forbidden Planet).

As far as I have been able to tell, motorists are allowed to get in the correct lane (eg. right hand lane for going right and off toward Whiteladies Road, left hand lane for Jacobs Wells Road) ahead of time and to freely move between lanes if they make a mistake, but cyclists are expected to stay far left no matter what surprise

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hawkinspeter replied to brooksby | 1 month ago
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brooksby wrote:

That bit at the top is horrible (from the traffic lights at the top of Park Street all along to the bend by Forbidden Planet).

As far as I have been able to tell, motorists are allowed to get in the correct lane (eg. right hand lane for going right and off toward Whiteladies Road, left hand lane for Jacobs Wells Road) ahead of time and to freely move between lanes if they make a mistake, but cyclists are expected to stay far left no matter what surprise

Yeah, I'm usually fairly bold with lane positioning, but I'd often stay to the left at those traffic lights as it's slower to set off due to the uphill bit. I find it easier to move out after most of the cars have gone past, but you do need to keep a look out for drivers changing lane or overtaking and then trying to turn left.

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Bmblbzzz replied to brooksby | 1 month ago
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brooksby wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

Bmblbzzz wrote:

I think changes there will be genuinely beneficial. I'm not so sure changes on Park St will benefit cycling – though they should reinvigorate the street as a destination.

I agree.

I've not found Park St to be that bad for cycling (apart from the uphill bit) - I think where it goes into the Triangle is worse as that has the different lanes that require bold positioning to not get pushed in to the pavement and drivers often don't know what lane they should use.

That bit at the top is horrible (from the traffic lights at the top of Park Street all along to the bend by Forbidden Planet).

As far as I have been able to tell, motorists are allowed to get in the correct lane (eg. right hand lane for going right and off toward Whiteladies Road, left hand lane for Jacobs Wells Road) ahead of time and to freely move between lanes if they make a mistake, but cyclists are expected to stay far left no matter what surprise

I'll see your Forbidden Planet and raise it to the Victoria Rooms. Everything from the Park Street - Queens Rd - Park Row junction to there needs reshaping.

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hawkinspeter replied to Bmblbzzz | 1 month ago
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Bmblbzzz wrote:

I'll see your Forbidden Planet and raise it to the Victoria Rooms. Everything from the Park Street - Queens Rd - Park Row junction to there needs reshaping.

See my earlier comment that includes a pic of the changed road in front of the Victoria Rooms.

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