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Community Involvement Meetings – Rapid Transit Routes 2, 3 and
S Bristol Link
July / August 2011
The Agendas
The meetings agendas will cover
- How far previous community involvement has resulted in change
to the proposals - What other reasons have driven change
- The criteria on which the bid is being made
- What choices, if any remain in the bid for the community to make
NPN groups will be invited to nominate no more than two representatives each who will attend the meetings and feedback to the group and the local community.
NPN administrators (in collaboration with the Major Projects BRT officers) are compiling the list of groups who will be invited to attend the meetings; this will also include groups representing the business community as well as local residents community groups.
It is important for you to know that your involvement at this stage will not affect your right, or that of your group, to object to the principle or detail of the bus rapid transit proposals as the scheme moves through to Stage 3.
This is your only opportunity to be involved in this level of detail, prior to the council’s applications for the necessary powers to build and operate.
We have listed the groups who were involved in the first set of meetings. If your group is not listedor you know of another group in the area that is not listed and you think it should be, would youplease contact me asap?
If your group is interested in attending these meetings, please can you let us have contact details for the relevant group members as soon as possible.
We understand that a set of papers which give the update information will be made available before the meetings and we will circulate these, so that people can update themselves before the meeting. This will ensure that the meetings are most effective.
PLEASE NOTE: these meetings will not be the forum for discussing the principle of BRT or the form chosen. There will be an opportunity for the public including NPN groups to speak for or against the proposed network of BRT links at the public enquiry stage.
The Meetings
NPN meetings for Rapid Transit system discussions will be as follows:
| Wednesday | 13 July | 5.30pm | Central Area – NPN groups (with business reps) |
| Thursday | 14 July | 6.00pm | BRT3 S incl SBL |
| Monday | 18 July | 5.30pm | BRT2 Ashton Vale to loop |
| Wednesday | 20 July | 6.00pm | Central Area – NPN groups (with business reps) |
| Tuesday | 26 July | 5.00pm | BRT3 N |
| Wednesday | 27 July | 5.30pm | Whole System Meeting |
| Thursday | 28 July | 6.00pm | BRT3 S |
| Monday | 1 Aug | 5.30pm | BRT2 Ashton Vale to loop NPN + business reps |
| Tuesday | 2 Aug | 5.00pm | BRT3 N |
Groups – Line 2
Transport for Greater Bristol Alliance
Ashton Vale Heritage Group
Greater Bedminster Community Partnership
Southville Community Development Association
Merchants Landing Residents Association
Hotwells and Cliftonwood Community Association
Redcliffe Futures Group
Redcliffe Forum
Easton and Lawrence Hill Planning Group
Planning Solutions
Broadmead Traders
Bristol East Side Traders
St Pauls Unlimited
Portland and Brunswick Square Association
Christmas Steps Arts Quarter
Bristol Civic Society
Disability Access Group
British Motorcycle Federation
Association of British Drivers
Long Ashton Parish Council
Abbots Leign Parish Council
Wraxall and Failand Parish Council
Flax Bourton Parish Council
Barrow Gurney Parish Council
Dundry Parish Council
Groups – Line 3 and South Bristol link
Hartcliffe and Withywood Pride of Place group
Hartcliffe and Withywood Venturers
Malago Conservation group
Knowle West Residents Planning group
Northern Slopes Initiative
Marksbury Residents Association
Redcliffe Futures Group
Totterdown Residents Environmental and Social Association
Brislington Community Partnership
Sustainable Knowle
Southville Community Development Association
BS3 planning group (Greater Bedminster Community Partnership)
Kingfisher Group
Friends of Avon New Cut