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Transport for Bristol -

A step change in powers and investment is required to meet Bristol’s transport needs and the challenges of congestion, climate change, quality of life and air quality, building on good practice from around the country.

In November 2006, the Transport for Greater Bristol Alliance and our Manifesto was launched in the local media.

The Manifesto introduces a practical, balanced, yet bold approach to start transforming transport in the city, providing genuine alternatives to the car as we move to a low carbon economy. As a result we are calling for :

• The creation of a Greater Bristol Transport Authority.
• Increased funding for transport in the city.

In May 2007, the Alliance lobbied all candidates in the Bristol Council elections and on July 24th, Bristol City Councillors voted unanimously for the creation of a Strategic Transport Authority. In January 2008, South Gloucestershire Council did the same’

For years we have been tinkering about and we believe that a bold new approach is needed. The current Joint Local Transport Plan and its better bus routes will only take up the extra demand for travel over the next few years.

The Local Transport Bill currently going through Parliament allows new ITAs to be created where they do not currently exist and provisions for ITAs to adopt a Quality Contract to exert greater control over their local bus network. Such powers are long overdue in Greater Bristol.

A Transport Authority for Greater Bristol would put transport at the top of its agenda and not balance it against Social Services, Education or council tax bills. The people in charge of transport need proper powers, as well as the bottle and vision to deliver real improvements.

The Alliance believes that the extra money for improvements would come from the £40m allocated for a south Bristol ring road, road user charging and other sources shown in the Manifesto.