00:00last year bristol was coined the second most congested city in the united kingdom
00:09with billions of vehicle miles driven on roads in bristol the bristol streets transport corridor
00:16improvement has set out to build more inclusive connected city where bristol tackles travel
00:22congestion and road quality still has been deemed one of the most congested cities in the uk
00:29does this surprise you i know it's about um it's only second to london i believe the average
00:38annual waiting time the time you spend sitting in traffic in london is over 100 hours it's the
00:44worst city in europe i believe bristol's only 60 odd hours but it's still pretty bad yeah does it
00:50surprise you that bristol is no no not at all there's just loads of congestion those are cars
00:56it takes me 45 minutes to get in from porter's head it's absolutely ridiculous yes mental
01:01what is your experience of traffic then you said 45 minutes oh yeah yeah so i'm from porter's
01:07head it takes so long you've got to go through abbotsley all the way into the city center it's
01:11absolute manic yeah according to travel west over the next 10 years bristol city council
01:19and west of england combined authority are proposing to introduce significant improvements
01:26to key transport routes across the city this is an ambitious project to improve how people travel
01:33across the city along key transport routes making it easier to connect people to jobs and leisure
01:39opportunities anticipating a growing population and supporting the city's health and economic growth
01:47but what do locals think and what is their experience of bristol roads and travel
01:52and would you like kind of more investment to be made in in helping to reduce congestion in the city
01:58if it was to be investment in public transport yes inexpensive or preferably free oh yeah yeah if
02:08anyone said to me get the bus i'd no chance it just takes so long to get the bus um i think as well
02:15you know there's not a lot of variety there's a lot more kind of you can get well from port's
02:21head you can't really even get a train it's just not a lot of commuting the scheme will support other
02:27transport initiatives such as lcwip local cycling and walking infrastructure plans which will focus on
02:34improving walking and cycling routes in the city the parking strategy which will review parking in the city
02:41the west of england combined authority bus strategy that sets out improvements to bus travel across of
02:48the region the bristol transport strategy and future proposals for a bristol bus deal and mass transit
02:56you
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