the neighbourhood
broad plain
st Matthias park
st Matthias park
This area houses the main high street and transport hub. However, with a dominating junction and deteriorating high street it fails to support the wider neighbourhood.
st Matthias park
st Matthias park
st Matthias park
Acting as a an active travel corridor, this area benefits from quaint streets and local pubs however without sufficient infrastructure it is home to much traffic conflict.
st jude's
st Matthias park
st jude's
Densely populated and with a young population, St Jude's doesn't have the infrastructure to match and therefore suffers from rat-running and active travel inefficiencies.
trinity
Waterloo
st jude's
Encased by A-Roads Trinity has a long list of missed opportunities from outdoor hospitality to active travel which means its entertainment and hospitality businesses can't fully thrive.
Newtown
Waterloo
Waterloo
With a major active travel corridor running through the cul-de-sac's park, this area is the gateway to central Bristol but its amenities and patchy transport options are in dire need of investment.
Waterloo
Waterloo
Waterloo
Many businesses and gated communities call this area home, however without sufficient use of land and West Street amenities it is underserved and underappreciated.
the dings
the dings
the dings
Calm streets and industrial parks lack public transport options, pedestrian infrastructure and amenities leaving the area hard to get to and stay.
current neighbourhood issues
Transport infrastructure:
- The active travel patchwork means it is discouraged and creates many hotspots of traffic conflicts such as St Matthias Park and Trinity Junction.
- The Dings does not have a bus service whereas the other neighbourhoods are served by a bus every 5 mins at peak times.
- Cars dominate the area, severing it from the city and taking up possible hospitality or pocket park space.
Amenities desert:
- The entire neighbourhood does not have a large supermarket which encourages travel out of the area.
- Businesses are not supported through outdoor hospitality and pedestrianisation where appropriate such as Old Market Street and Little Ann Street.
- Ultimately, this means people travel through but there isn't much to entice them to stay.
Lack of appropriate housing:
- The number of affordable housing schemes does not match the demand for the area or the vast amounts of under-utilised land.
- Housing that is built is often too high and sucks resources at street level leaving the area worse off.
- Public realm is rarely improved as part of developments due to bureaucracy and financial incentives.
getting here
current transport options
Red line - Border of the "Old Market Quarter"
Green lines - Cycle lanes, paths and shared paths
Dark blue spots - Bus stops
Pink stops - Voice e-scooter parking
Yellow lines - Taxi ranks
Old Market Street is a 15 minute walk from both Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Bus Station.
Please do try to travel to Old Market by other means than a car. If you have to though then you can find us off the M32's third exit or by heading off along Houlton and then Wade Street just before Cabot Circus Car Park, this also avoid the Clean Air Zone.
