Existing Park & Ride sites carry more than two million passengers a year and are an important part of our plans to encourage more drivers to park on the outskirts of the city.
Long-stay parking for coaches will be outside of the city to reduce congestion and inconvenience in town.
Sharing real-time information with drivers on variable message signs, journey-planning apps and car park signs help people make informed choices and boosts confidence in public transport and estimated travel times.
A shuttle bus service direct from Odd Down Park & Ride to the RUH helps to ease traffic from the south of Bath, and reduces parking pressure on residential streets surrounding the hospital.
Significant developments will only be built in or near existing centres, with good public transport links to reduce the impact of future growth on our roads. Bath’s Riverside development will feature a new bus route and well-designed cycle/footpaths that link to the city’s public transport hubs.
We’re making it easier for people with restricted mobility to get around by raising kerbs at bus stops, improving roads, paths and crossings, and widening disabled and family parking bays.
We're connecting new offices and jobs to public transport and bike paths to reduce reliance on the car and ease pressure on parking. Plus we’re working with larger employers on creating sustainable travel plans for staff and students.
We’re helping tourists to get around easily, encouraging them to walk or cycle to key attractions by supporting cycle hire and providing wayfinding signs at several points around the city.
We’ve installed over 247 real-time information displays at bus stops to improve people’s confidence in using the bus.
We’re working in partnership with bus operators to improve the reliability of journey times, encourage the adoption of greener buses and promote quicker payment methods, such as mobile ticketing.
Within five years, the extension of the MetroWest train service will mean more frequent trains between Bath and Bristol, with half-hourly stops at Keynsham and Oldfield Park to support commuting to and from Bath’s Riverside Development and key residential areas.
We’re extending our safer routes to school network so that more families can walk, cycle or scoot safely to school.
We’re monitoring and tackling areas of higher-than-average pollution with a range of measures that include encouraging the adoption of greener buses and use of Park & Ride sites, to improving walking and cycling routes, better traffic management and providing more electric vehicle charge points.
Increases in broadband speed will create new opportunities for more people to work at home without travelling, reducing pressure on our roads and transport network.
We’re championing plans for a link road that would connect the M4/A46 directly to the A36 in the east of the city, effectively removing over 2,000 vehicles a day from the city centre - all of which is through-traffic not stopping in Bath. The decision to fund and build the road rests with Highways England.
We continue to support rural bus services, Dial-a-Ride and voluntary taxis to connect isolated communities and individuals.
Investment in the quality and safety of our roads is a key priority - this includes better signage (for planned works/incidents etc), repairing potholes and removing pinch points that cause congestion.
Opportunities to explore improving rail services to Bath from the east of the city as part of the MetroWest train service extension.
We’ve reviewed and improved our network of walking and cycling routes and installed better signage around the city to help people get around using attractive, safe routes/paths.
Since the Council introduced the nextbike hire of cycles in the city, the number of users has increased to the point that it is self-funding and sustainable in the longer term.
To encourage the use of greener, electric vehicles, we’re installing more electric charge points in public car parks and supporting their introduction at key employment sites and new developments.
We’ll be addressing the balance between short and long-stay parking availability to help support economic growth. More short-stay parking spaces will feature in the city centre to support shops and businesses, while more long stay will be on the outskirts.
We’re limiting intrusive traffic from busy tourist and shopping areas to make Bath a safer, more pleasant place to be. This includes restricting access to heavy goods vehicles - and unloading times - to help reduce congestion.
A new bridge for pedestrians and cyclists will connect offices and homes at Bath Riverside to other areas of the city, popular bike paths, and key transport hubs - including Oldfield Park Station.
Thousands of new homes and offices will be built along the river over the next 20 years to support the city’s planned economic growth. Transport measures are required to help manage pressure on our roads, public transport and parking.
We’re improving our walking and cycling networks to reduce reliance on the car and help people get around in a safe, healthy way. This includes better signage and linking new development to key public transport hubs and employment centres with attractive, safe routes.
We’re looking ahead and exploring the economic feasibility of trams as a way of moving large numbers of people rapidly into the city centre, reducing overall congestion.
More frequent, half-hourly trains will run from Bath and Bristol, stopping at Oldfield Park within five years as part of the MetroWest project. This is to support new development and residential areas on the south side of the river, and to encourage more people to use the train.
Looking forward, the river has the potential to become part of Bath’s transport network, running river taxis to help move tourists, commuters and shoppers around the city.