Festival Way crossing improves safety for people walking and cycling in Bristol

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[CyclingSid]

New infrastructure for those in the Bristol area

https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/news/2021/april/festival-way-crossing-improves-safety-for-people-walking-and-cycling/

(This sudden burst of activity suggests I must have been slacking in my duties)

[Red Squirrel]

That's really good to see. I've crossed there many times with the kids, and it has never felt particularly safe because motorists often emerge from the A370 (from the right in the photos) at excessive speed.

Festival Way is a very good traffic-free route out of Bristol towards Nailsea, and as a bonus runs alongside the Bristol & Exeter for several km near Flax Bourton. I hope to head out that way to the George at Backwell a few times over the summer!

[Bmblbzzz]

It also gives you a view of the old Flax Bourton station buildings, which you can even have a nose around (but not in) from the Clevedon Road at the bottom of Belmont Hill. Riding up Belmont Hill left as an optional exercise.

And yes, the crossing looks like an improvement, as it was sometimes a bit dodgy there. Glad to see they've kept it as one-stage without a pig pen.

[Chris from Nailsea]

It also gives you a view of the old Flax Bourton station buildings, which you can even have a nose around (but not in) from the Clevedon Road at the bottom of Belmont Hill.

Erm ... no, you can't, any more.  Access to the old station approach there has been gated off for some time now, as it's a private road.