Strategy
Getting around Bath - a transport strategy for Bath
The Bath transport strategy was adopted by the council on 13 November 2014.
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The Bath transport strategy was adopted by the council on
13 November 2014.
The aim is to reduce congestion and allow people to move around to make the long-term economic strategy for the area work. We want to:
- Support and enable economic growth, competitiveness and jobs
- Promote sustainable mobility
- Widen travel choice
- Widen access to opportunities: jobs / learning / training
- Improve air quality and health, reducing vehicle carbon emissions
- Safeguard and enhancing the unique historic environment and World
- Heritage Site status
- Improve the quality of life in the city
Key proposals include:
- developing a walking/cycling strategy to make Bath the UK’s most walkable city;
- better management of HGVs in the city;
- continued expansion of Park and Ride sites; and
- a new location for coaches to park after dropping off visitors in the centre.
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Last updated 05 April 2022