As we tackle the challenges of COVID-19, inequality,
climate and ecology, our ambitious plans for billions of pounds of investment, mass transit
and flood mitigation, are focused on unlocking jobs and building homes for citizens right
across Bristol. We want to recover and renew the city responsibly, putting sustainable
inclusive growth at the heart of everything we do. At the gateway to the city, Temple
Quarter and St Philip's Marsh will become a thriving, sustainable urban area that is
welcoming to everyone to live, work, study and visit. The transformation of Temple Meads,
including three new entrances, will create a world class transport hub with capacity
for 22 million passengers each year, making the city better connected and easier to get
around. Forged around the new Bristol University Enterprise Campus, Temple Quarter will be
a new innovation district that creates 22,000 jobs, including construction jobs, over 10,000
homes and a £1.6 billion annual boost to the city economy. Meanwhile, the regeneration
of Temple Island will see a vibrant new district created, offering major new employment opportunities,
much needed affordable housing, and a new conference and hotel facility. In the city
centre, Finzels Reach is becoming a thriving new neighborhood. It is already home to Channel
4 and many businesses, and the next phase for 300 homes and office space is being taken
forward. Castle Park View, currently under construction, will become a landmark on the
skyline as the tallest residential building in the city with 375 homes, 20% affordable.
We've pedestrianized the Old City and closed Bristol Bridge to through traffic, plus improved
cycling, walking and public transport options respond to changes in the way we travel while
tackling congestion and air quality. And in the city centre, we will renew and reconceptualize
the area, as long term shopping habits change. The ambition is for a livable, vibrant, well-connected
centre, with a mixture of homes for families, and others supporting an accessible and resilient
leisure and retail offer - day and night. At Froome Gateway, our first climate resilient
housing and mixed use development, we're working with the community and developers to create
up to 1000 new homes, new workspace and improve greenspaces.
2:50 Looking north, in Southmead, work starts soon
on a community-led development at Glencoyne Square. Creating 120 new homes, a health centre,
library, better cycling links and community space. It will create over 300 jobs and benefit
40 local businesses and employers. Directly shaped by local people, the development will
meet the needs and aspirations of current and future residents. Nearby, over half of
new homes at two development sites at Lockleaze will be affordable, giving more people the
opportunity to own or rent their own home. The developments will provide a mix of flats
and houses to ensure mixed, balanced and sustainable communities. The YTL Bristol Arena, the UK's
third largest arena space, will bring world class events to Bristol. When it opens in
2023, it will host cultural, sport and music events and bring 500 jobs and a £1.5 billion
boost to the local economy. At Avonmouth in the northwest of the city, a £100 million
investment in a flood management and ecology works program has kick started the transformation
of 60 hectares of underused land into the new Avonmouth and Severnside Enterprise Area,
creating opportunities for thousands of new jobs. A new junction to the M49, full fibre
broadband and a Skills Academy will connect employers in the area to local communities
providing new jobs and opportunities to reskill. Supported by improved transport links and
the numerous businesses expected to locate there, the enterprise will provide an estimated
£358 million boost to the city economy. At the entrance to Bristol's historic harbour,
the aspiration of Western Harbour is to create a vibrant neighborhood which responds to the
needs of the city and local communities. Featuring homes, retail and leisure and high quality
public open spaces, it will maintain and celebrate links to the water and its unique setting.
Across the river to the south, five brownfield sites will come together to create Bedminster
Green. Centered around improved open spaces, it will have excellent transport links to
enable active travel and make the area more sustainable. Alongside 1500 homes, the project
will strengthen retail and employment opportunities, enhance and restore the neighborhood and act
as a catalyst for the overall regeneration of the area. Ambitious large scale plans for
Hengrove Park and Hartcliffe Campus will create new homes and a community and business area
that will provide jobs and opportunities for local people. At Hengrove, work starts on
1400 new homes, 30% of them affordable, in 2022. The development includes new office
and retail space, a large public park, a new South Bristol Skills Academy, a new primary
school, and community and sports facilities. At nearby Jessop Park on the Hartcliffe Campus
site, 30% of 350 homes will be affordable, with social rent and shared ownership options
and priority lettings for local residents. Alongside improvements to make active sustainable
travel easier, a new site for the expansion of Bottle Yard Studios and the redevelopment
of the existing site, there is potential to create 700 new jobs, bringing significant
benefits to South Bristol residents. The city's sustainable and inclusive growth will be underpinned
by better transport connectivity. Supported by bus prioritization and suburban rail improvements,
four mass transit lines will connect communities across the city region. Routes to the north
and east of the city, as well as towards Bath and through the south of Bristol to the airport,
will create reliable, low carbon sustainable travel. The transformative impact on our transport
network will better connect people to jobs and opportunities. Like all cities, we have
our challenges, but with a focus on sustainability, inclusive growth and a values-led recovery
from COVID-19, we are creating the homes and jobs so Bristol is a place where everyone
will flourish.
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