Arnside update

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We are delighted to say that the Arnside Road shopping area is nearing comple�on and the improvements to the Arnside Road public areas will finish this month.

These are part of the Arnside & Glencoyne Square Regenera�on Project which has been developed by Bristol City Council in collabora�on with the Southmead Community, in three phases -

Phase 1 - Greystoke Avenue parking, completed November 2020

General parking has been removed from Arnside Road with only disabled parking and loading remaining between the shops. A three hour day�me parking limit has been introduced on Ullswater Road and in front of the shops on Greystoke Avenue.

New, unlimited parking has been created along Greystoke Avenue and is now in use.

Phase 2 – Sustainable Drainage (SuDs) pods on surrounding roads, completed May 2021

Eight sustainable drainage pods have been constructed and planted up in the roads to the north of Arnside Road. These will help to hold back rainwater and reduce flooding downstream, as well as bringing colour and nature to the local streets.

Phase 3 – Arnside public realm improvements, comple�on due May 2022

Greystoke Avenue junc�on improvements: new traffic lights; improved crossing facili�es; streetlights; and paving. The community no�ceboard is now relocated near the crossing by Tesco.

Greystoke Avenue service road: frontage of the shops; new paving; street furniture (seats, cycle hoops and bollards). The telephone box has been relocated and new trees have been planted.

Arnside Road: the road between the shops will reopen in May when the works are completed. There are wide pavements and a new cycle route, together with new streetlights, seats, cycle hoops and li�er bins. The new granite benches feature artwork by Nick Hands and Simon Tozer; these were developed with residents and celebrate Southmead, including David Prowse.

Underground services have been relocated to allow large SuDs trenches to be excavated on both sides of Arnside Road. This is the first �me ‘Stockholm’ tree pits have been built in Bristol and means Arnside has an avenue of trees, as well as helping to reduce flooding downstream. There is ‘raingarden’ plan�ng along each side of the road.

Ullswater Road: the retaining wall behind Iceland has been removed to create wider footways, improved parking bays, and to allow new tree plan�ng. The area has been repaved and there is new street furniture, including a new community no�ceboard.

Did you a�end the opening on Friday 13th May? Do send The Mead a write up and any pics for the next edi�on.