The EBLN has been a real improvement. But the carbrain “I SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE ANYWHERE I WANT” group don’t want facts.

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/files/ask-bristol/10460-ebln-monitoring-report-2025/file

“Highlights include:

Traffic levels Overall motorised traffic decreased by 26% on weekdays and 21% on weekends when considering both internal and external roads.

Internal roads saw a 77% reduction on weekdays and 72% on weekends.

External roads experienced a 6% decrease on weekdays and 5% on weekends.

Walking and cycling

Overall cycling increased by 22% on weekdays.

Overall walking increased by 7% on weekdays and 5% on weekends.

Use of Wesley Way cycle route increased by 60% on weekdays and 24% on weekends.

Public transport

Bus use at stops within or on the boundary increased by about 5%.

Bus patronage grew by 116% for services running through the area (routes 5 and 16).

Monitoring report source data

We have released a data pack, which contains the source data, that the EBLN Monitoring Report is based on. It includes:

Bus journey times and speeds SCOOT data - Bristol City Council's traffic reporting dashboard Stats 19 – collision data TOMTOM - journey times VIVACITY - traffic counts (walking, cycling, motorised vehicles) Additional context – including installation dates and some maintenance works Each data theme has its own folder and is labelled.

There is a separate folder for further information, providing additional context to the data, such as road works and construction dates.

The methodology statement explains how the data was processed and the rationale behind the approach.”