Blagdon Village Plan
The Plan - Issues facing the village

Roads and transport

Road Maintenance

There is a high level of dissatisfaction with both the surface maintenance and road drainage in Blagdon: 48% are dissatisfied with the surface maintenance; and 51% are dissatisfied with the drainage. 55 - 77% would like to see some changes to road and traffic arrangements in the Village; and 67% suggested improvements to roads and car parking. 65 – 72% would not want to see changes to other aspects of road and traffic arrangements, such as double yellow lines, street lighting.

Suggestions

1. 77% would like to see a zebra crossing by the school;
2. 69% would like to see dropped kerbs at crossing points;
   
3. 57% would like to see a 20mph limit near the School, whilst 35% would not;

HGVs

Whilst 60% suggested ways of improving problems with HGVs, there is currently no clear solution. Discussions are currently being held with a number of organisations, including Routemaster. However, as the main road running through Blagdon is an A road, this has an impact on a number of suggestions. Locally, discussions are also underway as how the three major roads which share the HGV problem can resolve this collectively.

Buses

60% stated that someone from their household uses the local bus service at least occasionally, although only 20% use it at least once a month. The current services, particularly that into Bristol, are criticised for being too slow and circuitous (16%). A more direct route into Bristol, perhaps by linking with services from the airport, would encourage more people to travel by bus. Timetables are also criticised for not meeting the needs of commuters, or for not being sufficiently frequent (11%). Weston-Super-Mare is also not served well by buses, particularly in the winter months.