Editing Bristol (section)

=== Public transport ===

{{further|Buses in Bristol}}
Public transport in the city consists primarily of a [[First West of England]] bus network. Other providers are Abus,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abus |url=http://www.abus.co.uk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828195601/http://www.abus.co.uk/ |archive-date=28 August 2015 |access-date=29 August 2015 |publisher=Abus}}</ref> [[Stagecoach West]], and [[Stagecoach South West]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ulink |url=http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/comingtouwe/campusesmapsandtravel/bristoltravel/uwebuses |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902094733/http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/comingtouwe/campusesmapsandtravel/bristoltravel/uwebuses |archive-date=2 September 2014 |access-date=29 August 2015 |publisher=University of the West of England}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wessex |url=http://www.wessexbus.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901052229/http://www.wessexbus.com/ |archive-date=1 September 2015 |access-date=29 August 2015 |publisher=Wessex}}</ref> Bristol's bus service has been criticised as unreliable and expensive, and in 2005 FirstGroup was fined for delays and safety violations.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 January 2011 |title=First Bus fined for late buses in Bristol and Somerset |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-12249432 |url-status=live |access-date=18 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925223445/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-12249432 |archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 July 2005 |title=Bus firm must reduce city fleet |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/4716023.stm |url-status=live |access-date=6 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309120817/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/4716023.stm |archive-date=9 March 2008}}</ref>

Although the city council has included a [[light rail]] system in its [[local transport plan]] since 2000, it has not yet funded the project; Bristol was offered European Union funding for the system, but the [[Department for Transport]] did not provide the required additional funding.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2006 |title=Memorandum on Government Discrimination against Innovative Low-cost Light Rail in favour of Urban Diesel Buses |url=http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/sus_2.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20081013130748/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/sus_2.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2008 |access-date=1 January 2009 |website=Sustraco / H.M. Treasury}}</ref> As of 2019, a four-line [[Light rail in Bristol|mass transit network with potential underground sections]] radiating from Bristol Temple Meads is proposed; a southern line to [[Bristol Airport]], a northern line to [[Aztec West]], a northeastern line [[Bristol & Bath Science Park]] and a southeastern line to [[Brislington]] or [[Keynsham]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thebristolmayor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Final-Draft-Mass-Transit-Feasibility-Study-Report-FINAL-DRAFT-20190305.pdf |title=Final Draft Mass Transit Feasibility Study |website=thebristolmayor.com |access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref>

In 2006, a project to develop a [[bus rapid transit]] system (BRT) named [[MetroBus (Bristol)|MetroBus]] was started,<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2014-08-15 |title=Bristol Metrobus scheme 'could cut journey times by 75%' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-28799884 |access-date=2022-11-07}}</ref> with the purpose of providing a faster and more reliable service than buses, improving transport infrastructure and reducing congestion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MetroBus |url=https://travelwest.info/metrobus |access-date=24 April 2018 |publisher=Travelwest}}</ref> The project was approved by the [[Department for Transport|government]] in December 2013,<ref name=":3" /> and in June 2017, it was announced that [[First West of England|First]] would operate the buses,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-06-20 |title=First Bristol named as Metrobus operator |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-40341911 |access-date=2022-11-07}}</ref> and the service branding was restyled as 'metrobus'. metrobus services commenced in 2018, with the opening of a route between [[Emersons Green]] and [[Bristol City Centre]] (route m3).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-04-05 |title=Bristol's Metrobus routes to start running in May |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-43653178 |access-date=2022-11-07}}</ref> Further routes were introduced between [[Cribbs Causeway]] and [[Hengrove]] Park (route m1), and between [[Long Ashton]] [[Park and ride bus services in the United Kingdom|Park and Ride]] and [[Bristol City Centre]] (route m2).<ref>{{Cite web |title=metrobus |url=https://travelwest.info/metrobus |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Travelwest |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2022, it was announced that a fourth route would open in Spring the following year to connect [[Cribbs Causeway]] with [[Bristol Parkway railway station|Bristol Parkway Railway Station]] (route m4),<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-26 |title=Latest Bristol Metrobus service to open in Spring 2023 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-61585038 |access-date=2022-11-07}}</ref> this route eventually began operating between [[Bristol City Centre]] and [[Cribbs Causeway]] via [[Bristol Parkway]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstbus.co.uk/api/timetables/pdf?opco=3&service=m4&day=su&print=pdf |title=metrobus m4 timetable |access-date=2023-12-07}}</ref>

Three [[park and ride]] sites serve Bristol.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Park and Ride |url=http://travelwest.info/parkandride |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328095146/http://www.travelwest.info/parkandride |archive-date=28 March 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |publisher=Travel West}}</ref>
The city centre has water transport operated by [[Bristol Ferry Boats]], [[Bristol Packet Boat Trips]] and Number Seven Boat Trips, providing leisure and commuter service in the harbour.<ref>
{{Cite web |title=Ferry Services |url=http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Transport-Streets/Public-Transport/ferry-services.en;jsessionid=6D9825506E1B2B50048CD0610363B88D.tcwwwaplaws1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703075904/http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Transport-Streets/Public-Transport/ferry-services.en <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=3 July 2010 |access-date=22 August 2010 |publisher=Bristol City Council}}</ref>