Opportunities
Changes
Social opportunities
Changes
Economic opportunities
The population is becoming ethnically more diverse
Bristol's population is growing rapidly
There are more people in Bristol under 16 than of pensionable age
The electification of the rail lime to London will reduce the journey time to just 70 minutes
Over 2 million people live within 50 km of the city
Its network of motoway, road, rail and air connections has made it more accessible
Shopping
Stadiums
Cultural
Cabbots circus
Improved shopping facilities were needed to: reduce crime, improve the envirnoment, compete with other cities, attracts employment
Development to encourage poeple to come back to shopping in the CBD include:
pedestrainising the area and installing CCTV to improve safety
providing a more attractive shopping envirnoment with new street furniture, floral displays and landscaping
the development of open street markets
improving public transport into the centre, e.g. park and ride
promoting tourism to encourage gresater spending, by making the nearby Old market area of the city into a conversation area
Bristol has two professional soccer teams, City and Rovers, and a rugby union teams
It is also the headquaters of Glourcestershire County Cricket
All these teams are developing their stadiums to provide a range of leisure and conference facilities and accomodation
Rovers plan to move to a proposed site on the ourskirts of the city
They aim to develop facilities attractive to a wider range of people than just sports enthusiasts
Bristol's youthful population means there is a bibrant underground music scene in addition to the usual range of nightclubs and bars
The Colston Hall has concerts and entertainment by major names in rock, pop, jazz, folk, world and classical music
The Bristol Old Vic, the Bristol Hippodrome and the Tobacco Factory provide a wide choice