Bristol Temple Quarter Spatial Framework

The Spatial Framework promotes the creation of a liveable city quarter. A liveable city is marked by a healthy and happy community, a vibrant and responsible urban economy, and intelligent, flexible and resilient infrastructure. It will be thriving, socially inclusive, biodiverse and energy efficient. It will promote physical activity and encourage healthy lifestyles as the normal, easy choice. The liveable city offers a high quality of life. Livability and quality of place are key factors in attracting and retaining high value knowledge and creative industries and their highly skilled and mobile workers. A liveable city is a competitive city.

Do you support the following placeshaping objectives for Temple Quarter?

Destination befitting a European Green Capital

Temple Quarter will become a destination in its own right, with the arena acting as a catalyst for a rich mix of complementary activities (some permanent, some temporary), all supported by a vibrant public realm.

A more direct link to the city centre

The Temple Gate/Temple Circus road corridor will be remodelled so that it is no longer such a barrier for people moving on foot or cycle between the railway station and the city centre.

Distinctive places

Temple Quarter’s vacant sites will be imaginatively redeveloped to create a number of distinct places each with their own unique character. An increasingly vibrant city-facing gateway will flourish alongside a rejuvenated, more tranquil neighbourhood backwater.

A 21st century transport interchange

Investment in Temple Meads station will create a spacious station with pedestrian access from all directions and beneath. The station will sit within a wider interchange zone, which provides clear and convenient movement between transport modes.

A Reconnected, Walkable Neighbourhood

A series of new bridges, tunnels and waterfront walkways will help pedestrians and cyclists to move through the area, removing barriers currently created by rail infrastructure and water-courses.

Waterways Reanimated

Temple Quarter’s extensive water front will become teeming with life, the focus being Totterdown Basin where harbour, canal and river converge. New boat moorings, boardwalks, cafes and bars will attract people both day and evening.

A Network of New and Rediscovered Public Spaces

Temple Quarter will put the public realm at the heart of its rejuvenation, whether it is spacious arrival spaces (Temple Meads station), well-used event spaces (Arena Island), or off the beaten track ‘found’ spaces (Silverthorne Lane).

Legible Landmarks

Temple Quarter’s existing rich heritage such as the station will be allowed to shine, and will be complemented by new landmark buildings and spaces located to provide greater wayfinding through the area.