Bristol Temple Quarter: can regeneration be inclusive?

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the Bristol Temple Quarter redevelopment on local communities and its focus on inclusivity.

Bristol Temple Quarter is the biggest redevelopment the city has seen in at least a generation, and will transform a vast area around Temple Meads station, St Philips Marsh and the Dings beyond recognition. Much of this has been untouched for decades, and while it’s mostly current or former industrial land, it also sits next-door to some of the city’s poorest communities around Lawrence Hill and Barton Hill. This week on Bristol Unpacked, we talk to the woman overseeing the massive project. Lyn Garner is chair of the Temple Quarter partnership, which brings together the city council, Homes England, Network Rail, and the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority. So what impact will the Temple Quarter have on the lives of people in the city? What is it going to do for Bristol’s big issues – like housing, jobs, education and transport? And with the plans going big on words like equity and inclusivity, how can these kinds of schemes bring on board and deliver for the people most affected by them? The Bristol Cable is Bristol's community-owned cooperative newsroom – fiercely independent journalism that puts people before profit. Since 2014, we've been holding power to account…

People in this episode

Guest: Lyn Garner

Topics covered

• regeneration
• inclusivity
• housing
• jobs
• education
• transport

Keywords

• Bristol Temple Quarter
• Temple Meads
• St Philips Marsh
• Lawrence Hill
• Barton Hill

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Lawrence Hill, Barton Hill, the Temple Quarter, Bristol

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