A small-scale ‘microgrid’ scheme in Lawrence Weston is helping a group of Bristol homeowners take power into their own hands – but how can we supercharge community energy projects to benefit everyone? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

4. Could Bristol’s car parks be transformed into much-needed housing?

May 3rd, 2023 16m 55s

Across the Bristol area, hundreds of acres of space is occupied by off-street car parks. What impact could building new homes on them have on the housing crisis, and on making the city more liveable? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m

3. Taking back control: is bus franchising the route out of Bristol’s public transport chaos?

Mar 1st, 2023 20m 49s

Metro Mayor Dan Norris says he is open to Bristol taking greater public control over its bus services, but he is currently lagging behind other regional leaders who are pushing ahead with reforms in an attempt to improve vital bus services. Hos

2. Rent Controls: Lessons From Lille

Dec 7th, 2022 21m 16s

As Bristol prepares to ask the government for extra powers to bring in rent controls, the Cable investigates what can be learned from across the channel in France, and in Scotland where reform is already in motion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co

1. Rethinking regeneration: Could co-design help transform Bristol’s housing estates?

Nov 8th, 2022 19m 56s

Welcome to this audio long read by the Bristol Cable, the independent, investigative newspaper owned by thousands of people in Bristol. This is the first instalment of The Future of Cities, a year-long series looking at solutions to problems in

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