Bristol City Council - Not Getting It - Episode 12

Here in Ginkgo City (formerly Bristol) we let visitors know what to expect, just as they enter the city... so just as you can pop into Gordano Services for a piss on your way somewhere else, you can also enter Bristol to check out the Ginkgos.

This is the Portway (A4).

Nice wide central reservation.

Nice long line of Ginkgos, courtesy Bristol City Council Parks Department.

Why is this of any interest? Well apparently Ginkgos are superbly suited to narrow streets, whereas London Planes get a bit big and can be difficult to manage.

So it's nice to see the good officers at the Council making intelligent decisions when deciding how to mark a Gateway to Bristol. Yes, this would be a great place for a line of London Planes.

But Bristol City Council knows better than that. Especially their unelected 'officers'.

Thanks guys.