Not delivered
Deliver a mass transit system
2021 manifesto pledge: deliver a mass transit system.
Proposals tracker
What mayors said they would do, and what happened next. Each entry has a defined status, a timeline and its sources.
- Proposals
- 25
- Sources cited
- 33
What the statuses mean
- Delivered
- Done substantially as promised, with evidence.
- Partly delivered
- Some of it happened, or a smaller version.
- In progress
- Still under way at the last check.
- Not delivered
- Not done by the end of the mayor’s term, or ruled out.
- Handed on
- Passed to another body or a later administration.
- Dropped
- Formally abandoned, or no activity for [x] years.
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- Delivered
Freeze residents' parking permit prices and scrap parking charges for disabled drivers
Early decision as mayor: freeze residents' parking permit prices and scrap parking charges for disabled drivers.
- Delivered
Set up Goram Homes, a council-owned housing company
Major policy as mayor: set up Goram Homes, a council-owned housing company.
- Delivered
Secure funding for Temple Quarter regeneration
Major policy as mayor: secure funding for Temple Quarter regeneration.
- Not delivered
Underground/overground mass transit system
Major policy as mayor: underground/overground mass transit system.
- Delivered
Clean Air Zone
Major policy as mayor: Clean Air Zone.
- Delivered
Refurbish Colston Hall (reopened as Bristol Beacon)
Major decision as mayor: refurbish Colston Hall (reopened as Bristol Beacon).
- Partly delivered
Build 2,000 homes a year by 2020, at least 800 of them affordable
2016 manifesto pledge: build 2,000 homes a year by 2020, at least 800 of them affordable.
- Delivered
Keep all children's centres open
2016 manifesto pledge: keep all children's centres open.
- Not delivered
Ambition of 1,000 affordable homes by 2016
Stated target as mayor: ambition of 1,000 affordable homes by 2016.
- Delivered
Rename the Council House on College Green to City Hall
Early decision as mayor: rename the Council House on College Green to City Hall.
- Delivered
Residents' parking zones
Major policy as mayor: residents' parking zones.
- Delivered
Change the MetroBus route away from the Harbourside
Major policy as mayor: change the MetroBus route away from the Harbourside.
- Delivered
European Green Capital 2015 and a carbon-neutral-by-2050 target
Major policy as mayor: European Green Capital 2015 and a carbon-neutral-by-2050 target.
- Delivered
One Tree per Child
Major policy as mayor: One Tree per Child.
- Delivered
Engine Shed business incubator (with University of Bristol and LEP)
Major policy as mayor: Engine Shed business incubator (with University of Bristol and LEP).
- Delivered
Scrap Sunday parking charges
2012 manifesto pledge: scrap Sunday parking charges.
- Not delivered
Introduce an Oyster-style smart travel card
2012 manifesto pledge: introduce an Oyster-style smart travel card.
- Partly delivered
Keep going until Bristol's primary school place shortage is fixed
2012 manifesto pledge: keep going until Bristol's primary school place shortage is fixed.
- Not delivered
Prioritise community day care for older people
2012 manifesto pledge: prioritise community day care for older people.
- Delivered
Appoint a cross-party 'rainbow cabinet'
2012 manifesto pledge: appoint a cross-party 'rainbow cabinet'.
- Dropped
Build a 12,000-seat arena behind Temple Meads
2012 manifesto pledge: build a 12,000-seat arena behind Temple Meads.
- Partly delivered
Set up Town Teams across the city (like Bedminster's)
2012 manifesto pledge: set up Town Teams across the city (like Bedminster's).
- Not delivered
Encourage rebuilding of the Dutch House destroyed in the war
2012 manifesto pledge: encourage rebuilding of the Dutch House destroyed in the war.
- Delivered
Roll out 20mph speed limits
2012 manifesto pledge: roll out 20mph speed limits.
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