Revamping the bear Pit

[wiskey]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-19948348

These people want thoughts on revamping the bear pit, apparently they have £1m to spend on it. I quite like the idea of bringing the pedestrians up to street level but I'm not sure where the cars would go.

I can't think of anything worse than having a childrens playground in the middle of that roundabout (but then Greville Smythe Park has flyovers through it so I guess anything goes here).

http://www.the-bear-pit.org.uk/index.html

 

[Geri]

Putting more pedestrian crossings at street level is a stupid idea. What is the point of having stalls there if there is no passing trade?

 

[Yetman]

Have actual bears fighting in it and throw ne'rdowells into the pit to be eaten as the crowds of bloodthirsty pedestrians and shoppers cheer them on.

 

[Crispy]

That junction needs more than £1m spent on it to make it humane

 

[wiskey]

take the survey http://www.thebearpitsurvey.co.uk/

 

[keybored]

I like it just as it is.

 

[kebabking]

i had the misfortune to be 'propositioned' in the gentlemans toilets in the bearpit when i was a kid, it was not nice. i don't think i've ever walked through it since, certainly afterwards i'd go out the back of the bus station to get anywhere...

would £1m fill the bearpit with unleaded and buy a 300ft match?

 

[wiskey]

I've never found it to be particularly threatening but I don't walk through it on my own at night often

 

[Geri]

They could do with spending some money on the toilets actually. I think they are possibly the skankiest toilets in Bristol.

 

[wiskey]

I can't say I've ever considered using them.

 

[jusali]

i had the misfortune to be 'propositioned' in the gentlemans toilets in the bearpit when i was a kid, it was not nice. i don't think i've ever walked through it since, certainly afterwards i'd go out the back of the bus station to get anywhere...

would £1m fill the bearpit with unleaded and buy a 300ft match?

Nah it would evaporate faster than you could fill it surely?