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The Vision The Western Bus Gate is a public realm scheme which will see the installation of a bus gate at the western end of the Esplanade, where it meets La Route de la Liberation and Gloucester Street. It aims to: Phase 1 Updates Phase 1 will run from 6 October 2025 to January 2026. … Read more Stay up to date with the Western Bus Gate scheme
Phase 1 progress updates October 9 The advance works are now complete and infrastructure surveyors have visited the site to set out the arrangement for the upcoming granite paving. What to expect next: First, noise suspension barriers will be put up around the site to minimise disruption. Then, works to remove the existing road and … Read more Broad Street Public Realm Improvements
Jersey’s Government has recognised the importance of revitalising the town centre and supporting the visitor economy as part of its strategic priorities. But what steps are being taken to turn those policy decisions into action? Olivia Chaplin, Head of Visitor Economy, and Charlotte Howe, Head of Retail Economy, explain the work that is in progress … Read more How Jersey’s Government is bringing new life to town and the visitor economy
In a guest blog, Sasha Gibb explains how she presented Jersey’s Public Voice: Common Ground project to the British-Irish Council
The primary objective of the eGov programme is to build better government services and deliver them online. That means building services people choose to use. There are lots of things we have to do better to achieve this; thinking about the customer when we build services, not thinking about any internal boundaries and testing services … Read more Helping people use online services
Can you put a cost on the contribution of the environment to our health and happiness? Yes, according to the authors of a study from the University of California. They say cities that invest in encouraging their citizens to be physically active show better economic productivity, higher property values and improved school performance. They also … Read more Health, happiness and our environment
So what have I achieved in my first four months as Planning and Environment Minister? What have I done to help with business-friendly policies? What am I aiming for when it comes to helping trade? Firstly, can I say that things take time. That much I have found out. And in many cases there are laws … Read more The business of environment
