Modal filter at railway bridge

A bollard "modal filter" creates a safe walking and cycling route through the Easton neighbourhood of Bristol by removing through motor traffic from the narrow backstreets.

Modal filter

London, England, UK - October 5, 2011: A "modal filter" street design prevents a residential side street from being used a driving short cut, while allowing use by cyclists and pedestrians, in Brixton.

School modal filter

A street outside a primary school is closed to motor traffic using flower planters to create a "modal filter" in Southville, Bristol.

Cycle Superhighway 1 in Hackney

London, England, UK - January 17, 2020: A commuter cyclist rides along residential streets that make up the Cycle Superhighway 1 route in Hackney, past "modal filter" bollards that prevent its use a through route by drivers.

Central reservation cycle filter

Bristol, England, UK - May 4, 2020: A cycle facility on a central reservation provides a form of filtered permeability, preventing some turns into side streets by motor vehicles, in Bristol's Victoria Street.

Modal filter in the City of London

London, England, UK - March 5, 2010: Bollards block a street to through motor traffic while allowing its use by cyclists and pedestrians as part of the "Ring of Steel" security control in the City of London business district.

Bristol General Hospital

Evening light shines on the old Bristol General Hospital building, now an apartment complex, on Lower Guinea Street beside the Floating Harbour.

Quietway 2 cycleway in De Beauvoir Town

London, England, UK - January 17, 2020: Cyclists ride along residential streets that make up the Quietway 2 cycleway route in Hackney, past bollards that prevent its use a through route by drivers.

Modal filter

A "modal filter" prevents use of a residential street as a through route for motor traffic in Bedminster, Bristol.

Bristol Old City

Bristol, England, UK - May 25, 2020: A bin lorry stops for an early morning refuse collection on Clare Street and Corn Street in Bristol's old city centre.

Cycling in Hackney

London, England, UK - January 17, 2020: Cyclists ride along residential streets that make up the Quietway 2 cycleway route in Hackney, past bollards that prevent its use a through route by drivers.

Misty night on Corn Street

Christmas decorations are shrouded in mist on a winter night on Bristol's Corn Street.

Walthamstow Village

London, England, UK - June 1, 2019: Pedestrians browse shops on Orford Road in The Village neighbourhood of Walthamstow in East London.

Quietway 2 cycleway in De Beauvoir Town

London, England, UK - January 17, 2020: Cyclists ride along residential streets that make up the Quietway 2 cycleway route in Hackney, past bollards that prevent its use a through route by drivers.

Dawn in Bristol's Old City

Bristol, England, UK - May 25, 2020: Morning sun shines through street trees in the deserted streets of Bristol's old city centre.