A groundbreaking community initiative in Bristol indentifies 'black streets' -the huge areas of tarmac-covered wasteland that carve up so many of our city centres - as the key to regeneration. Could this become a model for urban neighbourhoods blighted by a legacy of past planning mistakes? Rob Gregory reports. The mention of community consultation sends shivers down the spine of many professionals, fearing little more than opposition groups diluting proposals to their lowest common denominator. But Redcliffe Futures, a group of 20 or so representative individuals who live and work in Redcliffe, the historic core of Bristol, claims to have reached a unanimous consensus for future developments following a consultation process that head of planning Ian White describes as 'groundbreaking'.
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机译：布里斯托尔（Bristol）一项具有开创意义的社区倡议，将“黑街”（这是柏油密布的荒地覆盖着我们许多城市中心的巨大区域）确定为再生的关键。这会成为过去规划错误遗留下来的城市街区的典范吗？ Rob Gregory报告。提到社区咨询会令许多专业人士感到不寒而栗，他们所担心的不过是反对派团体将提案稀释到他们的最低共同点。但是，在布里斯托尔历史悠久的市中心雷德克利夫生活和工作的大约20个人的代表Redcliffe Futures声称，在经过咨询程序后，对未来发展达成了一致共识，规划负责人伊恩·怀特（Ian White）将其描述为“开创性的” 。
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