News on Walk Cycle Live Stirling

Happy New Year to you all!

Hope everyone had a very enjoyable time of the Christmas period.

It is going to be an incredibly exciting year, with a lot of work with developing the design for the two active travel routes! But what better way to start the year than the completion of the temporary intervention works at Huntly Crescent in Raploch!

As a part of Raploch Street Design Project, the team has identified an opportunity to trial a series of temporary interventions at the junction of Raploch Road and Huntly Crescent to address some of the issues raised during the community engagement process.

The project team shared the proposed design for the trial with the community at Raploch Street Design Session 3 on 15th March and Session 4 on 6 June 2019. There was an opportunity to get the community’s feedback, comments and support for the temporary interventions. The team has identified the following temporary interventions:

1. Rubber kerb line to reduce corner radii at Huntly Cres from 12m to 6m.

2. Highlighting crossing at Huntly Cres with paint on the road to prioritise pedestrians crossing the street and colourful art on the pavement.

3. Refresh existing small green space and relocate a bench.

4. Reducing speed on Raploch Road with cycle and bus friendly speed cushions.

Interventions have been installed on a non-permanent basis and will:

1. Reduce traffic speed and traffic volumes on a selected street/s

2. Improve local perceptions of safety and place quality

3. Make it easier and more attractive for people to walk and cycle on selected streets

4. Inspire communities and increase their sense of empowerment

We will be hosting a celebration of the works event in the coming weeks, on hopefully a slightly sunnier day! We will post the date of the event on this website and on our social media pages.

Let us know your thoughts on the rest of the routes on our heatmap - we will be closing this for comments at the end of January!