Folks nonetheless have time to have their say on a brand new motion technique for Shrewsbury – with a public session working till Friday, March 29.
Proposals embrace the introduction of site visitors loops, which means automobiles wouldn’t be capable to drive straight by way of the city centre
Hundreds of individuals have seen the ‘Shrewsbury Strikes’ proposals, both in-person on the session area in St Mary’s Church, on the interactive web site – shrewsburymoves.com – or by following a path across the city centre.
The technique has been printed by the Shrewsbury Huge City Plan Partnership, made up of Shropshire Council, Shrewsbury City Council and Shrewsbury BID, and descriptions quite a lot of concepts for altering how folks might transfer across the city sooner or later.
Proposals embrace the introduction of site visitors loops, which means automobiles wouldn’t be capable to drive straight by way of the city centre, giving extra precedence to buses, cyclists and pedestrians, and creating extra ‘park and select’ websites on the sting of the city centre.
An eight-week public session into the plans was launched on January 26 and folks have now been given an additional week till Friday, March 29, to offer their suggestions.
Councillor Ian Nellins, deputy chief of Shropshire Council and member of the Shrewsbury Huge City Plan Partnership, stated a whole lot of effort had gone into publicising the technique.
He stated: “We’ve got been delighted with the quantity of people that have visited the show in St Mary’s Church, and 1000’s of individuals have logged onto the session web site through the session.
“The Shrewsbury Strikes City Path, made up of a collection of shows across the city centre exhibiting how sure areas might look sooner or later, has been properly acquired and we have now visited colleges to speak to college students in regards to the proposals too.”
Councillor Alan Mosley, chief of Shrewsbury City Council and member of the Huge City Plan Partnership, urged folks to make their views recognized.
He added: “The technique comprises a raft of concepts with the general intention of creating Shrewsbury a fair higher place to stay, work and go to.
“It is vitally a lot an ongoing course of and there are heaps extra particulars to contemplate earlier than any adjustments are made, so it’s very important that folks tell us what they assume.”
Seb Slater, government director of Shrewsbury BID and member of the Huge City Plan Partnership, stated nearly all of feedback had been optimistic in regards to the technique.
“There’s a lot to be enthusiastic about in Shrewsbury in the mean time, with the redevelopment of Smithfield Riverside underway and this motion technique outlining some genuinely transformative concepts for the city centre,” he stated.
“We’ve got been happy with the response and a whole lot of work now must be achieved to contemplate everybody’s suggestions as soon as the session closes on March 29.
“There are additionally some sensible Shrewsbury Strikes tasks coming later this 12 months, akin to a motorcycle rent scheme and the trial of a river taxi service, so this technique is already serving to us to realize optimistic change.”
Proposals embrace the introduction of site visitors loops, which means automobiles wouldn’t be capable to drive straight by way of the city centre
Hundreds of individuals have seen the ‘Shrewsbury Strikes’ proposals, both in-person on the session area in St Mary’s Church, on the interactive web site – shrewsburymoves.com – or by following a path across the city centre.
The technique has been printed by the Shrewsbury Huge City Plan Partnership, made up of Shropshire Council, Shrewsbury City Council and Shrewsbury BID, and descriptions quite a lot of concepts for altering how folks might transfer across the city sooner or later.
Proposals embrace the introduction of site visitors loops, which means automobiles wouldn’t be capable to drive straight by way of the city centre, giving extra precedence to buses, cyclists and pedestrians, and creating extra ‘park and select’ websites on the sting of the city centre.
An eight-week public session into the plans was launched on January 26 and folks have now been given an additional week till Friday, March 29, to offer their suggestions.
Councillor Ian Nellins, deputy chief of Shropshire Council and member of the Shrewsbury Huge City Plan Partnership, stated a whole lot of effort had gone into publicising the technique.
He stated: “We’ve got been delighted with the quantity of people that have visited the show in St Mary’s Church, and 1000’s of individuals have logged onto the session web site through the session.
“The Shrewsbury Strikes City Path, made up of a collection of shows across the city centre exhibiting how sure areas might look sooner or later, has been properly acquired and we have now visited colleges to speak to college students in regards to the proposals too.”
Councillor Alan Mosley, chief of Shrewsbury City Council and member of the Huge City Plan Partnership, urged folks to make their views recognized.
He added: “The technique comprises a raft of concepts with the general intention of creating Shrewsbury a fair higher place to stay, work and go to.
“It is vitally a lot an ongoing course of and there are heaps extra particulars to contemplate earlier than any adjustments are made, so it’s very important that folks tell us what they assume.”
Seb Slater, government director of Shrewsbury BID and member of the Huge City Plan Partnership, stated nearly all of feedback had been optimistic in regards to the technique.
“There’s a lot to be enthusiastic about in Shrewsbury in the mean time, with the redevelopment of Smithfield Riverside underway and this motion technique outlining some genuinely transformative concepts for the city centre,” he stated.
“We’ve got been happy with the response and a whole lot of work now must be achieved to contemplate everybody’s suggestions as soon as the session closes on March 29.
“There are additionally some sensible Shrewsbury Strikes tasks coming later this 12 months, akin to a motorcycle rent scheme and the trial of a river taxi service, so this technique is already serving to us to realize optimistic change.”