DUMFRIES residents have been invited to have their say on new ideas to make the streets in the town centre safer.
Dumfries and Galloway Council has worked with the Southwest Scotland Regional Transport Partnership (SWESTRANS) and Dumfries Partnership Action Group (DPAG), to consider how the town centre area can be improved to encourage more people to travel in an active way.
Ten key locations have been identified as priorities for improvement based on feedback and issues identified in the Dynamically Different Dumfries project. They include the High Street, Shakespeare Street, Irish Street, George Street, Academy Street, Buccleuch Bridge and routes from the railway station.
Now design concepts have been drawn up to show what the improvements could look like. They follow national guidance and aim to minimise conflict points between pedestrians and cyclists and to be accessible for disabled people. They include segregated cycleways; signage and way finding; low level kerbs; tactile paving, and measures to reduce vehicle speed.
To improve public areas and create a safe, welcoming environment for residents and visitors, landscaping, planting, benches and sensitive paving will be included.
An exhibition and drop in event will be held in The Smithy, Dumfries High Street, on Monday and Tuesday from 12-7 pm each day. SWESTRANS chair John Campbell said: “This is a great opportunity for local people to make their views known on a number of suggested projects across the town centre area.
“These ideas are important as they offer the chance to improve the whole streetscape of the town centre while providing more opportunities for people to move around in healthier and more sustainable ways.
“We look forward to meeting as many local people as possible at the drop-in events and I would encourage everyone to complete the survey with your feedback on the proposals, which will inform the way forward.”
