Transport changes

To facilitate long-term improvements to the university’s facilities, a pedestrian zone will be created in the Queen’s Court area, and will require some essential changes to traffic flow on campus.

Buses will be re-routed to a new transport hub providing bus travellers with close access to the Logie entrance to the Cottrell teaching space, Stirling Court Hotel and the University of Stirling INTO Building.

Staff and student consultation feedback showed strong desire to maintain a bus route through the campus, to best serve commuters from the Hillfoots and Clackmannanshire areas, and a new through-bus route will be created from the transport hub, through part of the current south car park, and then on via the Innovation Park road and out onto the Hillfoots Road.

The changes will result in the re-positioning of some car parking; however, there will be no reduction in the overall number of campus car parking spaces available to drivers.

The new plans allow for three arrival bus stops into the campus. These will be located at the main entrance to campus - providing access to the Pathfoot Building, outside the Gannochy Sports Centre, and at the new transport hub, located close to the Logie LectureTheatre.

There will be two departure points positioned within the transport hub and at the Pathfoot stop. An increased number of disabled parking bays will also be located close to the Macrobert Arts Centre.

The planning application has already been approved by Stirling Council.