New traffic measures are safe bet
Residents hit the streets of Raploch recently to celebrate the installation of new community-led road safety features.
The temporary safety measures at the junction of Raploch Road and Huntly Crescent are aimed at helping make the area work better for people and also make it easier for walking, wheeling and cycling.
The low-tech interventions are part of the Raploch Street Design project and were funded and led by Sustrans, and installed by Stirling Council.
It is the first phase of the wider Walk, Cycle, Live Stirling project, the design process for which received more than 600 comments and reached over 2000 people in the Raploch area.
The final designs have been handed over to Walk, Cycle, Live Stirling for delivery as part of the wider project, but ahead of them being implemented these temporary interventions have been developed.
Environment and housing convener Councillor Jim Thomson said: “These temporary changes are aiming to address some of the problems the community have told us about, such as speeding traffic turning into and out of Huntly Crescent.
“These interventions will improve the sense of safety felt by residents and pedestrians right now, in advance of later construction work to deliver the entire Raploch Street Design project.
“This project will be a ‘vision generator’ for other communities, showing that streets can change with relatively simple solutions and that local people can directly influence how their neighbourhood works.”
The temporary interventions are intended to:
• Slow down vehicles as they enter and exit Huntly Crescent onto Raploch Road by putting in a rubber kerb line to tighten the bend to encourage traffic to slow down.
• Make it easier for pedestrian and people with restricted mobility to cross Huntly Crescent by installing drop kerbs and highlighting where people regularly cross with contrasting paint.
• Refresh an existing green space.
• Slow down vehicles travelling on Raploch Road with bolt down cycle and bus friendly speed cushions.