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Back to newsImproving walking, cycling and accessibility in the Raploch
The team has been very busy this week promoting our Public Session 3: Explore the Design, and inviting people to come along. Which takes me to... Come along to our next event! You can find more info on in the poster below or by following this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1217716411710023/
We also attended last week's community council meeting to update them on the project, and have decorated our brand new community noticeboard, located at the side of the Great Wall takeaway. If you walk by, have a look and let us know what you think! Also, here's a picture of a rainbow welcoming us to Stirling and Raploch last week. A sure sign that good things are coming!
Community Active Travel WorkshopLast Friday the team organized an Active Travel workshop for our Community Liaison Group. During the session, we discussed what influence how people travel for their everyday journeys.
Since the project started, we have been asking the community what is stopping them from making their everyday journey by bike, on foot or obstacles when using a wheelchair. The poor condition of pavements and lack of cycling infrastructure have been among most popular, however, there was a number of other barriers including lack of knowledge about bike or wheelchair friendly routes, the perception of not being safe on a bike, cycling not being popular among friends or family or dog poo on pavements.
Together with the Community Liaison Group we discussed identified barriers and the group brainstormed how to address some of the identified problems to improve walking and cycling in Raploch. See some of the ideas below:
Kasia, our Behaviour Change Officer said:
‘I really enjoyed the session and the group’s comments will inform plans for work in Raploch. The group was fantastic, they not only came up with ideas, but it was great opportunity to exchange knowledge about existing local activities and support available to community and individuals throughout Stirling Active Travel Hub, Recyke-a-Bike or Buggy Walks in Raploch’.
The workshop highlighted the need of having local champions who will support actions to bring ideas to life, promotion of local initiative happening in Raploch and around Stirling as well as improving local neighbourhood to make it friendlier for people with dementia.
The group also recognized the need for a series of essential cycling skills activities and led rides for beginners. We hope to continue work with the community, to help design solutions to increase walking and cycling in Raploch. If you’ve any ideas, would like to be involved or have any questions, please email Kasia, kasia.koziel@sustrans.org.uk .
