News on Raploch Street Design

It has been a busy few months for the Raploch Street Design team! We have been updating the design proposals with the comments gathered, planning for our Celebration Event in June (more info below), and preparing for the next step of the project, which will include trialling some of the changes identified by the community.

Based on hundreds of comments gathered from the community, we have identified an opportunity to trial a series of temporary interventions at the junction of Raploch Road and Huntley Crescent.

These are temporary changes (like the benches and noticeboard) to the area around the junction of Huntley Crescent and Raploch Road. The changes could start to address some of the problems you’ve told us about, such as speeding traffic turning into and out of Huntley Crescent. They would improve the sense of safety now, in advance of later construction work to deliver the entire Raploch Street Design project. The team has identified the following four opportunities based on comments from the community:

Current view of Huntley Crescent junction with Raploch Road.

Visualisation of proposal for temporary interventions at Raploch Road / Huntley Cres.

1. Slowing down vehicles as they enter and exit Huntly Crescent onto Raploch Road. We can do this by putting in a new kurb line to tighten the bend to encourage traffic to slow down as they turn into and out of the junction. This would reduce the bend of the corner from 12m to 6m.

2. Making it easier for pedestrian and people with restricted mobility to cross Huntley Crescent by installing drop kerbs and highlighting where people regularly cross at Huntley Crescent contrasting paint. We can extend this colour on to the pavement to brighten up the area.

3. Putting in a planter with tree or greenery, this could also help to prevent pavement parking.

4. Slow down vehicles travelling on Raploch Road with bolt down cycle and bus friendly speed cushions .

Details on delivery of the changes are still to be worked out.

We showcased these temporary changes designs at our Public Session in March, and we will also share them during our upcoming Celebration Event :

More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/374005456656264

You can find out more about when these changes are planned to be delivered at our Celebration Event on the 6th of June, and at our next Community Liaison Group meeting. We will also keep you updated through this blog, so make sure you are subscribed.

Community Liaison Group Meeting

At this meeting, we’ll share with the group how we are going to present the feedback we gathered in the last few months and how we have used this to update the designs. We will also feedback about the temporary changes stage of the project, and the walking, wheelchair use and cycling recommendations we have gathered from our engagement. There will be teas, coffees and biscuits. If you would like to attend this meeting, please email Irene at Irene.tortajada@sustrans.org.uk