News on Spaces for People Dumfries and Galloway

Weekly Update – 6th August

Welcome to our second weekly update, and a special thanks to the 64 of you who have signed up to be notified of these posts as they are listed.

The Dumfries and Galloway Spaces for People map has been live for three weeks now. Since 13th July, there's been 422 contributions (comments and agreements) made. Most have been from Dumfries and Castle Douglas, which is as we expected given that they are two of the largest towns in the area, but we’d also love to hear from people in other places. If you have time to share the map with your friends in other parts of Dumfries and Galloway, that would be a great help!

Most popular comments

These are the top three comments which have had the most agreements so far…

“ Traffic Island is very narrow. Going to the park, I use it with children on bikes and a dog, it is cramped and hazardous. Social distancing is difficult in this space. I would look at if pedestrians can cross this road without the need to stop in the centre by changing the timing of traffic lights, or moving the crossing to a narrower section of the road, closer to the bridge for example ” Junction at A756 Dockhead, going towards Dock Park, Dumfries (14 agreements)

“ I would like to see the car park closest to the buildings permanently closed and the space utilised more effectively for the benefit of pedestrians and businesses. Seats outside pubs and cafes, lots of safe space for safe distancing, space for those out walking and a proper cycle path (not one shared with pedestrians as is the case on the edge of the river. Getting rid of the cars from the town centre streets wherever possible allows everyone to benefit ” Whitesands, Dumfries (12 agreements)

“ The pavements here are very narrow in places, combined with the volume and speed of traffic using this route this means that cars and lorries pass very close even when walking on the pavement. There is also no provision for safe cycling ” Lockerbie Road between Moffat Rd junction and roundabout at Birchwood Drive, Dumfries (9 agreements)

If you haven’t had your say yet, you can do so here