News on Spaces for People - East Renfrewshire

East Renfrewshire Council has secured £100,000 of initial funding for temporary measures across the area that will make it safer for people to walk, cycle and wheel during COVID-19.

Funded by the Scottish Government and administered by Sustrans Scotland, Spaces for People, will help people practice safe physical distancing with ‘pop-up’ walking and cycling routes and other temporary response measures.

The Council have laid out their plan for implementing these measures in their Transport Response to COVID-19 . The plan consists of four phases with a number of links that you can click on to provide feedback on specific measures within each phase:

Phase 1

There are a number of key locations that need an immediate response. Whilst the council have already identified appropriate temporary measures for these locations, your feedback is valuable.

Phase 2

The council have several proposals for measures that need to be installed in the short term . These proposals are still being worked on and will continue to be updated as the designs are progressed and risk assessments are carried out.

Phase 3

Measures being considered in this phase need more input from you before they can be decided. In addition to engaging with local businesses to find out their needs (for example space for outdoor café seating), the council needs you to flag issues and suggest solutions. You can use our Spaces for People map to highlight where you think more space is needed to enable people to safely walk, cycle and wheel for essential journeys or exercise and avoid unnecessary journeys by car.

Phase 4

Your input is needed to help the Council shape the future of transport in East Ren as the area recovers from the effects of the pandemic.

Please visit the Transport Response to COVID-19 webpage and have your say : https://bit.ly/C19TransportResponse