News on Spaces for People - East Renfrewshire

As July draws to a close, so too does the East Renfrewshire Heatmap. Since launching at the end of May, there have been over 4700 visitors to the site and nearly 800 comments posted.

The final cut off for submissions is next Friday, 31st July so if there are any final comments you wish to make, please do so before this date.

Word Cloud

This word cloud is formed of the most common words within the comments posted - the bigger the word, the more frequently it has been written. Named locations understandably feature heavily, with both area and road names regularly referenced. The prominence of "narrow" is important, and effectively highlights the need for temporary interventions to allow more space for safe physical distancing, on both roads and pavements. Speed and traffic are clear themes, along with cycling, children and safety.

Temporary infrastructure examples and design guidance

Sustrans Scotland, with input from numerous partners, have curated a set of design guidance for temporary infrastructure intervention s. Hosted on the Sustrans Showcase website , the guidance will be used by Local Authorities to help shape their projects, but it may also be of interest to others who are keen to see what sort of changes could be made. There are also some examples of live changes that have already been put in place, both in Scotland and further afield. There are also numerous case studies of other Sustrans projects around Scotland, news updates and opinion pieces.