News on Spaces for People - East Renfrewshire

Welcome to our second weekly update, and an extra special welcome to the 313 of you who have signed up to be notified of these posts as they are listed. It’s really encouraging to see so much interest in making changes to support active travel and safe physical distancing.

East Renfrewshire’s Spaces for People heatmap has been live for three weeks now. Up to 22/6/20, there's been;

What have been the most popular posts?

These are the top three posts with the most agreements so far:

"We need better crossings for pedestrians, less waiting time and removal of barriers which trap pedestrians." - Junction of Clarkston Rd/Busby Rd/Eaglesham Rd (34 Agreements)

"The streets surrounding Carolside Primary School, and in particular Mansefield Road, Mansefield Crescent and Greenfield Road all experience high volumes of road traffic and parking during the school drop-off and pick-up times…dangerous manoeuvres and speeds at these times make it unsafe...There needs to be an exclusion zone for cars placed around the school so that when children return in August there is the space required to not only distance adequately, but also to be able to travel to and from school safely by walking/cycling/wheeling." Clarkston, (29 Agreements)

"This is a really difficult route between Waterfoot and Millerston. The footway is narrow with no space to properly physically distance. It involves stepping out onto the road, which is often busy with traffic. Despite this, it's a popular route for walkers and runners. I cannot see that there's space to extend the pavement...I have no suggestions other than to rigorously enforce the 30 mph speed limit…though there's an argument for reducing the limit further to 20 mph on this narrow section. I feel that it's only a matter of time before we have a serious injury here." Eaglesham Road, (29 Agreements)

Do these issues concern you too? There’s still time to add your ‘agreement’ thumbs up on the heatmap, on these and any other comments that you feel need particular attention drawn to them.

Next week

We will explore some of the data in a little more depth. We are starting to see how the Council’s ‘Phase 2’ Strategic Cycle Corridor projects match up with reported issues on the heatmap, and where else temporary measures may be required.

We hope you can spend some time outside this week, whether you are walking, wheeling or riding a bike – keep safe and enjoy the sunshine.

Please visit the Spaces for People map or the Transport Response to COVID-19 webpage to have your say.