On site meeting with chair and secretary of the community council meeting – we agreed that after the huge amount of interest in the project at the community council meeting it would be worth having a drop in session before Christmas. We set a date of the 30th November, I organised the venue and shared a poster which the CC put up and they also shared the details on their WhatsApp group.

Tuesday 12th November
 
Public Drop In at the Riverbank Centre

Saturday 30th November from 9am-1:30pm

This was an incredibly well attended event and I estimate we saw around 75 or 80 residents. I have attached the results of the feedback that was obtained through a feedback form as well as by adding comments to the designs on Post It notes.

I have also shared the link to the Engage platform with community councils and asked them to leave comments for us to consider.

So as you can see the engagement has been extensive and is still ongoing. The next steps will be to hold a design session with members of the community focussing on the Green as you enter into Riverside. I will also attend a community council meeting in the near future to share how we have taken feedback on board and what the next steps will be. The community also have my email address and I have told them I am more than happy to engage with them directly.

We have had many site visits and are aware of the raised table on the Millar Place Abbey Rd junction. This will be improved and at the same time we will look to mitigate against existing issues such as localised flooding in this area.
The design that has been agreed upon is the design where 4 parking spaces are maintained and this will mean that the pavement won’t be widened. (The reason for proposing widening the pavement was to provide opportunities for some placemaking or lingering outside the shops without any potential conflict with those using the cycle lane.)
We are aware of the traffic calming east of Millar Place and this will remain as is.
There are no proposals to widen Forth Crescent.
There has been consultation with the shop owners and this will continue as the project progresses. The design being taken forward is the one that maintains 4 parking spaces.
We agree that the Manor Powis connection is vital and this route, NCN 76 passes through Riverside and onto Forthside Way. This project will make walking, wheeling and cycling more accessible for those living in Riverside as well as those travelling along the NCN from the east into Stirling.

Michaela Jackson, Sustainable Transport Behaviour Change Officer.