Community Street Audits

PRESS RELEASE


Winchester Town Access Plan - Street Audits

Broken paving slabs, dropped kerbs, pedestrian crossings, street clutter and personal security are all being targeted in a series of street audits initiated by Winchester City Council and Hampshire County Council.

The town is being inspected in two community street audits, where members of the audits walk a route through the town identifying potential issues for improvement. Areas which pedestrians could find intimidating and uninviting and issues that effect cyclists are noted.

The two audits, one around the High Street and the other around railway station used representatives from a wide range of groups of Winchester including councillors, Winchester Area Community Action, the City Centre Partnership and the Winchester Cycling Group along with officers of Winchester City Council and Hampshire County Council.

Issues that were pointed out include broken paving slabs, street sign clutter, personal safety concerns, graffiti, disabled access and crossing points.

Andy Hickman, Head of Access and Infrastructure was pleased with the initial audit: ’The audit proved very successful and identified issues that we can look at as part if the emerging Town Access Plan in order to improve access and movement for residents and visitors around the town centre’.

The audits are to be incorporated in the Winchester Town Access Plan, which is concentrating on identifying local issues of poor accessibility and seek to deliver improvements.

Published: 29 June 2007