As part of B&NES Council’s plans to remove obstacles for walking and cycling and reduce the dominance of motor vehicles in the city centre, it is proposing to make improvements to Saw Close to re-establish the area as a key social space.
Saw Close experiences low vehicle traffic but is a busy pedestrian area that is largely occupied by carriageway. It is proposed to see the road narrowed to slow traffic and encourage pedestrians to make more use of the entire area.
The plans will be on display on Monday, 11th July, from 1pm to 6pm in the Brunswick Room on the ground floor of the Guildhall in Bath, where locals will be able to give their views on the proposals.
Council officers will also be present to answer any questions.
Councillor Anthony Clarke (Conservative, Lansdown), Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport, said: “The Council is committed to making it easier for residents, businesses and visitors to get around Bath.
“As part of this, we want Saw Close to become an area which is seen as a destination for cultural events, social activity and nightlife, where walking around will be easier and spending time in the area more pleasant.
“I would encourage residents to attend the exhibition to find out more and to give their views on the proposals so that these can be considered as part of the final design proposals.”
For those unable to make the event on the day, copies of the plans and a feedback questionnaire will be available on the web page www.bathnes.gov.uk/sawclose from Tuesday.
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Stephen smith
Thursday 7th July, 2016 at 15:23Interesting plans. Much needed. It’s very suspect that our councillors have quietly shelved the Kingsmead square plans which had already received planning in favour of this part of the project however. I guess having trade directed in that direction wouldn’t be beneficial to the saw close restaurants and casino venues so why bother benefiting already established independent business.