Albert Place and Dumbarton Road East

Please provide comments on the two options by answering the questions below. Think about yourself as a user and other users, pedestrians, cyclists, young children, school children, less abled, the elderly.

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Bus Gates

An option to reduce through traffic along Albert Place would be the introduction of bus gates.

View the options below that can be considered subject to further consultation with the community.

Below are four possible locations for bus gates. The blue circle would be the location of a bus gate for West bound traffic, and the pink circle is the proposed location for a bus gate for East bound traffic.

The dashed lines represent the route which would be restricted to buses, taxis and cycles from the point of the bus gate. There are other side streets that would allow access to Albert Place for those that require access to properties, venues or businesses. The idea of bus gate reinforces the restriction of through traffic, providing a safer street for cyclists, a more pleasant environment for the residents and businesses, and for walking.

From the four options below, we would suggest Option 3 would be most suitable for this location, allowing access along Albert Place up to Allan Park from the West. Vehicles travelling from the town to the West would be diverted back to the town centre via Allan Park creating an inconvenient through route for West bound traffic.

For Option 1, 2 and 3, to successfully ensure the route is inconvenient for through traffic, we would need to explore restricting movements to some of the side streets that may be used as short cuts to avoid the bus gate.

There are other options that could be explored, and we would welcome your suggestions.

Do you agree that this would be a good intervention to reduce traffic on Albert Place?

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View the presentation from the drop-in event on 25th February 2021 below.