Overview of the Initial Designs

Welcome to the Design Stage of Ashgrove Connects where you can view and feedback on the initial designs which have been developed from what you told us is important to you. 

Please have a look through the initial designs and feedback to us by Sunday 17th July either through this website, at Cornhill
Library or pop along to one of the upcoming activities detailed in latest news.

We need your feedback to help steer the development of these initial ideas into a concept design during the next stage of the project. 

If you would prefer to view the initial designs as a PDF, please download the Initial Designs Booklet. 

If you or your neighbours need support to view or feedback on the initial designs, please contact us. 

Click next to read more. 

Ashgrove Connects gets local people involved in making Ashgrove Road, Ashgrove Road West and Laurelwood Avenue work better for those who live, work, study and visit here.

This is part of a programme of improvements across the city that will help provide everyone with safer, healthier and more sustainable transport and lifestyle options.

The project considers opportunities that complement the proposed infrastructure changes along the Berryden Corridor to ensure
the communities of Ashgrove Connects benefit. The initial designs assume the Berryden Corridor is in place by the time Ashgrove Connects is delivered.

Your feedback is vital to ensure we understand your priorities. 

Who is involved?

Timeline

An indicative timeline of the key project stages is outlined below and you can read more about this here. We are currently in Stage 2.

What have we done so far?

During the first stage of the project, we asked you to share your experiences of using the streets through the Comments Map. 

Through surveys, we also collected information on traffic speed and volume, number of people walking and cycling, public life and parking demand.

These activities have helped to build up an understanding of how the streets and public spaces are perceived and used locally to inform the development of initial designs. The following themes emerged:

• Create a slower, quieter street environment.
• More crossings and improved junctions that feel safer to use.
• Improved place quality and better access to greenspace.
• More enjoyable and accessible for people walking and wheeling.
• Improved conditions for people cycling.
• Improved parking layout to reduce the impact on people moving around.

You can read more about this in the Stage 1 Report. 

Click next to read about the design objectives. 

The emerging themes from Stage 1 were used to develop design objectives.

These set out what the project should achieve and will be used to ensure the designs remain in line with community priorities as they develop.

The design objectives are:

Click next to read about the Study Area. 

We have used the design objectives to guide the development of initial designs.

To present this, we have split the study area into two: 

• Ashgrove Road West; and 
• Ashgrove Road and Laurelwood Avenue. 

We have done this to ensure we respond to the different opportunities and constraints within each street. Within each area, we have focussed in on key sections of the design to provide more detail. 

In some sections, we have developed two or three Ideas to show what could be possible. Elements of each design can be incorporated into different sections depending on the feedback from the community.

Click next to read about the Key Design Features. 

Throughout the design, you will read about some key features that you may not be familiar with. 

We have highlighted these below to provide you with a better understanding of these features with examples from other parts of the country.

Click next to view the initial designs for Ashgrove Road West and Ashgrove Road. 

We are now asking you to read through the design ideas for Ashgrove Road West and Ashgrove Road and Laurelwood Avenue below:

• To view and feedback on the design ideas for Ashgrove Road West, please click here.
• To view and feedback on the design ideas for Ashgrove Road and Laurelwood Avenue, please click here. 

Please consider the different design ideas and feedback on what you like and what you would change, combine or improve. 

The feedback we receive will help to steer the development of a concept design for the study area.

If you would prefer a paper survey, please contact us.