Picton Street Engagement Survey

Engagement has concluded

• Picton Street Engagement Survey

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  We asked

  The engagement on Picton Lane was open for six weeks from Monday 14 December 2020 to Sunday 24 January 2021. People were asked about their street environment, what they liked about the street, what they would improve and what would they prioritise. The survey captured views from residents, businesses and anyone who uses the street to help build a picture of what people would like to see improved in the street environment and provide feedback on their own experiences.

  Individual responses were received via the online survey and, to ensure the survey reached as wide an audience as possible in a multi-cultural ward, paper copies with a language template covering 12 languages were posted along with a free post envelope to 3,694 local properties. 25 posters were put up in the local area to raise awareness of the survey. Local stakeholders and community groups were also asked to help raise awareness of the survey and it was promoted via social media platforms. Due to COVID-19 restrictions preventing face to face engagement, the team offered virtual chats and phone appointments to anyone who didn’t want to submit a written response but wanted to ask questions and provide feedback.

  You said

  From this survey we received 776 responses to the engagement, which were made up of 333 online and 443 paper copies. Of the responses received 91% are residents who live within one mile and over 94% walk to the road.

  Around 92% of respondents like Picton Street due to the “personality and character of the street”. The most serious problem identified with 50% was that “there is no space for recycling bins and waste collection on street” followed by 43% with “the road is too narrow for two-way traffic” and 35% saying “access for disabled people is poor”. Over 43% of respondents think “wider pavements for movement” and “wider pavements with designated waste collections areas” are essential.

  We did

  The feedback from this survey along with the engagement with local businesses, community groups and local stakeholders has been reviewed. There were comments for and against pedestrianisation throughout the survey, but the responses did not show a consensus among the community. We will therefore take forward the comments received from the survey as we develop our Liveable Neighbourhood strategy for the city. This will involve looking at whole areas, rather than individual streets, to make neighbourhoods a more pleasant place for everyone with safer streets, cleaner air, and easier walking and cycling journeys. More information about what we engaged on and the results are available in either the summary report or the full report.