An artists’ impression of how High Street might look within an extended pedestrian zone.
The Shrewsbury Moves strategy, containing ideas such as introducing traffic loops, improving cycle routes and creating more public spaces, was published in January 2024 and a major public consultation gathered over 4,000 comments from nearly 1,400 respondents.
Analysis of the consultation showed that the top two priorities for respondents were reducing or removing through-traffic in the town centre, and providing an efficient public transport network with improved facilities.
Shropshire Council’s Cabinet has now agreed to progress implementation of the strategy, including finalising a 10-year delivery plan, subject to funding and more detailed work taking place.
The Shrewsbury Moves 10-year strategy follows the publication of the Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Masterplan Vision in 2021, and outlines a range of innovative ways of improving the town centre environment.
Among the key proposals in the strategy are:
- The introduction of traffic loops to reduce the amount of traffic driving through the town centre.
- Prioritising public transport with a two-way bus corridor through the town centre making buses quicker and easier to use.
- Incentivising the use of car parks on the edge of the town centre, and the use of an extended and improved Park & Ride service, along with more public bus services.
- The creation of more public spaces, such as creating new town squares and improving the gateways to the town centre.
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