Summary
- Where: Woolston, in and around Colonnade car park.
- When: Completed July 2024
- What: e-scooter and bike hire, car club spaces, EV charging points, new shared use routes, and footway resurfacing
- Why: to provide access to a range of sustainable travel options in one convenient location, reducing the number of private car trips through the area.
Project Details
Our Transforming Cities programme included ambitious plans to roll out a network of Travel Hubs in and around Southampton. These are strategically placed locations which provide access to a range of alternative onwards travel options, allowing people to travel as seamlessly and sustainably as possible.
Woolston Travel Hub provides a range of convenient sustainable transport options for travel between Woolston and Southampton City Centre, as well as between nearby green spaces at Weston Shore and Royal Victoria Country Park. The Hub has direct links to regular bus services and local train services, and includes:
- Pedestrian enhancements including footway resurfacing and repairs, handrail replacement and tactile paving for uncontrolled crossing points
- Upgraded lighting in the subway linking to Woolston Station
- New shared-use on some of the footways along Portsmouth Road, as well as appropriate shared-use tactiles and signage
- E-scooter and bike hire facilities within Colonnade Car Park, as well as new electric vehicle charging points, car club bays, and relining of a portion of parking spaces
- Minor repairs to drainage and kerbing within the car park and surrounding areas
The scheme complements neighbouring improvements already delivered including Woolston & Itchen Active Travel Zone and SCN5 Eastern Quietway. To find out further information on these schemes please click on the title to navigate to their scheme page.
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