Summary
- Where: Woolston and Itchen area
- When: Summer 2021-2024
- What: An Active Travel Zone
- Why: To create a better environment for everyone by identifying and making some small changes to the streets and roads that will improve walking and cycling for short journeys.
- How: Funded as part of a Transforming Cities Fund awarded in March 2020
Active Travel Zones are neighbourhoods that encourage active travel through a range of measures which calm or discourage traffic and instead prioritise people walking, wheeling, and cycling.
Local businesses, schools and people living and working in the area are instrumental to the process of developing an Active Travel Zone. With this in mind, we have been working closely with the community in Woolston, Itchen and surrounding neighbourhoods to develop a range of schemes to shape the area so it is easier to walk and cycle, particularly for local journeys.
You can see an overview of the proposed improvements for Itchen, Central Woolston, and South Woolston in these maps.
Along with the Woolston & Itchen Active Travel Zone, there are two further complementary schemes in the Woolston, Itchen and surrounding area. These are Woolston Travel Hub and a Quietway in Sholing. To find out further information on these schemes please click on the title to navigate to their scheme page.
Latest News
February 2024 - Completed!
We are excited to announce that the undergoing developments are successfully finished and final photos of the works can be viewed on the completed improvements page. Huge thanks to all residents for patience throughout, your support and understanding have been truly appreciated.
January 2024 - Bishops Road
These works are now complete.
December 2023 - Bridge Road
These works are now complete.
November 2023 - Sea Road
These works are now complete.
August 2023 - Archery Road Improvements
These works are now complete.
July 2023 - Weston Grove Road Improvements
These works are now complete.
July 2023 - Obelisk Road Resurfacing
The resurfacing works on Obelisk Road are now complete.
July 2023 - John's Road Improvements
These works are now complete.
June 2023 - Radstock Road Junction Improvements
These works are now complete, however we appreciate that there is some confusion in regard to the shared use footpath by the new zebra crossing caused by the old kerb blocks and we will be amending the markings in this area to make it clear that this is a shared use footpath.
May 2023 - Fort Road Junction Improvements
These works are now complete.
February 2023 - Obelisk Road and John's Road Improvements
The four phases of pedestrian improvement works in Obelisk Road that were started on Monday 6 March are now complete.