Last chance to comment on plans to enhance Weymouth's Custom House Quay
Weymouth residents can have their say here
Last updated 23rd Feb 2021
Have you had your say yet on new proposals to enhance Weymouth Harbourside?
Dorset Council are putting forward their ideas to make the area better for families, hospitality businesses and active travel.
Last summer, due to emergency funding from the Department for Transport, traffic access along Custom House Quay was restricted to aid social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
With additional money secured from the DfT - Dorset Council is now looking into permanently enhancing this side of the harbour.
What are the proposals for Weymouth Harbour?
The proposals aim to improve the public space along Custom House Quay, between South parade and St Mary Street, to create a safer space for walking and cycling, enhance the area for outside dining and improve air quality by reducing traffic along the route by removing parking.
Dorset Council are making it quite clear that the proposals do not include pedestrianisation of the harbourside.
Cllr Ray Bryan, Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment, said:
"With a further £438,000 awarded to us from the Active Travel Fund, and the removal of the disused railway tracks along the harbour, we have a fantastic opportunity to reshape and enhance the harbour environment in Weymouth.
"We want to hear from businesses, residents, families and visitors to get a full, rounded picture of how Custom House Quay could better work as a mixed-use environment."
Josephine Parker is the co-owner of Ebike Café on Weymouth Harbourside.
She told Greatest Hits Radio Dorset:
"I am actually really excited. I think it's a amazing opportunity to create something unique for the town.
"It's going to give the harbourside a more continental feel, and make it more environmentally friendly. So you've got less traffic and less pollution."
What do you think?
The survey closes at 11.59pm tomorrow night (Wednesday 24 February).