Aberdeen's Broad Street to be partly pedestrianised
Aberdeen City Council has voted in favour of partly pedestrianing Broad Street as part of the City Centre Masterplan.
Aberdeen City Council has voted in favour of partly pedestrianing Broad Street as part of the City Centre Masterplan.
The results of the vote came back as 34-4 in favour of opening the street to buses, cycles and pedestrians only.
The three options presented to councillors were:
- Keeping it open to all traffic
- Making it buses, cycles and pedestrians only
- Making it pedestrians and cycles only
A total of 1,067 people took part. Analysts reported a high level of support for some form of pedestrian priority in Broad Street, but similar support for retaining Broad Street as a thoroughfare.
City Council leader Councillor Jenny Laing said: “Today’s decision promises to further enhance our city centre by making it an even more attractive place to live, work or visit.
“The Broad Street project will deliver significant new public realm space and allow us to create temporary space for a variety of events. Crucially, it also maintains good access to the city centre while supporting sustainable transport.
“This is another major step in delivering a clean, connected, dynamic and vibrant city centre that will mark Aberdeen out as a global business and leisure destination.”