Improvements to Acomb Front Street

Phase 2 ideas for Front Street, Acomb

Phase 2 ideas for Front Street, Acomb include:

Welcome gateway
Review bollards, protect pavement
Pop-up features
Future use of the road
Market and other activities

Welcome gateway

You said: More welcoming and inviting space
Proposal: The entrance to Front Street should be welcoming, inviting and create a sense of arrival for all. This could include reviewing signage, removing clutter, and improving seating, alongside improvements to accessible parking and a new wide raised level crossing in the area
Cost estimate: £40,000

An artists impression sketch of the proposed use of Front Street

Sketch showing proposed welcome space

A view of a curved bench, made from many thin pieces of wood 4 large red planters with trees green trees growing. Two cyclists travel between two of the planters

Example of sculptural seating and example of large planters

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Review bollards, protect pavement

You said: Less street clutter, remove the bollards and tackle illegal parking
Proposal: Substantially reduce the number of bollards whilst retaining some to protect the pavement and deter illegal parking. The final design will be updated following your feedback from this engagement. Therefore, exactly how many bollards stay/ go cannot be answered at this stage, however work so far suggests that approximately two thirds could be removed. Any bollards that are removed will be reused across the city where possible
Cost estimate: £40,000

Fig 5 plan of the shopping area showing the proposed new welcome space, three wide level pedestrian crossings. This initial plan shows that approximately two thirds of the bollards could be removed (dots show bollards that might be removed in red or stay in blue).

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Pop-up features

You said: Open up community space, more seating and places to sit and chat
Proposal: To activate the whole shopping area, especially during pedestrian only hours we will seek to add fun and personality and character by investigating pop-up features to the privately maintained, non-adopted highway. These new additions will encourage residents and visitors to spend longer in the area, dwell and socialise. Any flexible use of this space would require landowner permission.
Cost estimate: £30,000

A view of the current pedestrian area of the Front Street, with Bollards on one side of the pavement, and Shops on the other Fig 7 example of pop-up seating Fig 8 examples of pop-up seating Fig 9 examples of pop-up planting

Wide strip of privately maintained, non-adopted highway in the shopping area

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Future use of the road

You said: Street designed for people, not cars
Proposal: Feasibility study on how to reduce vehicle dominance the shopping area, explore opportunities for a more people friendly space.
Cost estimate: £5,000

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Market and other activities

You said: Bring back the market
Proposal: To enhance the current retail offering a three-month trial with a new market operator has been agreed by Make It York. Little Bird Market will take place on 16 March, 20 April and 18 May, 10.00am to 3.00pm.
Cost agreed: £750 permit to enable trial

Little Bird Market Stall, The Kandlers Table A view of some greetings cards and mugs, all handmade