Residents have been given a voice in how their local area’s safety can be improved.
The Tilly-Wood Street Design Project, led by Sustrans and Aberdeen City Council, aims to improve the link between the communities of Woodside and Tillydrone, which are currently parted by a railway line.
The area was earmarked by the council for extensive redevelopment along with five other areas within the city.
Last month developers invited the views of local residents, in anticipation of the project reaching its development stage in November.
For many, the project served not only as a chance to highlight safety concerns, but also an opportunity to bring to light woes concerning the aesthetic state of the areas.
One resident suggested the project should “demolish the derelict building at the end of Western Road, and recycle the granite down takings.”
Another had a similar vision for Great Northern Road, suggesting the disused church on the street is “rundown and unloved”, in a “dangerous condition” and could “kill someone.”
A resident on Hayton Road said: “The residential area does not cope with the amount of traffic” and suggested more needed could be done to create safer parking and improve cycling facilities.”
Local councillor Lesley Dunbar said: ‘The recent consultation shows that local people know their area best and that they are well placed to make suggestions on how to improve the streets for everyone.
“There’s some great suggestions, from making pavements and streets safer to walk on, to widening areas where it is difficult to use a buggy or a wheelchair, to providing benches for people to be able to sit.
“This project is a great example of community members and the council coming together to make positive changes for the streets we use everyday.”
The data collected during the consultation will be used to generate designs which will then be trialled on-street in May next year.
