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Should Aberdeen’s Broad Street be pedestrianised?

Traffic on Broad Street. Picture by Colin Rennie
Traffic on Broad Street. Picture by Colin Rennie

More than 800 people have taken part in a council-led consultation on the future of a city centre thoroughfare.

Three options have been put forward for Broad Street: maintaining the status quo for full traffic access, introducing full pedestrianisation, or only opening it to buses and bicycles.

The Broad Street proposal is one of four major transport projects contained in the Aberdeen City Centre masterplan, which aims to transform the area during the next 25 years.

However, critics have raised fears that full pedestrianisation could create further bottlenecks in the city.

Three other streets have been identified in the masterplan for major transport projects – Guild Street, Union Street and Schoolhill.

Now, council chiefs are urging more responses before the consultation process closes.

The local authority’s deputy leader, Marie Boulton, who chairs the cross-party City Centre Regeneration Board, said: “It’s great that so many people have already taken part in the consultation.

“Feedback will be used to inform decisions on delivering this part of the masterplan and how the detailed design is developed – whatever option is taken forward.

“With nearly a week to go before the consultation closes, I would encourage everyone with an interest in enhancing our city centre to have their say.

“The masterplan won public backing but it’s important we give people the chance to continue to input as individual projects come forward.”

Opposition SNP group leader Stephen Flynn said: “Of course 800 is good, but we would like to get even more [reaction] to reflect the public view around this as much as possible.

“Everyone except the Labour party wanted this consultation, so I would urge people to take part.”

The Broad Street consultation, which closes on June 12, also asks for views on the creation and use of public realm space in the city centre.

A report from officers, outlining the potential next steps, is expected to go to full council on Wednesday, June 29.

Copies of the survey are available at Marischal College and at City Council libraries and community centres.

You can also complete it online at:

consultation.aberdeencity.gov.uk/consultation/broadstreet