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Re-thinking Eastborough
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- 10. Physical environment • Building facades and scruffy shop fronts • Dirty neglected areas •Church & Argos • Lack of a central urban space Orientation • Lack of signage • St. Nicholas Street is a barrier • Lack of a centre and boundaries • Lack of connections (West‐ East, top‐bottom) Cultural Heritage • Lack of emphasis (diluted by ill‐considered design) Community • Anti‐social behaviour • Need for more engagement (from both Council and residents) Accessibility • Walkability (damaged & narrow pavements, lack of handrails) • Access for disabled people • Vehicular access (traffic and lack of parking) Activities & Events • Seasonability and dominance of tourism • Few shops operating at full capacity; lack of interest and variety ISSUES
- 11. Physical environment • Incentives for building improvements • Better street design (flowers, Incredible Edibles) •Establish guidelines for shop fronts ‐ grants? • Design a central urban space Orientation • Communication strategies • Signposts ‐ wayfinding • Interactive tourist center Cultural Heritage • Enhance cultural heritage through policies and regulations about facades Community • Encourage participatory and inclusive processes • Empower existing organizations to encourage improvements of the area Accessibility • Pedestrianisation • Improvement of pavements and lighting • Unification Westborough‐ Eastborough • Shared space Activities & Events • Organize more events (e.g. in the market hall) • Establish rent‐free periods for new business • Events to maximize topoography ACTIONS
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- 13. Key Themes 1 Support for Eastborough Regeneration 2Putting Eastborough on the map 3 Heritage 4 Creating a town square 5 Traffic and getting around 6 Funding and leadership 7 Continue community involvement 8 Old Town community
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