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Welcome
to the Civic Society Pages
PRIAN and the Civic Voice are
passionate about empowering local civic societies to improve their
streets and have the ability to help your organisation.
We have technical expertise that may be helpful in
improving the appearance of your town, village or locality. Often by
simply removing street clutter, the real character of a street or
whole area can be improved.
Village
traffic calming and rural roads
Traffic calming at the village school
Clifton village in Cumbria is on
the major trunk route of the A6. It is used by large farming
vehciels and is an emergncy route alternative for the M6.
The low cost calming scheme has slowed traffic throught the village
and restored the village rural quality. Simple and low cost methods
include, planters, reduced white lines and built out kerbs. Drivers
are encouraged to slow and the character is enhanced with soft
landscapling and simple signage at the village entrances.
The scheme complys to Department for Transport
Guidance and is featured in their document, LTN 1/08 'Traffic
Management and Streetscape'
see: www.dft.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/ltnotes108.pdf
Civic Voice: the
new voice for civic society movement
Following the closure of the Civic
Trust and much consultation, Civic Voice has taken over the
mantel to be a voice for the many civic and amenity societies.
The organisation has been nurtured by National Trust and
English Heritage to take the message forward.
With support from David Cameron and Nick Clegg for the Love
Local campaign, they are well on the way to achieving lasting
improvements.
Love Local
Top 5 things people love about where they
live:
1. Lots of open space and gardens
2. Having a natural setting and views
3.
A friendly and spirited community
4. Well cared for historic buildings
5. A range of cultural and community activities
Griff Rhys Jones,
speaking on his passion for streets.
At the Civic Society Initiative's
recent event to support local societies with a unified voice
How can you improve your streets? Look
at our two pictures. One shows what, sadly, is a typical cluttered
street.
The second, a sketch of the same street shows that when clutter
is removed,
the effect is positive and dramatic.
With a unified approach, smaller low cost improvements allow the
character
of a place to shine through.
A typical cluttered street.
Signs, paving, workmanship could all be
improved.
The character of the town is overshadowed
by the clutter.
Before picture shows a typically cluttered
street
The second, a sketch of the same street
shows that when clutter is removed, the effect is positive
and dramatic.
The area is now a much more pleasant for
residents and visitors.
The difference between the second and the first sketches
are:
• No railings or guard rails
• Neater traffic light arrangements.
For more information follow
link to Quality & Design
• Far less traffic signs.
For more information follow link
to reducing the need for Keep
Left signs
• Street
lights fixed to buildings, rather than on lamp columns
• Neater litter bins
• Neater direction signs, fixed neatly to buildings rather
than on separate posts
• No redundant posts or bollards
• Pavement slabs that are neat and tidy.
For
more information follow link to Construction
Know HowFootway
maintenance • Manhole covers that fit neatly into paving
All these things can be done within the official highway
design rules, and are done by some local authorities.
Responsibilites for the street scene are spread across
many departments and organisations.
Street
scene responsibilities Co-ordination and consultation
of streets in historic towns