Welcome to the Civic Society Pages

PRIAN and the Civic Socicety Initiative 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.

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. For more information click here
www.civicsocietyinitiative.org.uk

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 How Footway 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.

Please help us provide the information you need.
If you have any problems you would like us to tackle please email us at:

                                                   publicrealmprian@aol.com