Our Action plan

  • Professional Design Support: We need to enter into negotiation and discussion with B&NES Transport and Highways department. Our ability to influence outcomes  depends on the quality and clarity of our presentation and the viability of our suggestions. We have therefore hired Paola Spivach (See Appendix 2) to undertake a preliminary design study for the project and to work closely with B&NES' Transport and Highways Department. Ms spivach is a highway architect working with Hamilton-Baillie Associates, the firm that undertook the original study of the traffic problem and recommended "shared space" as the solution. We identified three specific phases of work:
    • A design of the western gateway into scheme on Weston Road at the point that the Cotswold Way crosses the road.
    • Improvements to Phase 1 to include a narrowing of the road at the eastern gateway to slow traffic entering the area, additional dropped curbs and other design and materials enhancements, including a tree plan, to unify Phase 1 with Phase 2
    • Design for Phase 2. Materials and designs to be in accordance with best practice as advised in the B&NES Streetscape Manual (a collaboration of B&NES, English Heritage and Bath Preservation Trust). Tree plan to be unified with Phase One. In addition the development of the old petrol station site at the top of Marlborough Buildings needs to be coordinated so as to ensure an appropriate fit.
  • Costing and Funding Plan: We are working with B&NES in evaluating the cost implications of alternative designs and materials for the project, in the context of B&NES budgetary constraints. To the extent that acceptance of the most desireable design and material recommendations cause the total cost to exceed B&NES' willingness to fund the project, we will attempt to identify sources of supplemental funding. We have already secured a Community improvement grant towards the costs of the tree plan.
  • Broad Stakeholder Support: To ensure the full support of all stakeholders in the project we have engaged with and involved all relevant council departments (T&H, Parks, Parking, planning services. Public Realm, Overview and Scrutiny), local businesses, architects working on local construction projects and residents of the community. This requires us to maintain:
    • Appropriate membership of our campaign group to ensure representation from across the community.
    • An on-going programme of networking with local councillors, council officers and local businesses
    • Coordination with developers and architects of projects requiring interface with the Julian Road project
    • Quarterly news letters and information posters
    • Creation and maintenance of a campaign website.
    • DVD based training programmes:
      • We plan to produce together with the children of St Andrew's School the outline and script for a DVD. It will help them understand the ideas that lie behind the scheme and, crucially, how to safely use the shared Space zone as a pedestrian or as a cyclist.
      • The DVD will be produced with the help of Bath Spa University media and film department.
      • Paola Spivach will be engaged to support this work.
  • Fundraising: We are already actively raising funds to cover this campaign's expenses and overheads via donations from local businesses, residents, and from grants bodies. This involves involves researching grant sources, submitting applications, organising community fund raising events etc.
  • Monitoring: We will track progress and monitor outcomes.
    • The PCSAG will oversee the activities of the campaign and the Campaign Team will report progress at each PCSAG meeting.
    • We will with Paola Spivach's assistance work with B&NES to agree the definition of success and therefore determine what outcomes need to be monitored. If any changes or modifications are required post the completion of subsequent work phases we will campaign to ensure their timely implementation.


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