Traffic Assessment - Renfrewshire Council

5 Sustainable Transport Infrastructure to Support the
Village Centre
5.1 A number of transport interventions have been identified to support the consented Masterplan and
it will be fundamental for the proposed Village Centre to ensure it not only helps to realise these
proposals, but acts as a catalyst for ensuring Dargavel integrates with the existing Bishopton
Village.
5.2 The following section details the supporting measures that will be available to support access to the
proposed village centre by sustainable modes of transport.
Walking and Cycling
Dargavel Village Centre
5.3 In accordance with available best practice including Designing Streets, the village centre will seek
to reduce the dominance of vehicular traffic where possible. Pedestrians and cyclists will be
catered for by providing a comprehensive network of footways, cycle paths and shared roads. The
aim will be to provide an attractive and safe walking / cycling environment between the various
elements of the village centre with strong links to Dargavel and Bishopton.
5.4 Street lighting and security cameras will be provided throughout the village centre with the
fundamental goal being to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. Cycle parking will be
provided throughout the village centre and where possible, covered and sheltered. The final
number of cycle parking spaces and type will require to be agreed with Renfrewshire Council.
5.5 Rossland Crescent will provide a key walking and cycling route between the village centre,
Dargavel and Bishopton Village. It should be designed to ensure pedestrians and cyclists have a
sense of priority and this can be achieved through traffic calming, landscaping, street furniture
segregated lanes and high quality materials.
5.6 In terms of links to Dargavel itself, these will be finalised at a later date when the planning
applications for each element are submitted. However, strong pedestrian and cycle links will be
essential to ensure a sustainable development is provided and in accordance with Designing
Streets.
Links to Bishopton Village
5.7 In addition to Rossland Crescent, the main pedestrian and cycle link to / from Bishopton will be the
underpass at the Station Road railway bridge. Proposals to upgrade this to traffic signal control will
also incorporate a dedicated pedestrian stage through the underpass. This proposal will also
provide a new footway connection along the south east boundary of Station Road (to the east of
the railway line). Figure 5.1 below demonstrates the existing underpass, while Figure 5.2 provides
an indication of how this new facility may look based on a similar system previously proposed by
JMP. JMP drawing SCT3526/I/UP/001 in Appendix H demonstrates the indicative layout.
Job No Report No Issue no Report Name Page
SCT3526 1 1 Dargavel Village
Proposed Village Core Development
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