The Development Framework Plan states that the University has an aspiration to make Main Campus ‘pedestrian priority’ and to pedestrianise much of Main Campus. Why has this decision been made?
The Main Campus currently has been recognised as providing a less than perfect mix of pedestrians and traffic. The interaction of walkers, cyclists, cars and heavier vehicles gives rise to significant health & safety concerns. With the expansion in student numbers current being anticipated this health & safety risk is increasing and the University needs to take steps to mitigate the risk by reducing the numbers of vehicles moving around the busiest areas of the Campus. The University must also make the best use possible of the Campus by using each area as efficiently as possible. The central area of car parking, adjacent to Fielding Johnson Building, in particular, is a poor use of space and can be seen as restricting the potential expansion of the University. There is also an ongoing need to improve the aesthetics of the Campus, with plans already moving ahead to improve the Library Podium area, that central car park is another area that could be greatly improved by the implementation
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