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MONIAIVE INITIATIVEDevelopment Trust Association Scotland:MONIAIVE HIGH STREET REGENERATIONBrief Report – Key Stakeholder ResultsRev A (March 2016)Prioritise the following options for Moniaive Initiative to consider:100% of Respondents agreed to the inclusion of Affordable Housing as part of the SchemeAre there any other services which could be provided as part of the proposed Hub scheme?Treatment RoomA range of Events to pull in more peopleArts / Antiques venueYouth provisionRehearsal / arts spaceYouth drop-in / information resourceComments Received on each Priority:Preserving/improving the historic character of the High StreetComment:The historic character is already being lost – it doesn’t look like a ‘conservation area’The Cross should be preserved / improvedThe historic character is spoiled by all the parked carsThe Cross is a nuisanceThe ‘charm’ of the Conservation village has already been lostAny improvements must be authentic to the surroundingsBuildings in central area have declinedNo consistency in conservation rulesNice to see info plaques about the history, and maybe a photo of the High St in the pastSuggestion:(none received)Encouraging the use of empty buildingsComment:The Bottom end (by the bridge) looks shabby.All the “For Sale” boards make this look like a village in decline.Must stop building changing use to become residential – the village needs businessesWorried by empty housesSuggestion:(none received)Improving the look of building frontagesComment:Yes, some could be improved: but ONLY the empty ones.Especially the houses for saleYes, this could be done, but owners MUST contributeThe High Street just needs a little bit of TLC, for people to take a personal interestThere are issues over signage / flower tubs, etc, but people want it to look attractive and freshNo short-term fixes: must look at longer-term pictureJust the empty ones, or all the buildings on the High Street?Suggestion:Work-parties to carry out cleaning / tidying Clean and tidy the buildings / only paint if necessaryImproving the appearance of the public areas Comment:Shocked by the state of the area around the Cherry Tree – Needs to be CLEANThe car park is under-usedBusinesses must work together to attract more touristsThe picnic area is not appealingPublic spaces across the whole village could be better usedMost of these look OKSuggestion:Install a bike rack outside the shop.Improving paving and pedestrian accessComment:Pavement is too narrow for pushchairs / wheelchairsPavements often blocked by signs and conesThere is an issue with A-Boards – but they are necessary to businessesNarrow paving is a problemPoor pavements do not encourage Dunreggan residents to walk down to / use the High StreetThe ‘half-pavements’ are a problemWho owns the pavements? – they are not uniformRoad-narrowing adds to problems not improves themThe village is not pushchair-friendlyPaving is very bad in places, needs to be clarified who is responsible for repairSuggestion:Remove obstaclesWiden the pavement outside the CraigdarrochImpose a 20mph speed limitSignage for speed limitImproving parking and vehicular accessComment:Parking is a problem, but no solution is apparentThe parking is OK – it helps to slow down traffic in the villageMake more of the existing car parkCar parking outside The George is a problemThe car park is finePeople use the Garage instead of the car park The car park is under-used by visitorsHas anyone done a traffic survey?Big priority, have received abuse when asking people to move when they’ve blocked me inSuggestion:Signage to indicate where large vehicles can turn (if they can’t execute r/h turn from Chapel St)Make better use of the Car ParkCreate a more central Car ParkPromote the use of the Car ParkBetter signposting to the car park (and away from the garage!)Create a car park by the schoolSomething to encourage considerate / sensible parking would be a startImproving vehicular through-flowComment:There are regular jams, it’s a busy road, and the speed of vehicles is unacceptable.We need better signage at the bridge / narrow areaThe problems are caused by parkingSpeed is a big issueSafety is an issue, especially the speed of HGV’sTraffic-calming doesn’t workCertain times are especially busy (early morning, school drop-off/collect)Larger vehicles struggle to get through and there is nowhere to turnSuggestion:More signage at Kirkland to encourage HGV’s to bypass village through back roadThere should be a 20mph speed limit20mph limitEnforce the speed limitsImproving signage and tourist informationComment:The signage looks old and dirty.The Signage is a mess.There are too many signs – they need rationalisingTourist information is weakWe need better signs to the school and more tourist informationBetter signage for the Toilets and the Striding ArchesA lot of the signs are old and in poor conditionSigns, especially hanging ones, are lost to large vehiclesVisitors miss the Tourist Information sign in the car park / should be moved to The CrossThis seems quite well catered forSuggestion:Improve tourist informationTourist information maps and leafletsBetter tourist information, especially promoting attractions (eg Southern Upland Way)Create a village map padBetter signs (including distances) at the start of the villageNew / improved Tourist Information in the Car Park / Community HubImproving lighting and seatingComment:The new lights are OKLighting and seating are both adequateThere is no space for more seating; it’s pity the picnic area isn’t better usedThe new lights are OKLighting is OKWhere would you put more seats?The lights have just been improvedSuggestion:Is there room for an extra seat at the Cherry Tree?Improving the public toiletsComment:The public toilets are adequate and well used.It’s a high priority to keep the public toilets, but they don’t need improvingThe public toilets should be looked after locally, and require regular maintenanceToilet cleaning is NOT synchronised to coincide with busiest times (eg, festivals)Suggestion:(None received)Providing shelter from the elementsComment:The village has not ‘indoor’ attractionIt would be nice to have some Heritage facilities, at the Station Yard or the Forestry OfficeBad weather encourages visitors to use the businesses!Suggestion:(None received)Improving the Market Cross area as a focal pointComment:The whole area is dirty The noticeboard needs improvingThe noticeboard is tattyImprovements might help the parking issueNo, focus on improving the shabby ‘Bottom End’This could be done quickly/cheaply by cleaning up rubbish and glassParked cars are part of the problem hereEncourage drinkers to stay behind the pub to cut down on rubbish/glasses in this areaAnything done to improve it could impact on already poor parkingSuggestion:Move the public phone box and improve the seatingTurn this area into a tourist information pointTurn the telephone box into a tourist information boothInstall tourist info hereUtilize the telephone boxMake more of the village parksSomething to prevent double-parkingProviding public art / sculpture Comment:There is potential for another focal point, but it should promote other aspects of the village, eg. Heritage.This is already covered by others.This would create another focal point for tourists.It would be good to have another focal point.There is no artistic focal point, but one would require careful placement (car park, picnic area?)Tricky, as tastes can vary so muchSuggestion:Promote the existing artwork (eg, Striding Arches) rather than install more ................
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