Shrewsbury central walking schemes

Mapping

Using the green button below, you can take a look at the map of the proposed new walking routes in central Shrewsbury. The map will open in a new window in your browser, so you can readily cross-refer it with the table on this page listing the schemes. You can zoom in on the map using your browser zoom function if necessary. This function can be found from the menu in the top-right corner of your browser.

Shrewsbury Central

Scheme details

Please note that further route-specific walking recommendations are covered in the Shrewsbury cycling proposals.

Key principle
Attractiveness and comfort
Strategic walking improvement recommendations
1/ Improve the public realm of the town centre with increased places to stop and rest and increase the greenery 2/ Improve walking comfort on steep hills (eg Wyle Cop) such as through increased places to rest, handrails and slip-resistant materials 3/ Improve walking environment on Castle Street through footway widening or reducing street clutter. 4/ Improve amenity of walking route underneath railway bridges on Castle Foregate e.g. improve lighting, public art.
Key principle
Directness
Strategic walking improvement recommendations
1/ Investigate step-free access to the Frankwell Suspension Bridge 2/ Reinstate the access to the Kingsland Bridge from the riverside walk on the north side
Key principle
Safety
Strategic walking improvement recommendations
1/ The crossings at the junction at the southern end of Welsh Bridge need reviewing to make the routes through the junction for pedestrians simpler and clearer and to give them higher priority 2/ Reduce vehicle dominance to improve amenity of town centre walking environment 3/ Investigate a town centre-wide 20mph speed limit. 4/ Remove conflict with cyclists through provision of cycling infrastructure in the town centre.
Key principle
Coherence
Strategic walking improvement recommendations
Improve existing potential of wayfinding signage further to improve walking legibility of town centre