Action - Association

A BMX track linked with the cycleway – maybe temporary use of the old Hole in the Wall pub green?

Newport has some great architecture. It also has some abominable places, like the bus station and Cineworld edifice. Apart from being ugly and out of scale with the rest of the town, it's ill-thought out for pedestrians.

There are too many Supermarkets – they detract from the high street

Urban development policy ( Influence and Control) draft an SPD for the town centre that supports travel balance and which actively advocates mixed and ‘meanwhile’ use of empty premises and dormant development land, gives clear guidance on expectations for the quality of the townscape (using the existing Conservation Area plans), and which promotes the diversity and frequency of meetings, events and activities between residents, visitors and workers, all set within a more coherent and distinctive built environment. Stop out-of-town development - focus on town centre