Central Bedfordshire Coun Giving back your High Street It’s an exciting time for Dunstable High Street. Shopping in the town centre is no longer just about the ‘butcher, baker and candlestick maker’, people want a pleasant experience with a social aspect. Central Bedfordshire Council want to create an environment which will encourage residents and workers to spend more time in their town centre and support local businesses. They want to reduce the sense of vehicles dominating the road, give greater priority to pedestrians and cyclists, and improve accessibility. Over the last 18 months, the Council have been making improvements to Middle Row, Ashton Square, High Street South and Queensway, including improving the drainage to reduce the risk of flooding which the area has been prone to in the past. Thanks to funding support from the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership with an allocation from the Local Growth Fund, High Street North will be remodelled, the traffic light timings changed and a four-way crossing installed at Church Street, West Street and Dunstable High Street.
Revitalising Dunstable
The High Street will also be remodelled, with broader pavements, improving the central reservation, with more plants, cycle parking and benches. To subscribe to the Dunstable High Street weekly eBulletin updates, visit www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/yourhighstreet
