Spaces for People: moving forward

What you told us

The final report on retaining Spaces for People measures will be published alongside the upcoming Transport and Environment committee report on June 11. Ahead of then, we can share some information related to the quantitative outcomes of the individual, business and market research surveys.

School measures

  • Resident survey
    • Support or strongly support: 48%
    • Neither or don't know: 12%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 40%
  • Business survey
    • Support or strongly support: 28%
    • Neither or don't know: 17%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 55%
  • Market research
    • Support or strongly support: 65%
    • Neither or don't know: 19%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 16%

Protected cycle lanes

  • Resident survey
    • Support or strongly support: 38%
    • Neither or don't know: 6%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 56%
  • Business survey
    • Support or strongly support: 22%
    • Neither or don't know: 8%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 70%
  • Market research
    • Support or strongly support: 59%
    • Neither or don't know: 14%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 27%

Shopping streets

  • Resident survey
    • Support or strongly support: 37%
    • Neither or don't know: 9%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 54:
  • Business survey
    • Support or strongly support: 19%
    • Neither or don't know: 9%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 72%
  • Market research
    • Support or strongly support: 59%
    • Neither or don't know: 18%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 23%

City centre

  • Resident survey
    • Support or strongly support: 42%
    • Neither or don't know: 12%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 46%
  • Business survey
    • Support or strongly support: 24%
    • Neither or don't know: 13%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 63%
  • Market research
    • Support or strongly support: 61%
    • Neither or don't know: 16%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 23%

Leisure connections

  • Resident survey
    • Support or strongly support: 35%
    • Neither or don't know: 7%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 58%
  • Business survey
    • Support or strongly support: 18%
    • Neither or don't know: 11%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 71%
  • Market research
    • Support or strongly support: 51%
    • Neither or don't know: 20%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 29%

Quiet connections

  • Resident survey
    • Support or strongly support: 32%
    • Neither or don't know: 13%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 55%
  • Business survey
    • Support or strongly support: 14%
    • Neither or don't know: 19%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 67%
  • Market research
    • Support or strongly support: 45%
    • Neither or don't know: 26%
    • Oppose or strongly oppose: 29%

Open-ended comments on individual schemes

Find a summary analysis of comments received in the more information section. More detailed analysis is underway at the time of publication of the report. This analysis relates to answers on the overall benefits and disadvantages of potential retention. These comments will be considered in developing detailed designs for each scheme ahead of applying for each traffic order.