KENDAL VISION - INSPIRATION FOR CHANGE IN KENDAL

1 2 4 3 QUOTE FROM WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT (FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2019) KEY POINTS OF THE DISCUSSION • The group recognised the potential of the branch rail line but inconsistency of service and use. • The station has no sense of arrival and is isolated from the town by heavy traffic flow. • Lack of affordable housing in the town – some existing housing estates like Hallgarth felt isolated from the centre. • The River Kent was an asset but perhaps an underused one. Building on the Branch Line – encouraging and intensifying its use – perhaps considering an additional neighbourhood halt stop to the north with new family housing, local shops and services. Celebrating Arrival – rethinking the area around the station to create a new arrival square with better pedestrian and cycle links to the town centre, public transport connections, town information boards etc. Station Quarter – creating a distinctive new ‘Quarter’ with affordable housing, spaces for new businesses, college expansion and creative industry – with high quality urban street surfaces and planting. River Kent – enhanced as the blue / green spine running through the centre. “Individuals and the community need to be taking more ownership responsibility” HANDS-ON PLANNING GROUPS GROUP 4: THE BIG PICTURE KENDAL VISION 2020 | THE EVENT THAT CHANGED KENDAL 132