KENDAL VISION - INSPIRATION FOR CHANGE IN KENDAL

12 11 10 7 5 4 2 1 6 EMERGING IDEAS IMPROVING TOWN CENTRE QUALITY THROUGH A NORTHERN ACCESS ROUTE SUSTAINABLE KENDAL HISTORIC TOWN CENTRE TRAFFIC FLOW LOCAL ECONOMY KEY TO THE LAKES KEEP COLLABORATING - THINKING AHEAD! Key Themes Addressed: MAKING THE MOST OF KENDAL’S ASSETS RAILWAY STATION OPPORTUNITY A northern access road has been an aspiration for many decades. The Vision, public workshops and hands-on planning groups identified that the servicing of businesses in the northern commercial districts of Kendal through the new access road, would remove traffic from the town centre. This would support the possibility to remove the one-way system, improving connectivity, legibility and therefore desirability within the town. The northern access route would improve flood resilience, provide an alternative access route to the northern part of Kendal over the River Kent, and become the M6 emergency diversion route, further reducing pollution and traffic impact in the town centre. Two-way One-way Northern access road ‘Town heart’ Balanced streets contributing to a new pedestrian friendly town centre BIKES, BUSES & TRAINS KENDAL VISION 2020 | THE POSSIBILITIES 56