
Acocks Green in May
Stop Press: See New Postings on Tesco/Swan Centre, Acocks Green Centre Designs, and Red Route possibility, After this post.
We have been running our survey for a while now. This summer, however, it is more relevant than ever, which is why it is still here. A re-design is seriously being proposed for the centre. Discussions are taking place now. What do YOU think of Acocks Green centre? What do you like? What do you dislike? What would you change? Have your say NOW. An Acocks Green Shoppers’ Survey was commisioned by Birmingham Council at the end of last year, and the results have already been processed. However, as Council employees have themselves conceded this survey was mainly targeted on those who were shopping in Acocks Green. If you live, or work, in Acocks Green, but don’t shop there all the time why not? If you do shop in Acocks Green but missed the Council survey, here is your chance to jump in with your say, before it is too late. If you took the Council Shoppers’ Survey there may have been other questions you would like to have been asked. If you are a local trader, or service provider, in Acocks Green, what is your ‘take’ on things? Some of our questions are different, and there is space for extra comment. We will be sharing our results with the Council and the local media.
So far only 23.1% of respondents have agreed that they would feel happy showing visitors around the centre.
Here, verbatim, are the last ten responses to our question: What three things would improve the centre of Acocks Green? A few spelling mistakes have been sorted out, but no other alterations have been made:
1. Not enough space to park on residential streets *could use more street lights near where I live *bridge over woodcock lane to woodcock lane north needs to be made safe & well-lit Fri, 8/5/09 7:56 AM
2. A good pub. A good cafe. A good deli. Fri, 20/3/09 8.54 AM
3. Make the paths wider so there is more space to walk. Mon, 16/3/09 1.42. PM
4. More green area (large flower pots), cleaner area, more bins if possible. Sat., 10/1/09, 8.34 AM
5. Clean it. Make it a visually pleasant place to visit. Make it a complete smokeless zone, Sun 14/12/08 1.59
6. Widen the road, toilets, too many crossings. Sun 7/12/08 1.48 pm
7. Town centre layout, pedestrianisation. Minimise clutter/reduce signs. A decent pub. Sat, 1/11/08
8. Better traffic management, take down guard rails, stop cyclists riding on pavements, local police presence. Fri, 31/10/08, 8.32 AM
9. More parking, clean it up, encourage more ‘upscale’ shops. Mon, 27/10/08, 1.07 AM
10. Greater balance needs of cars and pedestrians, more local shops, too many low quality chain shops which are probably the bottom of their management, greater activities on the wider pavements, eg market stalls. Mon 6/10/08, 8. 16 PM
Do you agree, disagree, have other thoughts? What do you think? Take our ten minute survey here today: take the survey
Birmingham: A Global City with a Local Heart’ the placard over the nearby underpass reads. But where is our ‘local heart’ to be after the Tesco’s Development is finished?


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