Shrewsbury Moves strategy looks to get residents active

People living in Shrewsbury are being asked for their views on ambitious proposals to change the way they might move around the town centre in the future.

Shrewsbury Moves is a 10-year vision and plan for “transforming movement”, growing the economy and making the town a better place to live, work and visit.

Heavily focused on active travel, the strategy was unveiled by the Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Partnership – made up of Shropshire Council, Shrewsbury Town Council and Shrewsbury BID (Business Improvement District).

The partnership has now launched an eight-week public consultation into the strategy.

Central to the consultation will be [www.shrewsburymoves.com](https://www.shrewsburymoves.com/) – an interactive website which will guide people through the strategy and enable them to give feedback and make comments as they view each proposal. A display explaining the range of proposals, which include introducing three traffic loops to reduce the number of vehicles driving straight through the town centre, will run until Friday 22 March.

Ian Nellins, Shropshire Council’s representative on the Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Partnership, said: “This strategy contains positive ways to change Shrewsbury town centre for the better. There is a lot to consider so I would urge everyone to get involved with the consultation.”