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Public Realm Project This project is currently in abeyance. The 2006 Project Review called for the development of a Town Plan which could provide a long term vision for the town and bring a coherent and integrated approach to ongoing management and development of all aspects of the public realm. The Totnes and District Preservation Trust, under its Chairman Charles Fox, took this forward, and launched a discussion document Discovering Totnes in December 2007. This was well received by all levels of local government and has been adopted as a project by the Community Strategy Group. 2008 saw a series of workshops and exhibition in which considerable work was done to stimulate discussion and ideas. A workshop was held in May with KEVICC students, who focussed on areas students felt were key, including Vire Island, the Market Square, Borough Park and the Weir Pool. It was followed by two workshops – one held specifically for local traders, and one for more than 50 members of the general public who had expressed an interest. These were timed to coincide with the Site Specific Totnes exhibition held in September, which was visited by approximately 200 people. These were facilitated by local professionals who have given generously of their time to support this project. The exhibition displayed a number of ideas and projects which had previously come forward, both to stimulate discussion and as a precursor to launching new ideas for the long term development of Totnes in an Urban Design Strategy. This included a new traffic circulation strategy for the town centre, including provision of a “hoppa bus” service, and encouraging pedestrian dominance in the middle of the day by removing non essential traffic. It also considered the placing and use of public art, and put emphasis on the need to improve the key gateway places to Totnes. This included broad proposals to improve Station Road between Brutus Bridge and the Redworth junction, which provides the potential point of entry for many visitors currently; and the areas surrounding the Railway Station, Steamer Quay to the Plains and the Market Square.
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