City centre streets set to be closed to traffic as Stirling hosts 'street smart' festival
dailyrecord.co.ukA new Stirling festival will give residents the chance to experience street life in a completely different way by creating a traffic-free environment in the city centre.Over the weekend of September 10-11, Stirling Council and Go Forth Stirling are staging a street festival as part of the worldwide Open Streets movement.They say residents and visitors will be able to experience a “unique traffic-free environment, offering quieter, more people-focused places, where the city’s shops, cafes, restaurants and cultural attractions can be enjoyed without the impact of traffic congestion and air pollution”.The festival, which can be accessed by walking, cycling or public transport, will include music and arts performances, family activities and opportunities for businesses to make use of the increased space to encourage footfall into their premises.The festival is scheduled to be the first in a programme of Open Street Days in Stirling city centre over the coming years, with the inaugural festival part of events scheduled to mark Stirling’s 20th year as a city.Stirling Council leader Councillor Chris Kane, said: “We are wholeheartedly committed to enhancing Stirling’s credentials as an accessible, sustainable and people-friendly city.“This festival will give residents and visitors the opportunity to experience street life in a completely different way by closing down some of the city centre’s busiest streets to traffic to make it easier for them to walk and wheel through the town centre and access local shops.“This is another important step towards our aim of creating a city centre which is easily navigable for all pedestrians.“Alongside Walk, Cycle, Live Stirling, this street festival will help deliver an increase in city
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