To: Manchester City Council / New Mayor of Greater Manchester
Make Stevenson Square car free
We want to pedestrianise Stevenson square and put it back in the hands of the people of Manchester.
Why is this important?
Stevenson Square is a space that the people of Manchester could own, in a city that lacks publicly owned community spaces.
It was once a space for open-air speakers, a meeting place for all and the starting point for processions and celebrations.
Today we're seeing the revival of that culture with street parties, markets, cafes, bars and restaurants spilling out into the square. But it can never be the vibrant public space we need whilst cars continue to dominate it.
By removing the right of cars and buses to use Hilton Street the square could be a permanent space for music events, festivals, community gardens or just people enjoying their lunches in the sun.
Just look at what happened when Levelz took over the square for just a few hours as part of Record Store Day https://twitter.com/LEVELZMCR?lang=en. Pure fun.
It was once a space for open-air speakers, a meeting place for all and the starting point for processions and celebrations.
Today we're seeing the revival of that culture with street parties, markets, cafes, bars and restaurants spilling out into the square. But it can never be the vibrant public space we need whilst cars continue to dominate it.
By removing the right of cars and buses to use Hilton Street the square could be a permanent space for music events, festivals, community gardens or just people enjoying their lunches in the sun.
Just look at what happened when Levelz took over the square for just a few hours as part of Record Store Day https://twitter.com/LEVELZMCR?lang=en. Pure fun.
