Front Street is an important high street in Acomb, York. It plays a vital role in the community and the wider city and is home to many established and well-loved local independent retailers and community spaces.
There has been a long-standing desire to undertake place making improvements to enhance the economic growth of this shopping area.
In recent years, funding has been received from central government to enhance, develop and support a more resilient high street in Acomb.
Acomb Front Street project updates
Front Street is open for business
Throughout the works the nearby businesses remain open.
Progress updates
Traffic enforcement officers continue to patrol Front Street, York Road and Cross Street to enforce the blue badge parking spaces and to reinforce the parking, loading and unloading restrictions when the traffic gate reopens at 4.00pm. These times and permissions remain the same as the previous arrangement, where parking is permitted after 6.00pm only. The only new restriction is a 20mph limit through the shopping area when the gate is open, creating a safer, people friendly environment. 50 penalty charge notices have been issued as of Friday 13 December 2024.
Work has commenced to install new seating, planters, welcome signs and a community noticeboard, with a few more pieces yet to come. The community noticeboard was requested by respondents during the engagement in March and is located outside the Gateway Centre. The noticeboard keys are held by the Gateway Centre team and we invite you to add your community notices if you have a local event to advertise.
Thank you to the volunteers from Greater Acomb Community Forum who spent three chilly days planting the new containers in Front Street and will look after the plants long term.
The call out for artists to deliver a mural and to transform the existing wooden benches has now closed and we are currently processing the applications.
What’s happening next
No highways/ streetworks will take place over the Christmas period. Works to resurface the blue badge parking at School Street, and the new pedestrian crossing near the roundabout between Boyes and Morrisons will commence in January.
Don’t forget the Acomb Christmas events:- Saturday 21 December 10.00am till 3.00pm - Little Bird Christmas Market which will return to its outdoor location on Front Street