At the end of November, DPAG bought a 360 camera suitable for making 360° videos that can be added to Google Maps StreetView. Once the weather cleared up a bit after that really long grey period at the end of November, filming, processing and uploading started and we now have uploaded 22kms worth of map
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Google maps offer a feature called Streetview which enables people to walk through a place on their screen. It’s useful for getting a sense of a place or figuring out exactly where a particular feature is situated. If you use Google Maps you just move the little Streetview lady, called Peggy, over the map and
Streetview mapping of Dumfries’s gaps has started Read More »
This scheme opens up an old route that used to exist; a continuation of College Street into Market Square. The end of College Street became a car park, the barriers went up and crossing at the Maxwelltown side of the Buccleuch street bridge became a series of crossings back over Glasgow Street that take 5
Small change, big difference Read More »
I’m going to combine several pieces of the Better Streets schemes into one route (with a branch into town) because it helps illustrate some of the thinking behind the project. View plans and the online survey form | Jump directly to the survey form (reply before December 16) This is the longest continuous route and it stretches
Cornwall Mount to the river Read More »
The Annual General Meeting of Dumfries Partnership Action Group (DPAG) has been called. You must be a member to attend, but membership is free to anyone with an interest in Dumfries. Fill in the membership form to join. When? Wednesday, 11 December 2024 at 7.00 pm (doors open at 6:45 pm) Where? Community Meeting Room, The
DPAG AGM announced Read More »
The Better Streets public closes on December 16th. It took just over a year to get to the point where the 10 street improvement schemes were announced to the public. DPAG were happy to support the project as it closely aligned with our goals of getting more people into the town centre on a daily
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We are looking for a wide range of people from different backgrounds to become Trustees of DPAG in its 3rd year to deliver a better Dumfries. Dumfries Partnership Action Group (DPAG) is dedicated to taking forward our vision, “Dynamically Different Dumfries” to help grow Dumfries a vibrant, well connected, low carbon town centre by celebrating
Help Shape The Future for Dumfries: Join Our Board of Trustees Read More »
The Christmas Lights Switch On is back and it also marks the start of the Lights of Hope. Lights of Hope will extend to the beginning of February to help get us all through the darkest winter months. The event is a partnership between DPAG, D&G Council, Jardine’s and Loreburn Shopping Centre. Entertainment starts at
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We would like to congratulate Cycling Dumfries on their excellent contribution to helping Dumfries move towards becoming more active travel friendly. They recently published a very comprehensive book called “Missing Links” which was distributed to elected members, council officers and an array of local decision makers. The book, which was funded from a public campaign,
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This summer is shaping up to be a Summer of Active Travel in Dumfries. The public consultations around work that the Council, SWestrans and DPAG have been doing with consultants, Systra, for the past year will start in the winter. The Council have been updating their traffic flow models and carrying out a parking review,
Summer of active travel? Read More »
