CITY ENVIRONMENT
Street auditing & Improvements
The cleanliness and appearance of the city centre is a key concern of our business community.
We commission regular audits, conduct walkabouts and report any environmental issues to the relevant authorities, while our team frequently removes tags, graffiti, stickers and orgranizes regular litterpicking events and weeks of action targeting specific areas of concern.
We also install beautiful floral displays and our shop front improvement grant aims to give the city’s environment a boost and enhance Stirling’s overall appearance.
We commissioned Keep Scotland Beautiful to conduct an Environmental Quality Audit of our City Centre and are currently working with our partners on developing an action plan to tackle the issues highlighted in the report to ensure the city centre is a welcoming destination for businesses, shoppers and visitors. You can read the full report below.
CITY ENVIRONMENT KEY STATISTICS
STREET ISSUES REPORTED MONTHLY
GRAFFITI & STICKERS REMOVED PER MONTH
SACKS OF LITTER COLLECTED
SHOP FRONTS IMPROVED
Winter Lighting
We annually invest in Christmas lighting to enhance the City’s atmosphere over the festive season.
We invested in bespoke lighting for key Stirling streets with a vision to capture the city’s heritage and reflect how its key streets looked in years gone-by with traditional Christmas lighting. We plan to expand on this scheme each year.
The new lights are also more energy-efficient.
Planting
& green interventions
We are investing in the beautification of our streets by adding an array of colourful plants.
In addition to our stunning trough planters, we proudly introduced pollinator-friendly, non-invasive native perennial bedding. Incorporating these specially chosen plants into our planting programme means we provide a safe haven for our essential pollinators and increase biodiversity.
We are always on the look out for projects to make our City Centre greener and more bio-diverse.
Vacant units
We delivered a groundbreaking augmented-reality art trail project called Street Stories using vacant units and turning them into points of interest.
We also work with commercial estate agents, vacant units landlords, local organisations and anyone interested in filling up our City Centre’s vacant units.
Find vacant units in our City Centre
TURNING VACANT UNITS AROUND
We worked with the Street Stories team of design agency Arch Creative and Graffio Arts to deliver a new vacant units project, designed to improve the appearance of empty shops in the city centre and turn them into points of interest.
We worked with the Street Stories team of design agency Arch Creative and Graffio Arts to deliver a vacant units project, designed to improve the appearance of empty shops in the city centre and turn them into points of interest.
Working with eight local artists spanning a range of styles and mediums, ‘Street Stories’ celebrates the innovative achievements of pioneering people from Stirling, and also explores some powerful themes including archaeology, aviation, travel and evolution.
Visitors follow the trail of artworks around the city and bring them to life with multi-sensory animations triggered by a free smartphone app called Street Stories AR.
Find out more about Street Stories Stirling here.
We are able to assist businesses find a suitable commercial unit on our high street. If you're looking to open a business in Stirling City Centre or relocate, why not get in touch.
We're looking to hear from any organisation or individual with an idea to enhance or fill one or more vacant units in the Stirling City Centre. If you have an idea and would like to work with us, get in touch.
Wayfinding
The Stirling City Centre Wayfinding Project was launched in 2024 and aims to create a cohesive, accessible, and visually engaging wayfinding system that highlights Stirling’s unique heritage, promotes ease of exploration, and supports sustainable travel.
Coordinated by the Business Improvement District (BID) in collaboration with Stirling Council, this initiative will improve signage throughout the city, simplifying navigation for visitors and residents.
Our commitment extends to providing information about our city’s historic assets, allowing Stirling’s visitors to delve into the captivating stories that shaped our community.
Additionally, we create information materials and trails, businesses, eateries, and attractions available to the City’s visitors.
Our Ambassadors are in the City 6 days a week ready to help anyone find their way around and advise on where to go to have the best experience.
We are dedicated to providing the tools and resources visitors need to explore our city with ease.
