title: Broad Street, Aberdeen
text: # Broad Street, Aberdeen
  
  Broad Street is a street in Aberdeen which joins Union Street in the southeast and the Gallowgate and Upperkirkgate in the northwest.
  
  ## History
  
  Pedestrianisation of Broad Street was discussed in 2013, at which time a completion date of 2016 was predicted.
  
  Pedestrianisation was approved in October 2016. Work to partly pedestrianise the street began in May 2017. It remains accessible to buses and cyclists in a shared space format. There has since been proposals to ban buses from the street.
  
  ## Buildings
  
  On one side of the street is the Marischal Square development. On the other side is the Aberdeen Town House and Marischal College.
  
  ## Events
  
  During winter months the street is closed for the Aberdeen Christmas Market.
  
  