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Declarations of Interest in matters coming before this meeting Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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To confirm that the business of the meeting will take place in public Minutes: It was confirmed that the business of the meeting would take place in public. |
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To consider the report of the officers on the following petitions received: |
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CHENEY STREET, EASTCOTE - PETITION REQUESTING A REVIEW OF TRAFFIC CALMING PDF 1 MB Minutes: The Cabinet Member considered a petition from residents requesting traffic calming measures on Cheney Street, Eastcote. A representative from the petition was in attendance and made the following points:
Councillor Nick Denys attended the meeting as Ward Councillor and supported the petition and comments made by the petitioners. It was noted that the issue on Cheney Street could be understood as a balance between the desire to improve the safety of the road for residents and the desire to maintain the rural quality of the area. Councillor Denys agreed with the petitioners that the problem was worsening and suggested that HS2 and an increase in home deliveries following the pandemic was a root cause. It was requested that any actions taken to improve the situation on Cheney Street involved thorough resident engagement, including residents from Barnhill.
Councillor Riley listened to the concerns of the petitioners and responded to the points raised. Comments from the Ward Councillor were highlighted, and it was agreed that the issue must consider the semi-rurality of the road. It was noted that previous traffic surveys suggested that the current traffic calming measures, including the traffic cushions, had reduced speed on the road. It was also noted that the number of recorded road traffic collisions had significantly reduced on the road since the measures were installed. However, it was acknowledged that the feedback from residents gave a fuller picture of the situation of the road, and that a further package of traffic calming measures would be useful, potentially ideas such as the use of dot matrix signs for example.
It was suggested that further traffic surveys may be useful, not only to gather more evidence on the speed of cars on the road, but to identify whether the HGVs were using the road as a cut through or whether they were delivering goods for residents on the road. If the road was being used predominantly as a cut through for HGVs, then the Council could consider installing signs advising that the road was unsuitable for HGVs or ... view the full minutes text for item 36. |
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HALLOWELL ROAD, NORTHWOOD - PETITION REQUESTING TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES. PDF 529 KB Minutes: The Cabinet Member considered a petition from residents requesting traffic calming measures on Hallowell Road, Northwood. A representative from the petition was in attendance and made the following points:
Councillor Riley listened to the concerns of the petitioners and responded to the points raised. Regarding the request for a 20mph limit on the road, it was responded that the Police had advised that 20mph limits were in practice unenforceable, and therefore unlikely to help with the speed of traffic on the road. It was suggested instead that a wider package of mitigation measures would be useful, including dot matrix signs (‘Vehicle Activated Signs’) and public campaigns to make speeding more unacceptable. The petitioners supported dot matrix signs being used on the road, and it was also suggested that some “SLOW” markings would be useful before bends and junctions.
Traffic surveys were noted as an excellent way of gathering evidence to inform the measures which could be taken on Hallowell Road. Petitioners agreed suitable locations for the surveys to be placed on the road with the Head of Transportation and Town Projects.
In considering the matters, Councillor Riley made the following decisions.
RESOLVED:
Meeting with the Petitioners, the Cabinet Member for Public Safety and Transport:
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Minutes: The Cabinet Member considered a petition from residents requesting traffic calming measures on Derwent Drive, Hayes. A representative from the petition was in attendance and made the following points:
Councillor Darran Davies attended the meeting as Ward Councillor and supported the petition and comments made by the petitioners. It was added that Park Lane had had traffic surveys undertaken before its traffic calming measures were installed, and that these surveys showed that 80% of vehicles at the time travelled along Park Lane at speeds between 30 and 35mph. Given the claim that traffic had now diverted from Park Lane to Derwent Drive, it was suggested that similar levels of speeding took place on Derwent Drive. Since Derwent Drive was a main walking route to and from the shops and a nearby green space, it was emphasised that the speeding problem had to be tackled quickly.
Councillor Riley listened to the concerns of the petitioners and responded to the points raised. Regarding the request for double yellow lines by the junction with Welwyn Way, Councillor Riley cited a general policy of implementing double yellow lines by junctions. Following the concerns raised regarding HGVs, it was suggested that traffic surveys would be useful to measure the movement of HGVs on the road, with the possibility of tailoring any future traffic calming measures to combat this problem. The petitioners emphasised that the speed of vehicles was the main issue of the petition. They were concerned that efforts to tackle speeding might be diluted by efforts to reduce HGV driving on the road. It was noted by the Head of Transportation and Town Centre Projects that speed surveys were an important step in the process leading towards the possibility of installing traffic calming measures like traffic cushions, because the evidence gathered, which it was stressed would provide data on all types and sizes of vehicles, could ... view the full minutes text for item 38. |