ePetition - Bankside Imposition.
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Bankside Imposition.
The present "School Streets" proposal is impractical, unnecessary, and excessively intrusive. It goes beyond "School streets" initiative and causes loss of amenity to the residents of Westdene.
This ePetition ran from 26/10/2021 to 06/04/2022 and has now finished.
21 people signed this ePetition.
Council response
Thank you for your petition.
As a ward Councillor, I have been closely engaged in the
development and design for a School Street at Westdene Primary
School.
Like many schools in the city, Westdene School has faced ongoing
problems with road safety issues stemming from increased traffic,
dangerous driving and illegal parking at school drop off and pick
up times. An informal queuing system has been in place on Bankside
for many years and concerns about road safety around Westdene
School have been longstanding and raised by local residents,
parents and the school as well as by Councillors.
The proposed design for the School Street at Westdene, which
focuses on measures to be introduced on Bankside and the section of
Barn Rise where there are school entrances, was consulted on at the
end of last year. 260 people responded to the Westdene
consultation, with over 75% respondents in support of the principle
of school streets and over 70% in support of the proposed design.
In addition to the consultation, we have also welcomed and accepted
stakeholder feedback from other (means) –and are grateful to
submissions by resident and local forums.
Since the consultation, officers have been working to incorporate
improvements to the design based on the feedback provided. Ahead of
implementation, traffic monitoring has also been carried out, which
will provide baseline of data to help measure impacts when the
scheme is in place. As a result of the concerns raised about the
proposed scheme at Westdene, we will also be implementing the
scheme on an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order which will allow
us to monitor the impact of the scheme in situ. It will also
provide a further opportunity for residents and members of the
school community to have their say on the scheme, and any
adjustments can then be made if necessary.
We are committed to supporting schools in the city to address
longstanding issues and create safer journeys to school, that also
encourage sustainable, active travel modes which contribute to
children’s health and wellbeing and reduce emissions from
vehicles.