ePetition - Seven Dials Improvement Project
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Seven Dials Improvement Project
We are in favour of changes to our local area which improves the environment for all users.
Information from the council...
The proposals have not taken into account the effects on the local residential streets.
They do not know what the effects on these streets will be.
They have a powerful traffic simulation system, but they haven't used it to test how traffic will be diverted.
They have no intention of modelling these effects before the scheme is introduced.
They admit that increased traffic in residential streets is possible if drivers "choose" to divert.
They admitted that their aim is to throttle traffic at the Dials, forcing to divert.
Our Resolution...
We will not vote for any councillor who, in a vote, approves plans for the Seven Dials.
The e-petition together with a paper version will be presented to the Full Council meeting on the 13th December 2012.
This ePetition ran from 05/11/2012 to 18/01/2013 and has now finished.
81 people signed this ePetition.
Council response
Response provided by the Chair of the Transport Committee at the Committee meeting of 15 January 2013:
"Proposals for improvements to the Seven Dials area have been
subject to extensive public consultation and were informed by
workshop sessions with local people before the consultation took
place. The primary aim of the scheme is to improve the road safety
problem that currently exists, which consistently means Seven Dials
is one of the most dangerous areas in the city.
In response to genuine concerns about displacement of traffic into
residential streets and the negative response to this element of
the consultation, proposals for changes to traffic flow in Vernon
Terrace and Bath St have been removed from the wider scheme. This
will allay the concerns of many residents in that area.
The response to the main proposals for the roundabout has been
overwhelmingly positive, with respondents voting 2 to 1 in favour
of the changes. We acknowledge that there are still concerns about
possible rat running in the area to the North West of the Dials,
and in light of this officers have undertaken extensive traffic
modelling which has confirmed that the proposed changes will not
have a significant impact on the capacity of the roundabout. It is
considered, therefore, that the likelihood of rat running is
low.
However, detailed monitoring of traffic levels in 19 surrounding
residential streets is currently being undertaken and would be
repeated after any scheme has been introduced. If any road is found
to have experienced a significant increase in traffic flows, then
we have made a commitment to work with local residents to address
the problems.
Following the debate and the recommendation at Full Council
officers presented the results of the modelling and the
consultation at a well attended public meeting on 17th December.
That meeting was attended by 5 members of the Transport
Committee.
The proposals are on today’s agenda so there will be an
opportunity for members to discuss the scheme in detail before of
making a final decision on whether to proceed"