Meeting with Traffic Section
26/06/08 17:25 Filed in: News
When we first became aware of the Ardwick Residential
Parking scheme (the one the Groves is on the edge of)
I tried to get to speak to someone at the Council's
Engineering Services or Traffic Section to find out
what the options are for restricting parking here.
During September and October 2006 I phoned or emailed
on seven occasions. The emails were not replied to.
Each of the phone calls were answered by someone who
said I would be called back. The call never came. I
gave up.
However, after only a couple of calls I have now managed to have a meeting with someone at the Traffic Section, so my beginnings of paranoia about what didn't they want me to know would seem to be unfounded!
They have already been looking at our situation and have come up with three options.
1. Double yellow lines on the corners to stop untidy parking. This will also mean the loss of 27 parking spaces, leaving 200... so it could get more squashed. On it's own I'm not sure this would be of any help.
2. Double yellow lines as above, plus bays down one side of each Grove to give 115 spaces. Permits for residents. Waiting for non-residents limited to 3 hours. This would stop the all day parking, but with 140 houses it might be a bit cramped for residents only.
3. Double yellow lines, plus bays down both sides of each Grove to give 200 spaces. Permits for residents. Waiting for non-residents limited to 3 hours. This would also stop the all day parking, but give plenty of spaces for residents, visitors and a number of short-term others.
Of the 3 the third option looks best to me, though there are potential issues for width of carriageway between the bays. These are not main roads however, so the lack of through traffic might mean bays on both sides would be allowed. The main problem with options 2 and 3 is cost. That would need to be found somewhere, plus the proper procedures followed... in other words it won't happen quickly. I have copies of all three options I can bring to the meeting on the 7th.
Paul K
However, after only a couple of calls I have now managed to have a meeting with someone at the Traffic Section, so my beginnings of paranoia about what didn't they want me to know would seem to be unfounded!
They have already been looking at our situation and have come up with three options.
1. Double yellow lines on the corners to stop untidy parking. This will also mean the loss of 27 parking spaces, leaving 200... so it could get more squashed. On it's own I'm not sure this would be of any help.
2. Double yellow lines as above, plus bays down one side of each Grove to give 115 spaces. Permits for residents. Waiting for non-residents limited to 3 hours. This would stop the all day parking, but with 140 houses it might be a bit cramped for residents only.
3. Double yellow lines, plus bays down both sides of each Grove to give 200 spaces. Permits for residents. Waiting for non-residents limited to 3 hours. This would also stop the all day parking, but give plenty of spaces for residents, visitors and a number of short-term others.
Of the 3 the third option looks best to me, though there are potential issues for width of carriageway between the bays. These are not main roads however, so the lack of through traffic might mean bays on both sides would be allowed. The main problem with options 2 and 3 is cost. That would need to be found somewhere, plus the proper procedures followed... in other words it won't happen quickly. I have copies of all three options I can bring to the meeting on the 7th.
Paul K
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