Changes to the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO)
School streets timings and improved parking for Manse Road residents
A key objective of the trial is to improve the safety and ease of movement for children at the two primary schools in the area.
We have continued with the ‘School Streets’ restrictions, which prohibit traffic from using streets by school entrances during the start and end of the school day, with an exemption for residents of the street. These restrictions operated Monday to Friday 8am - 10am and Monday to Thursday 2pm - 4pm, and 11am - 1 pm Friday.
Through the trial, we have looked at
- the traffic data for the streets
- timings of school activities
- feedback from residents of the streets
- feedback from the head teachers
As a result, we changed the ETRO to reduce the length of the morning ‘School Streets’ restriction from 8am-10am to 8am-9.30am. Afternoon restrictions did not change. We trialled this to give more flexibility for deliveries and visitors by motor vehicle to residents on these streets. As school drop off finishes before 9.30am, the change did not affect road safety for school children.
Manse Road
Some Manse Road residents told us that they find parking challenging because of the parking restrictions near 27-31 Manse Road. These restrictions were introduced so that a large refuse lorry could turn left if required. We have changed this so we can remove these parking restrictions.
Traffic Regulation Orders Sub-Committee decision
At the 24 October Traffic Regulation Orders Sub-Committee, councillors agreed to make the project permanent but remove the Manse Road bus gate. Councillors noted the benefits that the project’s changes have brought, in particular the wider footways, but the overall decision of the Committee was to remove the bus gate element