Agenda item

Note: This is an executive function.

Members to consider the recommendations in the report.

The chair explained there some unfair comments had been made about representatives from the safe routes to schools group.  It seems there was some misunderstanding that the group were involved with the council’s proposals to ban the no right turn at Townley Road.

In light of this, there should be better consultation and engagement with the council and the local community so that local businesses and residents could express their views at an earlier stage.

The chair confirmed the council had no funding responsibility for this sort of road safety proposals; it was the responsibility of the mayor of London.  The point was that they might have misunderstood where the funding came from. The point was also made about the traffic lights at the junction of Townley Road The meeting heard tha they were managed by Transport for London (TfL).

Matt Hill, public realm programme manager spoke about the strong opposition from residents regarding the council’s proposals which was to improve safety for people using the junction and for motorists turning right out of Townley Road. 

Officers understood the concerns and made a decision to review this, so an alternative scheme could be implemented and would be line with the council’s road strategy and the quietway cycling proposals.

The timetable for consultation would take place in February and March 2015 with a report being to the community council meeting on the 17 March 2015.