Agenda item

Townley Road / East Dulwich junction consultation

  • To comment on the consultation and feedback received since the last meeting.

Minutes:

Matt Hill, public realm programme manager introduced the report and responded to questions from the audience.

 

Members of the community council debated on the proposal and options.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the following traffic proposals referred to as option 8a below be approved in order to improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists at the junction of East Dulwich Grove  /Townley Road and Green Dale:

 

Proposals:

 

Removal of existing staggered pedestrian crossings with the implementation of shorter, single movement facilities.

 

Introduce a diagonal pedestrian crossing to link footways adjacent to both schools and cater for an existing pedestrian desire line.

 

All pedestrian facilities to operate at the same time to reduce waiting time for pedestrians and improve the efficiency of the junction.

 

Introduce a cycle pre-signal on Townley Road and Green Dale to allow cycles to enter the junction and undertake turning movements before general traffic.

 

A new signalised cycle gates on both Townley Road and Green Dale where cyclists are held on a red signal whilst general traffic movements operate.

 

This removes the risk of both left hook and right hook collisions. Cyclists will still be allowed to use the general traffic lane to traverse the junction from either Townley Road or Green Dale.

 

Semi-segregated cycle lane and advanced cycle waiting area on East Dulwich Grove (westbound) to allow cyclists to bypass waiting vehicles and gain priority at the junction.

 

Footway build outs to reduce crossing distances for pedestrians and to visually improve the streetscape.

 

A new two stage right turn facilities for cyclists to assist right turning movements into either Townley Road or Green Dale from East Dulwich Grove.

 

A new semi-segregated cycle lane is proposed on Townley Road to allow cyclists to safely pass queuing traffic and access the cycle facilities at the unction.

 

 A new segregated cycle lane is proposed linking Calton Avenue with Townley Road to allow cyclists to bypass the Calton Avenue / Townley Road junction.

 

All existing turning movements at the junction are retained, including for coaches. There will be a slight loss of capacity over the existing layout but the junction will continue to operate within acceptable levels of saturation.

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