To receive any questions from members of the public which have been submitted in advance of the meeting in accordance with the cabinet procedure rules. The deadline for the receipt of public questions is midnight Wednesday 13 September 2017.
Minutes:
Public Question from Brigid Gardner on behalf of Dulwich Village Forum
The new junction design for Dulwich Village is going ahead despite community opposition. Once works are complete and the bedding-in period is over, what tools, data and criteria will be used to measure the success of the scheme against the? ??Dulwich Vision, ‘Healthy Streets’ and the 2011 Transport Plan?
Response by Councillor Ian Wingfield, Cabinet Member for the Environment and the Public Realm
The Dulwich Village junction modification is part of the Elephant and Castle to Crystal Palace quietway proposal and a critical element of the council’s cycle strategy.
Our monitoring plan will cover the entire route, although specific issues will be monitored at some significant locations, including the Dulwich Village junction
Following completion of the works at Dulwich Village full post monitoring will be carried out. Monitoring will start with a road safety audit stage 3 carried out by an independent road safety specialist as soon as possible after completion which will identify any immediate safety issues that occur post-construction
Over the following year the council will be monitoring air quality changes on the 4 approaches to the junction and traffic counts will be taken at intervals to see how traffic has been affected at various times of the year, as well as traffic flow and delay information which will be compared to the baseline and modelled data.
There is a central database of all collisions in the borough that result in personal injury and once a full 12 months data is available the independent road safety specialist will be invited back to carry out a further audit (stage 4) that looks at the cause of any incidents that have taken place, in particular those involving pedestrians and cyclists.
Summary of General Monitoring Plan for QW7
|
Activity |
Measure |
Baseline |
Target |
|
Safety |
Average speed 85th percentile speed % of commercial vehicles Road Safety Audit stage 3 Road Safety Audit stage 4 |
Traffic speed conditions prior to changes.
Ref-RSA 1&2 |
Average speed below 24mph on all roads
No serious safety concerns raised at audit |
|
Modal shift |
Traffic counts as part of ongoing Annual Transport Plan Monitoring report. |
Current mode share for cycling in Southwark is 4.6 per cent, which equates to approximately 35,000 trips made by cycle every day |
Our target is to increase mode share for cycling to 10 per cent by 2025/26. This means an increase of 40,000 daily trips in 10 years time. We will continue to review progress against our target on an annual basis as part of the Annual Transport Plan. Specific screen line counts will be taken on Q7 12 months after completion. |
Monitoring Plan Specific for Dulwich Village Junction
|
Activity |
Measures |
Baseline |
Target |
|
Compliance to newly introduced internal stop lines by cyclists |
Pedestrian conflict /comfort assessment |
N/A |
100% compliance at school opening times by cyclists |
|
Queue length on Court Lane and Calton Avenue due to change in priority |
Undertake junction review –traffic surveys (AM/ PM/ inter-peak delays ) |
Compare baseline queue length/delay |
Delays within threshold and not more than 10% worse than baseline conditions |
|
Queue length at Court Lane; Dulwich Village end ,due to reduction in traffic lanes |
Undertake junction review –traffic surveys (AM/PM /inter-peak delays) |
Compare baseline queue length/delay |
Delays within threshold and not 10% worse than baseline conditions |
|
Queue length and delay on all other arms |
Undertake junction review –traffic surveys (AM/ PM/ inter-peak delays) |
Compare baseline queue length/delay |
Delays within threshold and not 10% worse than baseline conditions |
|
Impact of change in priority at Calton Avenue on informal pedestrian crossing |
Video survey |
Compare baseline interaction |
No significant incident of conflict in the first 6 -12 months. Details to be agreed with schools |
|
Air quality at Dulwich Village junction |
Measures air quality |
Compare baseline air quality. |
Air quality targets to be agreed |
TfL (the funders of the Quietway programme) also have a London-wide Quietway monitoring programme. Results relevant to Southwark will be shared with the council.
Supplemental question
Brigid Gardner asked a supplemental question about whether the scheme would be measured against the Dulwich Vision and TfL healthy streets for London. Councillor Ian Wingfield confirmed that a holistic approach and review would be undertaken in Dulwich and confirmed a commitment to continue working with local residents.
Brigid Gardner also asked to receive a copy of the baseline which Councillor Ian Wingfield agreed to provide.