Issue - meetings

This report advises the Executive Member for City Strategy of the receipt of a petition from residents of Etty Avenue. The petition requests that the Council take steps to tackle the speed of traffic on Etty Avenue with the erection of chicanes and bollards.

RESOLVED:             That the Executive Member for City Strategy agrees to Officers offering residents a Community Speed Indicator Device (SID) and the necessary training to enable the community to monitor traffic speeds on Etty Avenue.

REASON:                  Engineering measures are not considered appropriate however SID will enable speed to continue to be monitored and drivers will be made aware of the speed at which they are travelling.

The Executive Member considered a report, which advised of the receipt of a petition from residents of Etty Avenue. The petition requested that the Council take steps to tackle the speed of traffic on Etty Avenue with the erection of bollards and chicanes.

Officers had confirmed that within the last three years there had been no recorded casualties on this stretch of road relating to the issue raised in the petition. They also reported that Etty Avenue had been traffic calmed in 1997 and that speed cushions had been provided with Walmgate Neighbourhood forum funding. They stated that there was no update on the information contained in the report.

The Executive Member referred to the results of the traffic survey, which had shown the highest recorded speed as 30mph, which was low, compared to other residential areas. He suggested that if parking arrangements and/or advisory signage was a problem in the area then the Ward Committee could examine the issue. 

Consideration was then given to the following options:

Option 1 - In response to the petition and subsequent data analysis on Etty Avenue the following proposal should be offered to residents:

A Community Speed Indicator Device and the necessary training should be offered to residents if they wish to monitor traffic speeds.

Option 2 - No further action

RESOLVED:             That the Executive Member for City Strategy agree to Officers offering residents a Community Speed Indicator Device (SID) and the necessary training to enable the community to monitor traffic speeds on Etty Avenue. ^1.

REASON:                  Engineering measures are not considered appropriate however SID will enable speed to continue to be monitored and drivers will be made aware of the speed at which they are travelling.