Decision details

Purpose of Report: To conclude the current experimental Traffic Regulation Order (TRO), which covers the 24 hour traffic restriction and the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) in the Bus Lane to enforce the restriction. In addition to the traffic restriction, the report will advise on findings and seek a decision for the future of this restriction.

The Executive Member will be asked to:
 - To acknowledge the work done so far and the findings of this trial

-       To make a decision about whether this restriction should be made permanent with the use of ANPR to enforce it or end the restriction.

-       If the decision is to leave the traffic restriction in place the Member will need to decide if any changes need to be made to the permanent TRO before it is adopted.

This meeting has been moved from 18 October to 25 October due to the availability of the Executive Member.

Resolved:

(i)      That the current Experimental TRO be continued and that options be reviewed by officers to vary the Experimental TRO to address comments raised during the experimental period, including, but not limited to:-

(a)     allowing motorcycles and scooters to access the restriction.

(b)     and/or to allow private hire and hackney carriage taxi’s to access the restriction.

(c)     reducing the hours of operation, for example 7am to 7pm for the restriction to be enforced.

Reason:     To enable the impact of any changes to be reviewed in detail and provide a further report for a decision on which option to progress.