Issue - decisions

Resolved:  That Executive agree to:

(i)           Approve Option 2 , set out at paragraph 12 of the report and the making of the new Traffic Regulation Order as planned (with the minor modification to take account of the Emergency Services representations);

(ii)          The enhanced street name signing shown in Annex D of the report;

(iii)        The pre-implementation temporary advance information signing shown in Annex E;

 (iv)   The post-implementation temporary advance information signing shown in Annex E;

(v)         The permanent advance information signs shown in Annex F;

(vi)        The regulatory signs at the start of the restriction shown in Annex G and road markings show in Annex H;

(vii)      The grace periods of; 2 weeks for the initial period where all drivers are sent warning letters, followed by a six month period where drivers receive a first offence letter;

(viii)     The monitoring and reporting on enforcement action taken in Coppergate set out in paragraph 29 of the report. With the precise details of what and how the information should be presented to be delegated to officers.

Reason: (i)          Because it achieves the bus priority aims and allows effective ongoing enforcement of the regulations to take place;

     (ii) To provide better awareness of where Coppergate is;

(iii)&(iv) To raise greater awareness of the commencement date for the new bus priority restriction;

 (v) To ensure there is ongoing information available to drivers before they reach the point of the restriction so that they are better prepared to make a driving decision;

(vi) The signs are designed in accordance with the signing regulations and are required to accurately convey the meaning of the TRO. The road markings are aimed at giving additional emphasis to the start of the restriction;

(vii) In order to achieve greater compliance without creating a feeling of being unfairly penalised;

(viii) To keep residents and others who are interested in this issue better informed with accurate information.