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- 1. Belgrave Road Feasibilityand Design Study Update Meeting – Presentation of Draft Options 2nd November 2015
- 2. Objective of today’spresentation • To let you know what progress we have made on the analysis and designs • To explain the principles of how we have developed the options so far • To get some interim feedback on these ideas • To set out the next steps of the process
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- 4. Street Audit Aims: Tounderstand how the Golden Mile functions for businesses, and what implications this has on the physical environment. 73 stores have been audited, with the following data collected: • Type • Servicing and deliveries • Opening hours • Ownership • Number of staff and how they get to work • Issues and requirements Fashion Other Jewellery Restaurants
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- 7. Where are peopleparking? 80% 18% 2%0% Mode Side street Car park Other
- 8. Main issues: 26% 47% 19% 8% Narrow pavements Customerparking Public toliets Traffic speeds
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- 10. You said, welistened • You said that there was widespread dissatisfaction with the number of traffic signals on Belgrave Road • We understand there is uncertainty about how significant changes to Belgrave Road might work • You told us about importance of these four pedestrian crossings: – Cossington Street – Law Street – Rothley Street – Dorset Street • We have developed three options based on the previous workshop: – Retain the existing arrangement of 4 traffic lanes – Reduce the number of lanes to 2, but keep the central median – Reduce the number of lanes to 2 and remove the central median
- 11. Existing situation • Ninesets of traffic signals between Belgrave Circle and Melton Turn • All pedestrian crossings require people to cross the road in two stages • Pedestrians, motorists and cyclists all have difficulty moving across Belgrave Road • Access to the car parks is not obvious • Discontinuous provision for cycling
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- 14. Common to alloptions • Fewer traffic signals – improved efficiency of remaining signals • Retained controlled pedestrian crossings at these key locations: – Cossington Street – Law Street – Rothley Street – Dorset Street – Abbey Park Street • Pedestrians can cross the road in one go at these locations • However, there are changes to minor road traffic movements to achieve this • Provision for cyclists to cross Belgrave Road • Bus laybys removed to maximise footway and minimise delay to buses • Better access to car park at Belgrave Gate
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- 17. Option 1 –Four traffic lanes with a central median • The option that is most similar to the existing situation • The junction at Melton Turn is simplified to operate more efficiently and with a better crossing arrangement for pedestrians • Macdonald Road junction has signals removed but the junction is placed on a raised table – this slows traffic to make it easier to judge gaps in traffic flow, and a Zebra Crossing is also introduced • The remaining five sets of signals are designed to operate with as few stages as possible: meaning the delay to traffic is minimised
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- 24. Option 2 –Two traffic lanes with a central median • Pavements are widened – space available for coach parking • Melton Turn – junction operates with Give Ways and Zebra Crossings • Zebra Crossings also provided at Dorset Street and Moorgate Street • Macdonald Road – priorities revised to improve access to car park, and to break up “platoons” of northbound traffic for a calmer environment • Informal crossings provided at Cooper Street, Macdonald Road and Olphin Street – vehicles have priority but courteous behaviour encouraged by lower speeds • The four remaining sets of signals are designed to operate with as few stages as possible: meaning the delay to traffic is minimised • Cycle lanes provided on Belgrave Road
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- 33. Option 3 –Two traffic lanes • Two traffic lanes in a single carriageway • Pavements are widened – space available for coach parking • Melton Turn – junction operates with Give Ways and Zebra Crossings • Zebra Crossings also provided at Dorset Street and Moorgate Street • Macdonald Road – priorities revised to improve access to car park, and to break up “platoons” of northbound traffic for a calmer environment • Informal crossings provided at Cooper Street, Macdonald Road and Olphin Street – vehicles have priority but courteous behaviour encouraged by lower speeds • The four remaining sets of signals are designed to operate with as few stages as possible: meaning the delay to traffic is minimised • Cycle lanes provided on Belgrave Road
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- 50. Next Steps • Basetraffic model now complete • Welcome initial feedback on traffic options and public realm ideas – by end of this week at the latest • Traffic modelling will help us to refine the options to provide the most optimal solutions, which will be taken to consultation • Public consultation begins 1 December with exhibition at the Neighbourhood Centre