Agenda item
Matters referred from the Chipping Barnet Residents Forum including any Petitions
Minutes:
The Committee received the following petition and referrals for consideration:
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Title: Traffic calming measures on the Cromer Road one-way system
Lead Petitioner: Ms Phillipa Whitecross
Ward: High Barnet
Issue: Signatures 303
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/20mph-zone-for-cromer-road-school As of 10am this morning (25 Feb), 301 people have signed my online petition. The petition has been live for less than 1 month. Petition wording: We, the undersigned call upon Barnet Council to implement the following traffic calming measures on the Cromer Road one-way system: > A 20mph speed limit > A restriction on access for Heavy Goods Vehicles > A deterrent for vehicles driving the wrong way on the one way Why is this important? This is important for the safety of pupils attending Cromer Road School, and for parents, staff and local residents. We consider that these measures are urgently required in order to protect the safety of our children. A resident’s cat lost its leg after being hit by a speeding vehicle on Shaftesbury Avenue. It does not bear thinking about this happening to asmall child, and there have recently been some near misses along Cromer Road after school. There is also a problem with Lorries persistently getting stuck on the narrow roads, causing log-jams and damaging parked vehicles. The Cromer Road one-way system includes: Cromer Road, Shaftesbury Avenue and Bulwer Road (to the east of Plantagenet Road), New Barnet, EN5 We, the undersigned call upon Barnet Council to implement the following traffic calming measures on the Cromer Road one-way system: > A 20mph speed limit > A restriction on access for Heavy Goods Vehicles > A deterrent for vehicles driving the wrong way on the one way.
Comments: Phillippa Whitecross, Lead Petitioner, addressed the Committee regarding this petition.
Councillor Longstaff also addressed the Committee expressing his support for a 20mph zone and voiced his concerns that the local school was under the impression that CCTV would be installed in the area but that nobody seemed to have any knowledge of this.
After detailed discussion and following advice from Officers, who were concerned about a stand-alone 20mph zone without measures, it was felt that the best way forward was to request a report back to the July meeting. The Committee asked for an independent road safety assessment, using information already available from a previous survey, on the possibility of a stand-alone 20mph zone or a 20mph zone plus other measures. This would cover both Cromer Road and Shaftesbury Avenue. Costings of various options would also be provided and this would help determine if the preferred scheme could be funded from CIL or would need to be referred for LIP funding. It was also agreed that the problems raised regarding HGVs be considered and reported back. . RESOLVED that the Chipping Barnet Area Committee agree to allocate up to a maximum of £5,000 towards a further review of traffic calming measures on Cromer Road, Shaftesbury Avenue and Bulwer Road in conjunction with the installation of a 20mph speed limit. The measures will be subject to an independent Road Safety Audit and the outcome of the feasibility study and costings of the proposed options will be reported back to the July meeting of the Chipping Barnet Area Committee. The proposals will be costed separately for the three individual roads.
ACTION: STRATEGIC DIRECTOR ENVIRONMENT
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Title: Double yellow lines drawn on the corner of Hatley Close and Friern Barnet Lane
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Title:Double yellow lines on the bend at the top of Summit Way, N14.
Resident: Mr Luke Stewart
Ward: Brunswick Park
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