Issue - meetings

The first tranche of School Streets schemes begun in February 2022 were trialled by way of Experimental Traffic Orders (ETROs) which facilitate for a maximum of 18 months a prohibition of motor vehicles restriction to coincide with the school start and end times each day.  Consultation and engagement ran for the first six months of the trial. The school streets have successfully remained in place with the support of the schools themselves and the school community at each of the four sites:

·       Somerville Road (St Michael’s Primary School),

·       Ashmore Crescent (Hamworthy Park Junior School)

·       St Clement’s Gardens (St Clement’s & St John’s CE Infant School),

·       Livingstone Road & Uppleby Road (Livingstone Road Infant and Junior Schools).

A decision is now sought on making permanent traffic orders for the existing experimental motor vehicle restrictions which expire in August 2023 (x2) and September (x2).

It is RESOLVED that: -

Traffic Orders are made which will give permanent effect to the

School Streets Experimental Traffic Orders for Somerville

Road (E1 2022), Ashmore Crescent (E2 2022), St Clement’s

Gardens (E3 2022), and Livingstone Road (E4 2022).

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holders: Climate Response, Environment and Energy

Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Dynamic Places

Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Connected Communities

Reason

This will continue in force indefinitely the restrictions which are outlined in Appendix 1 of this report.

The prohibition of motor vehicles restriction implemented at times related to school drop-off and pick-up has been positively received by the school and local community as seen in public engagement and consultation outcomes. The School Streets have to date successfully remained in place with the support of the schools themselves and the school community.

The Portfolio Holder for Climate Response, Environment and Energy presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'G' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was advised that the first tranche of School Streets schemes begun in February 2022 had been trialled by way of Experimental Traffic Orders (ETROs) which facilitate for a maximum of 18 months a prohibition of motor vehicles restriction to coincide with the school start and end times each day. In relation to this Cabinet was informed that consultation and engagement had run for the first six months of the trial, and that the school streets have successfully remained in place with the support of the schools themselves and the school community at each of the four sites:

·       Somerville Road (St Michael’s Primary School),

·       Ashmore Crescent (Hamworthy Park Junior School)

·       St Clement’s Gardens (St Clement’s & St John’s CE Infant School),

• Livingstone Road & Uppleby Road (Livingstone Road Infant and Junior Schools).

Cabinet was advised that a decision is now sought on making permanent traffic orders for the existing experimental motor vehicle restrictions which expire in August 2023 (x2) and September (x2).

Cabinet spoke in support of the recommendations and of anything that can be done to make school streets safer for children.

It is RESOLVED that: -

Traffic Orders are made which will give permanent effect to the School Streets Experimental Traffic Orders for Somerville Road (E1 2022), Ashmore Crescent (E2 2022), St Clement’s Gardens (E3 2022), and Livingstone Road (E4 2022).

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holders:  Climate Response, Environment and Energy

Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Dynamic Places

Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Connected Communities

Reason

This will continue in force indefinitely the restrictions which are outlined in Appendix 1 of this report.

The prohibition of motor vehicles restriction implemented at times related to school drop-off and pick-up has been positively received by the school and local community as seen in public engagement and consultation outcomes. The School Streets have to date successfully remained in place with the support of the schools themselves and the school community.