New School: Traffic Management
Cllr Manning hopes he will be able to avoid misery for residents
Across the County, new schools bring with them the possibility of traffic problems, and East Chesterton’s new primary school will be no different.
This time however, Cllr Ian Manning is trying to make sure the problems are taken into account before the school opens, and the tone is set from day one.
Cllr Manning is holding a public meeting to start the process of working out how best to manage traffic on the site, this Wednesday 23rd January, 7.30pm, at St Andrew’s Hall.
“The Shirley School on Nuffield Road was opened before my time as a Councillor, but I’m pleased that I was able to help bring forward the parking controls soon to come into force there.
With the new school I established last year the need for traffic management measures to be in place before it opens, and I’m pleased to be arranging the first meeting to achieve this.”
A draft agenda is here:
Cllr Manning would be keen to hear from anyone likely to attend in case a larger room needs booking.
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Sufficient parking restrictions are already in place but the total lack of police enforcements ensures parents totally disregard these restrictions. The area is part of a traffic calming scheme with a raised Zebra crossing outside the school and Pelican crossing approximately 100 metres either side to the main entrance. No additional traffic management is needed as its already in place however as previously mentioned the police need to increase their presence. Additionally most parents live less than a mile from the school and your time would be better spent looking at ways to encourage parents/children to walk/cycle to school.
Hi Andy
FIrst, this isn’t the only thing I’ll be doign to manage traffic – as you say the school, and specifically parents who are might cause problems, need to be encouraged to not drive to school as well.
However, the issue is that enforcement of the current markings isn’t as easy as you think. It isn’t a Police thing, but rather County Council Highways, and the markings do not lead to easy enforcement, so new measures are definitely needed. Happy to explain further.