We asked, you said, we did

We asked

We asked for your views on the implementation of a controlled pedestrian and cycling zone during school pick up and drop off hours, or ‘School Street’, on Great Strand (between Lower Strand and Everglade Strand). The proposed times are 8.15-9.15am and 2.45-3.45pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.

You said

We received 77 responses to this engagement. 19.48% of respondents supported the scheme. 79.22% of respondents opposed the scheme. 1.3% of respondents neither supported nor opposed the scheme.

10% of respondents thought the scheme would improve safety. 7.7% of respondents thought the scheme would reduce traffic. 4% of respondents thought the scheme would encourage people to walk, bike or scoot to school.

27% of respondents were concerned that the School Street would affect access to services on the road such as churches, nurseries, and businesses. 12% of respondents expressed concern that the scheme would impact working parents’ ability to get to work after dropping their children at school. 20% of respondents expressed concern that it would affect access to the road for people who needed it, like residents, carers, teachers, taxi/trade/delivery vehicles, friends and family.

8% of respondents did not give reasons for their opinions.

We did

We have considered the feedback and will be proceeding with the School Street scheme, alongside measures to mitigate the highlighted concerns.

We asked

We asked for your views on making the pavement wider on Great Strand.

You said

We received 59 responses to this engagement.

8% of respondents thought the footway widening would improve safety. 8% of respondents thought the footway widening would reduce traffic. 5% of respondents thought the footway widening would encourage people to walk, bike or scoot to school.

24% of respondents were concerned about the reduction in parking as a result of the footway widening. 7% of respondents were concerned about the impact the footway widening would have on driving on the Great Strand. 5% thought there would be no improvement from the measures.

24% of respondents did not give reasons for their opinions.

We did

We have considered the feedback and will not be proceeding with the footway widening in Great Strand.