Traffic Management
The Directorate of Transportation and Highways deals with
transport, road safety and traffic management schemes for the
borough.
Cycle lanes and routes
Given the demand on road space within the Royal Borough
resulting from central London traffic levels and the historic road
layout we have inherited, it is not generally possible to allocate
road space to specific vehicles such as buses or bicycles.
The same constraints mean that it is also not possible to
provide safe shared use on most pavements in the borough or to
provide designated bicycle paths.
The Council wishes to encourage cyclists to use any road in the
borough that they chose and considers that the most important
facility that the Council is able to provide is a good quality road
surface free from potholes and other defects and high quality
bicycle parking.
The Council provides free cyclist training for anyone who lives,
works or studies in in the Royal Borough.
Red Routes
This service is provided by Transport for London.
Roads and highways - speed limits
All of the roads for which the Council is responsible are
subject to a 30 mph speed limit or lower. Reducing speed limits is
only effective when supported by adequate enforcement.
Therefore the Council will only consider reducing speed limits
where there is a history of reported personal injury accidents and
where the police agree to undertake regular enforcement.
Road safety - road junctions
The Council undertakes an annual review of the personal injury
accident statistics in order to identify any locations on the road
network that would benefit from engineering measures.
The success of the Council in taking action at such locations in
previous years means that it is now difficult to identify locations
where engineering measures would have a positive effect on accident
numbers.
Road safety - pedestrian crossings
Most locations where it is possible to install pedestrian
crossing facilities and where there is a demonstrable need already
have them. The Council recognises that there are junctions on the
main road network that would benefit from improved pedestrian
facilities and will endeavour to make these improvements wherever
possible.
However, traffic levels and the existing road layout often mean
that such improvements are not always physically possible.
Implementing any type of crossing facility usually means a
reduction in the available parking space and so is often subject to
strong objections from local residents.
Road safety - speed checks
As the Royal Borough is within the geographical area of the
London Safety Camera Partnership, cameras may only be installed at
locations where there is a history of speed related personal injury
accidents. This criteria is not within the control of the
Council.
At present there are no locations on roads for which the Council
is responsible that meet this criteria.
Road safety - traffic schemes
The Council undertakes an annual review of the personal injury
accident statistics in order to identify any locations on the road
network that would benefit from engineering measures.
The success of the Council in taking action at such locations in
previous years means that it is now difficult to identify locations
where engineering measures would have a positive effect on accident
numbers.
Road signs
The Council already provides road signs as required by the
regulations set by central government. In accordance with the
Council's award winning Streetscape principals, road signs are kept
to a minimum so please note that new signs will only be provided if
required by the regulations and that no yellow backing boards will
be used.
Speed humps
The Council recognises the growing public resistance to traffic
calming measures and will only consider traffic calming measures at
locations where there is a demonstrable benefit and that have a
high level of support from local residents.
In practice this means only considering such measures at
locations where there is clear evidence of unacceptable numbers of
speed related reported personal injury accidents already occurring.
In instances where there are strong objections from local residents
to existing traffic calming measures consideration will be given to
reviewing them during programmed road maintenance works.
Yellow lines
The whole of the Royal Borough is covered by a controlled
parking zone. This means that all the available kerb-side space is
covered by either a parking bay (residents', pay and display,
diplomatic or disabled) or waiting restrictions (yellow lines).
Because there is a high demand for parking spaces the Council has
already maximised the amount of parking spaces that are
available.
The Council can not provide parking bays for businesses as
priority for parking is given to local residents and visitors.