Changes to the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO)
School streets timings and improved parking for Manse Road residents
A key objective of the trial was to improve the safety and ease of movement for children at the two primary schools in the area.
We have continued with the ‘School Streets’ restrictions, which prohibit traffic from using streets by school entrances during the start and end of the school day, with an exemption for residents of the street. These restrictions operated Monday to Friday 8am - 10am and Monday to Thursday 2pm - 4pm, and 11am - 1 pm Friday.
Through the trial, we looked at
- the traffic data for the streets
- timings of school activities
- feedback from residents of the streets
- feedback from the head teachers
As a result, we changed the ETRO to reduce the length of the morning ‘School Streets’ restriction from 8am-10am to 8am-9.30am. Afternoon restrictions did not change. We trialled this to give more flexibility for deliveries and visitors by motor vehicle to residents on these streets. As school drop off finishes before 9.30am, the change did not affect road safety for school children.
Manse Road
Some Manse Road residents told us that they find parking challenging because of the parking restrictions near 27-31 Manse Road. These restrictions were introduced so that a large refuse lorry could turn left if required. We changed this so we could remove these parking restrictions.