Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/275

Contact:Lucy Prismall, Principal Planner, lucy.prismall@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM11).

Seeking approval for the making permanent of the provisions contained within the current experimental TRO and additional interventions/actions.

The Cabinet Member for Transport Management is RECOMMENDED to approve the following:

·       Make the current Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) on Broad Street permanent to a Traffic Regulation Order, retaining the current street furniture until a more permanent scheme is developed and further funding is secured.

·       Subject to remaining budget for the temporary scheme, implement the recommended interventions set out in paragraph 70.

·       To seek funding to investigate medium- and longer-term measures as part of a newly funded project that will further enhance Broad Street and surrounding streets, taking into consideration any additional interventions noted within this report.

The Cabinet Member for Transport Management APPROVED the following:

·       Make the current Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) on Broad Street permanent to a Traffic Regulation Order, retaining the current street furniture until a more permanent scheme is developed and further funding is secured.

·       Subject to remaining budget for the temporary scheme, implement the recommended interventions set out in paragraph 70.

·       To seek funding to investigate medium- and longer-term measures as part of a newly funded project that will further enhance Broad Street and surrounding streets, taking into consideration any additional interventions noted within this report.

The report represented the outcome of the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO), which included responses received during the statutory consultation period (25 October 2022 to 31 July 2023, extended beyond the initial 6-month period to gather comments from all seasons of the year), and extensive monitoring carried out before and during the experimental period, of which informed the recommendations set out in this report.

The Chair invited the speakers to address the meeting in turn and responded to points raised.

The Chair read out a written submission from Joanna Matthews, Unlimited Oxfordshire.

Officers informed the Chair that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Cameras were in the final stages of being installed at both ends of the High Street which should stop the road being attractive to speeding moped users.

The Chair noted that changes to Broad Street previously put in place, including the cycle lane, had been very successful. As one of the most beautiful streets in Oxford, the scheme was to help preserve the historic city centre.

The Cabinet Member for Transport Management APPROVED the following:

·       Make the current Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) on Broad Street permanent to a Traffic Regulation Order, retaining the current street furniture until a more permanent scheme is developed and further funding is secured.

·       Subject to remaining budget for the temporary scheme, implement the recommended interventions set out in paragraph 70.

·       To seek funding to investigate medium- and longer-term measures as part of a newly funded project that will further enhance Broad Street and surrounding streets, taking into consideration any additional interventions noted within this report.