Purpose

To seek permission to trial a no-entry for motorised vehicles into Upper Gay Street from the George Street junction using an Experimental Traffic Order (ETRO).

This item has been incorporated into forward plan item E3491 - Lower Lansdown Liveable Neighbourhood Area.

Decision

(1)  To note the support identified in Lower Lansdown and the Circus Area Co-development Workshop during the Liveable Neighbourhood co- design process, which identified a need to reduce speeding through- traffic on residential roads often used as short-cuts to and from the A46/M4.

(2)  To use an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) to proceed with the implementation of a trial through-traffic restriction on:

•  Catharine Place between its junction with Margaret’s Buildings and River Street Mews;

•  A no entry into Gay Street from its junction with George Street; supplemented by a left-turn only onto George Street from Gay Street (preventing southbound vehicles from travelling straight on to Queens Square).

•  A through-traffic restriction in Winifred's Lane; supplemented by a no- right turn into Sion Hill from the northern end of Cavendish Road.

(3)  To note the intention to proceed at pace with the implementation of the trials as soon as these decisions and the subsequent ETRO’s have been confirmed.

(4)  To note that the total grant award from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority will be £736k for five proposed ETRO schemes mentioned in para 1.2 of the report.

(5)  To delegate approval to the Director of Sustainable Communities, in consultation with the s151 officer, to accept the grant from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority when it is provided and specifically approve an increase to the capital budget for Liveable Neighbourhoods by £311.1k for this decision. Until this point, the incurred costs will be met with funds earmarked from the Council’s own local match contribution.

Reasons for the decision

To enable the project to maintain its current timetable and to deliver maximum benefit and value to the community as soon as possible.

Alternative options considered

None.