Purpose

A School Street is a road outside a school with a Traffic Regulation Order to restrict motorised traffic at school drop off and pickup times. School streets offer a proactive solution for communities to encourage a healthier lifestyle, promote active travel and improve the environment.

School users regularly park their vehicles outside schools causing road safety issues and congestion, which also raises concerns over the air quality.

By reducing the number of motorised vehicle movements School Streets encourage parents and carers to undertake more sustainable journeys on foot or by cycle.

It is proposed to introduce these restrictions for Limetree Primary School, Budworth Road, Sale by means of an Experimental Traffic Order, to allow the Council to judge the effectiveness of the proposed restrictions within the first six months and to make any adjustments that may be considered necessary.

Decision

1. That authorisation be given to advertise the intention of making the Proposed Experiential Prohibition of Driving Traffic Regulation Order referred to in the schedules to the report and, if no objections are maintained, that the Order be made, in whole or in part, and the proposals implemented.
2. That authorisation be given to make the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order, as detailed in the Schedule to the report; that a notice of making the Order is published and that the provisions of the Order be implemented.
3. That any objections received during the relevant periods of objection be reported back to Members for consideration.
4. That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place to make and advertise any amendments or variations to the Experimental Traffic Order as they see fit in accordance with the provisions of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
5. That, if no objections, to the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order, amendment or variation are maintained the Order be made permanent.

Reasons for the decision

It is recommended that, in the interests of improved traffic management, road safety, and to support the Councils Active Travel ambitions, that approval is given to advertise the proposed Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders. That are detailed in the schedule contained within the report, and as shown on drawings numbered E9583-04.

Alternative options considered

None.