The Traffic and Road Safety Advisory Panel (TARSAP) met to discuss updates on various traffic, parking, and road safety initiatives across the borough. Discussions included concerns about Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) implementation, bus lane designs, school safety, and the Travel for Life programme. The panel also reviewed reports on petitions, parking programmes, traffic schemes, and sustainable travel.

Rayners Lane Red Route

The panel received an update on the Rayners Lane Town Centre Improvements, which include a red route¹ on sections of Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, and Village Way East. The scheme, approved at a special TARSAP meeting on 29 September 2025, aims to address congestion, double-parking, and accessibility issues. The red route will be enforced using CCTV.

Parking Programme Update

The panel discussed the Parking Programme Update, noting factual errors in the appendices related to the CPZ programme, particularly in South Harrow. The panel was told that the appendices would be updated with current information.

The Parking Management and Enforcement Strategy 2019 was mentioned, which is planned to be reviewed in 2025/26. The strategy outlines the adopted CPZ solutions:

• Commuter and workplace parking areas: Minimum of 4 hours, typically Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm.
• Commercial centres and local amenity areas: Typically 10 to 11 hours per day, Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm.
• Areas of high parking pressure: Typically 12 or more hours per day, Monday to Sunday, 8am to midnight.

The report outlined a two-stage consultation approach to implement its CPZ programme. The first stage involves an informal consultation, and the second stage is a statutory consultation. The report also detailed an alternative CPZ scheme delivery process using Experimental Traffic Management Orders (ETMO).

Traffic Programme Update

During a discussion of the Traffic Programme Update, Councillor Veronica Chamberlain, Adviser to the Panel representing Harrow Cyclists and Harrow Cycle Hub, raised concerns about the bus priority programme on Kenton Road and asked whether cycle lanes could be implemented. The panel advised that the proposal was primarily designed to prioritise buses, but that any comments and suggestions on the design would be welcomed.

The panel also heard that Transport for London (TfL) did not consider it feasible to have a fixed bus stop on Church Lane.

Petitions

The panel received the Petitions Report, which detailed petitions received since the last meeting. The Resident Motorists Adviser queried the frequency of considering a CPZ on Courtney Avenue, Harrow Weald, given previous unsuccessful attempts. The panel acknowledged previous consultations had not resulted in CPZs, but that the area could still be considered and that it would be necessary to look at whether anything had changed in terms of parking since the last consultation.

The petitions that had been received since the last meeting included:

• Lincoln Road, objections to the proposed Northumberland Road area 20mph zone.
• Christchurch Avenue, Kenton West and Centenary, single yellow lines or a CPZ to address parking and congestion issues, along with measures to help restrict or stop HGVs using the road.
• Rickmansworth Road, traffic calming measures and pedestrian crossing facilities.
• Ravenswood Crescent, Rayners Lane, 'at any time' waiting restrictions and traffic calming measures close to bends.
• Waverley Road & High Worple roundabout, Rayners Lane, traffic calming measures around roundabout.
• Courtenay Avenue, Harrow Weald / Hatch End, CPZ.
• Broomgrove Gardens, Edgware, CPZ.
• Courtenay Avenue, Harrow Weald / Hatch End, designated parking spaces for each house.
• St Brides Avenue, Edgware, resurfacing of the carriageway, reinstatement of grass verge sections of the footways to hardstanding, and painting of 20mph speed roundels.

Active and Sustainable Travel and Road Safety

During a discussion on Active and Sustainable Travel and Road Safety, Councillor Veronica Chamberlain questioned if teachers were offered any education regarding safe driving around children cycling to school. An officer advised that the Travel for Life Programme and cycle training in schools were usually for students, but teachers were also part of the process.

Councillor Veronica Chamberlain asked why young drivers appeared to be prioritised over young cyclists. The panel was advised that it was about ensuring young people were safe should they choose to drive or cycle, because they were over-represented in terms of killed and seriously injured collisions.

The panel queried the rationale of awarding a school the Gold Standard under the Travel for Life programme when that school still had issues with pupils being dropped off and fetched by car, causing congestion around the school gate. An officer advised that the criteria for awarding standards was based on the number of activities schools delivered, including the impact on car use, which was measured by a hands-up survey asking pupils how they travelled to school.

As of October 2024, three School Streets were operational, with agreement to introduce an additional scheme at Bentley Wood School, but this has been delayed.

36 schools across Harrow have now earned accreditation through the TfL Travel for Life programme:

• Gold (27 schools)
• Silver (4 schools)
• Bronze (5 schools)