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Call for Evidence Better City Deal: Top Priority

Edward Leigh, Better City Deal

www.bettercitydeal.com

@BetterCityDeal

info@bettercitydeal.com

Better City Deal: Top Priority

Upgrade and integrate the city’s traffic signals Deliverable within three years.

Cost unlikely to exceed £10m.

Provides opportunity to install traffic/journey monitoring equipment.

Enable trials of Inbound Flow Control (‘queue relocation’) – three initial locations suggested

Will yield immediate benefits ...

Benefits of upgrading & integrating signals

Reduce everyday congestion markedly.

Reduce pollution throughout the city.

Give priority to buses approaching junctions.

Enable a much more effective response to traffic incidents, especially on A14 and M11.

Comprehensive traffic/journey monitoring will yield more accurate data for future planning.

Better City Deal: Top Priority

Implement Inbound Flow Control Relocate queues to the edge of the city.

Traffic, including buses, moves freely beyond the control points.

A bypass lane enables buses to jump ahead of any queue at a control point.

Work involved has lower impact on homes and businesses.

Responsive to demand.

No queues at off-peak times.

Opportunity to raise money from businesses.

Better City Deal: Top Priority

Inbound Flow Control example

Access charge

Option to raise revenue and reduce pollution: 1. Access to the bypass lane could require a pre-paid annual

pass.

2. Candidate applicants might include:

Buses and coaches (PSVs)

Taxis

Retail delivery vehicles (HGVs and LGVs)

Couriers

3. Access monitored by ANPR cameras in real time.

4. Cost of a pass proportional to weight and emission rating of vehicle.

More information

Smart Traffic Management:

bit.ly/bcd-stm

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How to deter residents from driving

Sticks

1. Close more residential roads to through traffic.

2. Interrupt inner orbital routes (e.g. Northampton St & East Rd).

3. Restrict movements at junctions between main and residential roads.

4. Tax workplace parking spaces.

5. Reduce availability of parking, multi-storey and on-street.

6. Increase parking permit fees for second & third cars.

Carrots

1. Schools transport co-ordinator.

2. Incentivise employers to install secure cycle parking and changing facilities.

3. City-wide goods delivery network.

4. Better and safer provision for cycling and walking.

5. Better bus services.

Cons of a congestion charge

1. Accessing the city is a rich person’s privilege.

2. Efficacious fee unknowable in advance (£11.50 in London).

3. Not responsive to demand by hour and day.

4. May still need bus lanes.

5. Creates an expectation of priority over cyclists & pedestrians.

6. Reduces labour mobility for lower paid & competition in manual trades.

7. High administration & enforcement costs (33% in London).

8. Rejected by Edinburgh and Manchester in referendums.

9. Many city residents assume they won’t pay or will get a large discount (90% in London).

A1303 / Madingley Rd trial

A1307 / Babraham Rd trial

A1309 / Milton Rd trial