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TRANSPORT AND MOVEMENT
Ensuring good accessibility for vehicles and pedestrians is a vital part of the development |
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Main traffic routes |
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Pedestrian priority |
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New buildings |
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New car park |
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Shopmobility |
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Site boundary |
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| Key transport priorities are: |
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Improving pedestrian routes to provide better linkage to existing town centre shops, bus and rail stations and local residential areas. |
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Ensuring good traffic flow. A new traffic junction is being designed to provide direct and convenient access to the car park, improving access in both directions. |
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Minimising pedestrian / vehicle conflict. Wind Street and the new shopping street will be fully pedestrianised. The lower part of Water Street will remain open to traffic to provide vehicle access to the Civic Centre, adjoining houses and service access, but there will not be a through route and other traffic will be discouraged. There wil be a traffic light controlled crossing on Prince of Wales Drive. |
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Service yards are located at the rear of retail units and will be screened from the public. |
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| Further information Extensive traffic surveys have been undertaken to establish car park useage and traffic flows at junctions around the town centre. This work will help to ensure that designs work well and meet the needs of both the new development and existing shopping areas. |
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Public consultation
November 08 to January 09 |
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| During the consultation we asked for feedback in relation to five consultation strands. |
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| THE FIVE STRANDS |
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| Scheme layout |
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| Streets & public spaces |
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| Transport & movement |
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| Identity |
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| Scheme delivery |
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| Public consultation feedback report |
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| The feedback received is currently being analysed and the consultation feedback report will be published on the website as soon as possible. |
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| Car parking |
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| A new state of the art multi-storey car park will provide a safe, well lit and easy to use environment. |
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At least 870 car parking spaces will be provided (an increase of approx 300 spaces). Appropriate spaces will be allocated for disabled parking. Residential parking will be provided for the new homes. |
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Lifts and stairs will provide easy access to all levels. Disabled parking will be located next to access points. |
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New Shopmobility provision will be located within the car park. |
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Electronic signage is proposed to improve traffic flow and to make it easier for people to find parking. |
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