People in Bath who took part in a consultation on plans to create seven new residents’ parking zones in the city have been thanked for giving their feedback.
Over 1,100 responses were received online, and residents and businesses also took part in a series of events to have their say.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has put forward proposals to help create healthier and safer streets linked to its Liveable Neighbourhoods plans.
The schemes aim to tackle commuter parking and reduce vehicle intrusion into largely residential neighbourhoods, while also improving air quality and the environment.
The proposed zones are:
- Chelsea Rd, Foxcombe Rd Area *
- Lyme Gardens, Charmouth Rd Area *
- Sion Hill, Summerhill Road Area
- Audley Grove, Edward Street, St Michaels Area
- Walcot, Snow Hill, Claremont Rd Area *
- Entry Hill Area *
- Beacon Hill Area
Councillor Manda Rigby, cabinet member for Transport, said: “I want to thank everyone who has had their say either online or by coming along to the face-to-face events we set up.
“It’s important that we get a range of views in order to weigh up these schemes. We all want healthier and safer streets, but this has to be done while balancing people’s needs.”
All the feedback is now being analysed and a report prepared to decide whether to proceed to the next stage, which is advertising the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for further comment or objections.
The residents’ parking zone proposals came out of several public consultations on B&NES Council’s Liveable Neighbourhoods programme, and how the local authority can help communities to create healthier, safer streets.
These seven are in addition to a proposed RPZ scheme for Oldfield Park and Westmoreland.
More than 700 people shared their views in a consultation on this proposal, and a formal consultation on the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is currently underway.
Residents’ parking zones are just one of a range of interventions available to communities looking to create Liveable Neighbourhoods.
In four of the seven zones being proposed, asterisked in the list above, workshops are underway with residents co-designing additional interventions, with the support of transport experts, to help further reduce the dominance of vehicles and make it safer and easier for people to walk, cycle or wheel, especially for short journeys.
