I’d be fine with traffic calming measures eg bumps or chicanes but I wouldn’t
want any roads blocking as Brocco bank is reliably queued up in both directions
during rush hour and it would be vary slow (and frustrating) to drive round.
On 16 Nov 2020, at 17:25, JOHNATHAN BUTLIN (Redacted sender "peace.butlin"
for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Everyone
There have recently been some articles in the papers about about Low Traffic
Neighbourhoods (LTNs) as the Government has released £175 million of new
funding for LTNs.
We would ask you to consider that we in the Ecco area apply to the council
for us to become an LTN in order to stop our area being used as a rat run for
people in cars to get from Endcliffe Vale Road down to Hunter's Bar more
quickly, and back in the other direction. Cars often drive very quickly, and
when they meet a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction, they drive on
the pavements and grass verges to get past rather than waiting or backing up.
This is obviously dangerous to pedestrians. Driver frustration can also lead
to displays of anger. I personally witnessed a car hooting loudly when I
tried to cross the road from my house, and then the driver jumped out of the
car to threaten me, despite having his wife and children in the car.
There would be a number of clear benefits to our becoming an LTN:
A reduction in the volume of traffic travelling through all roads in our area
a reduction of incidents where drivers use pavements and grass verges to pass
other vehicles
a reduction of incidents where impatient drivers display anger and road rage
a reduction in air pollution in our area caused by exhaust fumes
Increased safety for children and other pedestrians
The simplest way to cut down on the amount of traffic on our roads if we were
to become an LTN, would be to block off Endcliffe Glen Road, either at the
top, or at the bottom at the junction with Everton Road. This would mean that
traffic could no longer use our roads as a rat run. We are aware that some of
you are concerned that this would mean that residents in our area would have
to drive round via Brocco Bank and Endcliffe Vale Road, thus adding a minute
or two onto the travel time in a car. However, research in areas that have
already become LTNs, for example in London, has found that those who opposed
the changes to their areas have changed their views once they have seen the
overall benefits as listed above
We would be grateful if you could consider this proposal; you may have other
suggestions about how we could implement a scheme for us to become an LTN. If
enough of us are in favour then we could approach the Council to take this
opportunity of improving the environment that we live in and hopefully
improving people's health.
Many thanks
Fred Butlin and Sue Peace
24 Endcliffe Glen Road
