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Concern that traffic speed through the village is hazardous |
The Parish
Council is aware of traffic concerns and Pedestrians 'in road' signs erected at both ends of High Street Speed Indicator
Device placed Traffic
Police in process of placing yellow lines at |
Work with Dorset CC to produce a single Traffic Management scheme for the Village that includes: a 20mph zone for the High Street, traffic calming and pedestrian crossings Adopt a minimalist approach to traffic management keeping physical measures and visual interference to a minimum |
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Your concerns were |
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Greater provision/ prioritization for pedestrians |
Parish
Council is aware of issue and |
Construct
a pedestrian pavement on the north side of High Street from |
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The need for a safe crossing point of the High Street |
DCC Traffic
Engineers are looking into overcoming danger to pedestrians High Street
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Pedestrian crossing at bend in B3157 at or near garage as part of an overall traffic management scheme that complies with guidance to conserve rural character and distinctiveness |
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Street lights |
Has recently been considered by the Parish Council. The majority view remains that street lights would be wholly inappropriate |
No further action required by the Parish Plan |
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Concern that lack of car parking provision leads to hazardous on road parking |
Traffic
Police in process of placing yellow lines at Parked vehicles can work to reduce traffic speeds as motorists respond to their perception of hazard |
No further action required by the Parish Plan |
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Impact of safety/ engineering responses to traffic will have a negative impact on the rural character and distinctiveness of the village |
Over provision or ill siting of traffic signs and notices can spoil the visual attractiveness of villages Dorset AONB has produced guidance "Reclaiming our Rural Highways" to help parishes retain the rural character of highways. English Heritage & Dept of Transport have published "Streets for All" a manual to guide management of streets both urban and rural Little work has been done to identify and record traditional streetscape elements; what local materials would be best to use in any scheme? What street surface is most appropriate? |
Make sure all traffic management works comply with best practice as defined by "Reclaiming our Rural Highways" and "Streets for All" guidance Restrict signs to those that convey essential information only. Reduce signs to minimum size and number. Locate signs, especially traffic signs, onto existing lamp columns, posts or buildings As part of the Parish Plan to undertake an audit of historic features, identify redundant signs/features, identify appropriate local materials for surfacing etc |