The Future of The Brighton Road Experimental Cycle Scheme

May 15, 2024 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Approved View on council website

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Summary

... to make permanent the Experimental Orders relating to the Brighton Road cycle scheme, but to remove all light segregation (wands and defenders) along the cycle lanes, and to undertake a review of parking places in roads adjoining Brighton Road.

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Content

The
Executive Mayor in Cabinet Resolved to:
 

2.1      Make the following Experimental Orders (as listed in
Annex 2) permanent:

i)
THE CROYDON (TRAFFIC MOVEMENT) (NO.22) Experimental ORDER 2023-
Brighton Rd cycle scheme changes to bus lane restrictions (Order
Ref 2023/40)

ii) The Croydon (Prohibition and Restriction of
Stopping, Loading and Waiting) and (Free Parking Places) (No.4)
Experimental Order 2023 – Brighton Rd cycle scheme changes to
waiting & loading restrictions (Order ref 2023/41)

 iii) The Croydon
(On-Street Charged-For Parking Places) (No.4) Experimental Order
2023 – Brighton Rd cycle scheme changes to parking bays
(Order Ref
2023/42)

2.2      For the reasons set out at
paragraph 3.3 agree to the removal of all light segregation (wands
and defenders) along the cycle lanes given the issues identified
from the technical review as detailed more fully at Appendix 1
annex 2.

2.3      Note that officers will
separately be undertaking a review of parking places in roads
adjoining Brighton Road and junctions which adjoin the Brighton
Road to assess whether additional measures might be required to
ease congestion and traffic progression in those roads and through
those junctions, following on from concerns raised in relation to
the impact of the operation of the various Experimental Orders
(listed at 2.1) on adjoining roads and junctions. The review will
include making adjustments to existing
parking places and introducing new ones, additionally specific
junctions have been identified  
for inclusion in the review. (See Appendix A annex 4 for more
details)
2.4   Note that if it is
necessary, following this review in 2.3, to seek additional traffic
management measures, these will be addressed either under existing
delegated authority of the Corporate Director Sustainable
Communities, Regeneration and Economic Recovery or brought forward
for further consideration by the Executive Mayor or Executive Mayor
in Cabinet as appropriate.
 

Supporting Documents

APPENDIX A_Annex3_Coversheet.pdf
Appendix B Equality analysis for the Brighton Rd Exp Cycle Scheme.pdf
APPENDIX A_Annex3.1 RSA454.pdf
APPENDIX A_Annex3.2 RSA519.pdf
Brighton Rd Cabinet Report Exp Cycle scheme.pdf
APPENDIX A_Annex3.3 RSA854.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date15 May 2024
Subject to call-inYes