Traffic and Transport working group

My thanks to the regular contributors and visitors/correspondents to the working party who have made useful contributions.

Putting Pedestrians First

is the aim of the working party

(broadly including pedestrians, cyclists, buggy users in that category)

Aiming to

• Have wide enough pavements to walk along safely,
• Reduce the number of cars cruising around the town, looking for a space
• Seeking suitable places to cross including useful dropped kerbs
• More places to park a vehicle displaying a disabled user badge
• Improve pedestrian access at difficult places to encourage people to walk more
• Proactively support bus services for residents to get to Alresford and out to other towns

Works agreed this year

• Footpath across the Perins School site - open early to late (approx 8am to 11pm)
• Car park providing additional spaces at the Perins site
• Clear arrangements for parking in the town centre

This project should be complete by Spring 2009

• Restoration of 67 bus service to hourly

Identified for future improvement

• Pavements/pavement improvements :Sun Lane, the Soke
• Improved width and access: West Street
• Station car park entrances
• Places to cross: the Dean Crossroads
• A full disability audit done section by section
• More disabled parking at sites dotted around the town, not all in one place
• Later bus to/from Winchester

As developer funding has ‘dried up’ the next steps are to seek funding for infrastructure work on safety and access grounds

Jackie Porter, Chairman of Transport Working Group 15 .9. 08