Extraordinary Council Meeting 25 February 2020 Harwood Terrace - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Extraordinary Council Meeting 25 February 2020 Harwood Terrace - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Extraordinary Council Meeting 25 February 2020 Harwood Terrace Experiment Bram Kainth Chief Officer for Public Realm Wider Traffic Context SW6 Stress points SW6 traffic flow from Wworth Bridge 92% of the traffic coming from outside
Stress points Wider Traffic Context – SW6
SW6 traffic flow from W’worth Bridge
- 92% of the traffic coming from outside H & F
- 1,000-1,500 vehicles per hour cross Wandsworth Bridge
northbound at peak times
- Half go straight up Wandsworth Bridge Road
- Measured at Studdridge St junction
- Half go right or left through residential roads
- Harwood Terrace, Bagleys Lane, etc
- Encouraged by Google Maps/Waze at stress points at different
times of day
Google Maps Traffic Stress points
Harwood Terrace
- Harwood Terrace – short residential road about 90m long, 40
terraced houses
- Traffic surveys showed at peak times around 540 vehicles per
hour were using this route
- Busy throughout the day
- Accident records along the route (April 2016 to March 2019)
- 28 accidents and 31 injured
- 9 cyclists and 6 pedestrians
- Traffic study concluded was difficult to model impact of road
closure on wider SW6 area
Traffic flow from Wandsworth Bridge before experimental closure
The Experimental Closure
- Experimental closure introduced on 21 October 2019 for an
initial period of 6 months
- Petitions and deputations received for and against
- Community Safety and Environment Policy and Accountability
Committee (PAC) on 28 January 2020 to receive deputations
- Special PAC on 10 February 2020
- Informal residents meeting on 31 January 2020
- SW6 Traffic Working Party of residents for and against the
experiment on 17 and 24 February 2020
Traffic Data Collected – Before Closure
Traffic data was collected from the following streets
Street and Location Date Bagleys Lane (North of Peterborough Villas) 31 May – 6 June 2019 Harwood Terrace (West of Emden Street) 31 May – 6 June 2019 Imperial Road (West of Emden Street) 31 May – 6 June 2019 A308 New Kings Road (North of Crondace Road) 31 May – 6 June 2019 A308 Kings Road (East of Maxwell Road) 31 May – 6 June 2019 Townmead Road (North of Kilkie Street) 31 May – 6 June 2019 Wandsworth Bridge Road (South of Carnwath Road)31 May – 6 June 2019 Wandsworth Bridge Road (South of Oakbury Road) 31 May – 6 June 2019 Waterford Road (North of Michael Road) 31 May – 6 June 2019
Traffic Data Collected – During Closure
Approaching Bagleys Lane / New Kings Road Junction Northbound Queue Waiting Times Survey dates and times
- 21 – 27 November 2020 – 24 hours
- 19 December: 07:30 – 09:30, 11:30 – 13:30 and 15:30 – 18:00
- 9 – 14 January: 07:00 – 09:30, 12:00 – 13:00 and 16:00 – 19:00
Traffic Data Collected – During Closure
7 day, 24 hour Automatic Traffic Counts (ATC)
3 – 9 February 2020 for the following streets and locations
- Bagleys Lane south of New Kings Road
- Imperial Road south of Emden Street
- Kings Road west of Maxwell Road
- Townmead Road north of Bagleys Lane
- New Kings Road north of Condace Road
- Wandsworth Bridge Road South of Sturridge Street
- Wandsworth Bridge Road South of Oakley Road
Traffic Data Collected – During Closure
7 day, 24 hour right turning counts from Wandsworth Bridge Road 3 – 9 February 2020 Cresford Road, Bovingdon Road, Sandilands Road, Broughton Road Approach, Rosebury Road, Stephendale Road and Townmead Road. Traffic data requested by affected residents 13 – February 2020 Bovingdon Road, Cresford Road, Broughton Road and Pearscroft Road
Traffic Data (7 Days) Before and During Experimental Closure
SURVEY LOCATION BEFORE CLOSURE DURING CLOSURE CHANGE Bagleys Lane (S. of New Kings Rd)
44,990 56,562 +25.7%
Imperial Rd (East of Emden St)
77,999 51,083
- 34.5%
Kings Rd (West of Maxwell Rd)
190,486 153,007
- 19.7%
Townmead Rd (East of Bagleys Ln)
- 65,886
- New Kings Rd (N. of Crondace Rd)
107,187 97,680
- 8.9%
Wandsworth Bridge Rd (South of Studdridge St)
157,137 158,153 +0.6%
Wandsworth Bridge Rd (South of Oakbury Rd)
155,308 152,025
- 2.1%
Bagleys Lane – Average Weekday Queue Delay
00:00:00 00:01:26 00:02:53 00:04:19 00:05:46 00:07:12 00:08:38 00:10:05 00:11:31
Bagleys Lane – Average Weekday Queue Length (m)
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Bagleys Lane – Average Weekend Queue Delay
00:00:00 00:01:26 00:02:53 00:04:19 00:05:46 00:07:12 00:08:38
Bagleys Lane – Average Weekend Queue Length (m)
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Bus Services Journey Times – 306/391
From Imperial Road to Tyrawley Road
Date
07/10/19 04/11/19 02/12/19 06/01/20 20/01/20 27/01/20 03/02/20
Max. Running Time (Min:Sec)
05:20 17:16 25:30 09:52 22:26 19:17 22:49
Key findings from experiment
- 92% of traffic comes from outside of H&F
- Increased traffic queues on Bagleys Lane
approaching New King’s Road – 25.7% more vehicles over 7 days
- Delays to buses 306/391 and 424
- Traffic delays reported across SW6 area
PCNs spiked and dropped
- PCNs at Bagleys Lane/New King’s Rd yellow box junction
- Oct 2019 = 673
- Nov 2019 = 1,569
- Dec 2019 = 1,420
- Jan 2020 = 1,080
- Feb 2020 = 530 (to 21/2)
- 92% issued to non-H&F residents
- Number of yellow box PCNs across the borough down since
2012
- 2012 = 35,129
- 2019 = 16,199
Supporting measures
- Done
- Removed car club parking bay on Bagleys Lane/Imperial Road
junction – increases space for traffic
- ‘Keep Clear’ on Bagleys Lane/Harwood Terrace junction – helps
traffic flow
- Investigating measures to help residents
- Adjust signal timings Harwood Road/New King’s Road junction to
allow residents to leave Bagleys Lane
- Yellow boxes at Peterborough Villas and Harwood Terrace junctions
- w. Imperial Road
SW6 Traffic Working Party Longer Term Vision
- Main
- Less traffic through residential roads
- Also
- Better provision for pedestrians and cyclists
- Fewer accidents
- Cleaner air
- Better public transport
- Better access for vehicles with social function (e.g. community transport)
- Good access for Hammersmith and Fulham residents
- “Live” traffic modelling - smart cameras
Possible Long-Term Solutions
- Manage traffic crossing Wandsworth Bridge Road in partnership with
Transport for London (TfL)
- Bus Lane/Cycle Lanes
- Raised Pedestrian Crossings - Wandsworth Bridge Road/
Carnwath Road
- More “Green Man” Pedestrian Crossing times
- Traffic Filtering – Protecting Residents
- Protect residential roads in SW6 from through traffic coming
across Wandsworth Bridge
- Modal Shift/Public Realm Improvements
- Cycle lane – Imperial Road/Bagleys Lane
Next Step: Cabinet Decision
- Traffic data and analysis
- Residents’ feedback
- Meetings
- Emails from residents
- SW6 Traffic Working Party