Issue - meetings

1)    Report back from Phillip Lane walkabout – update on costs, funding sources and implementation.

(To follow)

(Parking Service)

2)    Report back from panel visit to Tottenham Hotspur Match-day 9^th February 2013

-       Unregulated off street parking (pop up parking)

-       Blue Badge Scheme

-       Council operated car parks

(To follow)

(Scrutiny)

3)    Verbal report on other Local Authority perspectives of parking and traffic management on match days.

(Scrutiny)

        Report back from Phillip Lane Walkabout

The panel noted the report which provided itemised cost to undertake works identified in the walkabout on Phillip Lane.

The panel noted that £46,650 would be needed to complete all indentified work, though this could be reduced if this was programmed to be completed as one scheme as this would reduce consultation and legal costs ascribed to individual improvements.

The panel noted that the cost of these works needed to be weighted and prioritised against the budget available and other essential works.  The panel noted that there is currently a budget of £60k for parking infrastructure maintenance and £550k for reactive maintenance. 

The panel suggested that other funding avenues should also be pursued to further help reduce the total costs for this work.  It was noted that some of the works identified from the walkabout relate to traffic pinch-points on Phillip Lane, and it may be of some interest to Transport for London (TfL) that these are rectified to help reduce bus delays in the area. In this context, TfL should be approached to ascertain if they would be willing to contribute to any of the scheme proposals.

Agreed:      That Traffic Management Service should approach Transport for London as a possible contributor to the Phillip Lane scheme.

The panel noted that the walkabout approach which has been used to identify remedial parking and traffic management works in a defined area could be used as a model in which (subject to resources and other priorities) it could be replicated elsewhere across the borough. 

As a result of a recent reorganisation, the panel noted that parking services had been merged with sustainable travel into a singular Traffic Management service.  It was suggested that this merger would encourage more area based working and facilitate more joined up solutions to local traffic issues (as exemplified in the Philip Lane Walkabout scheme). 

Traffic Management Orders are used to instigate local road traffic restrictions (e.g. yellow lines, parking bays and one-way systems).  The panel noted that there had been some recent amendments to the way that these are authorised.

Agreed: The panel requested a brief update on recent changes to the process used to grant Traffic Management Orders.

        Report back from Tottenham Hotspur Match day Visit

The panel noted the report of its visit to Tottenham Hotspur to assess match day parking issues. 

The panel noted that pop-up (unregulated off street) parking was widespread in the area and beyond on match days.  Even in this assessment, over 25 different sites were identified to offer local parking for match day traffic at cost of between £5-18.   The nature of sites offering parking also varied including local schools, community centres and business forecourts.

The panel observed that match day parking restrictions were in operation in non-residential areas during the visit, such as in commercial and residential areas and that many of these streets where controls were in place were empty of cars.  Given that pop-up parking is also available in the area,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7