Agenda item

Report of the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Customer Service, Welfare and the Public Realm.

To outline and seek approval for the council's road danger reduction action plan (as the local response to the Mayor of London's Vision Zero Strategy) and the associated investment across the borough in the next financial year (2022/23).

The Cabinet Member for Customer Service, Welfare and the Public Realm introduced the report which sought agreement to an overarching approach to reducing road danger on Haringey’s streets (as set out in the proposed Action Plan in Appendix 1) and the specific recommendations for investment in 2022/23 (as set out in the Investment Plan in Appendix 2).

In response to questions from Cllr Cawley – Harrison, the following information was noted.

-       The intention of the Council was to remove the existing higher than 20miles per hour roads and there was a timeline being worked through. It was noted that there were some roads which were not Haringey Council roads and were TFL roads. Also there were some which were Haringey roads but still needed TFL permission as changes would affect traffic flows and bus lanes. Striving for stakeholders and authority stakeholders support and co-operation for this action.

-       Clarification was sought on the rollout of levelled kerbs and footways, particularly tactile paving, and making crossings safer for vulnerable users. This was addressed in two other reports, the Walking and Cycling Action Plan and Highways and Investment Plan. The latter decision had been considered at a Cabinet signing and questions on these issues could be emailed to the Cabinet Member.

RESOLVED

1. To approve the Road Danger Reduction Action Plan, as set out in Appendix 1;

2. To approve the Investment Plan for 2022/23 set out in Appendix 2;

3. To delegate decisions relating to scheme design and implementation to the Head of Highways and Parking;

4. To authorise the Head of Highways and Parking to carry out any required consultation in accordance with Appendix 3 and to make any necessary traffic orders, having had due regard to any prior consultation, to give effect to those schemes; and

5. To authorise the Head of Highways and Parking to consider any objections and representations on road danger reduction schemes and to report back to the Cabinet Member for Customer Service, Welfare and the Public Realm if there are significant or substantial objections or concerns raised.

Reasons for Decision

The Council has a statutory duty under section 39 of the 1988 Road Traffic Act to “take steps both to reduce and prevent accidents”. It must also prepare and carry out a programme of measures designed to promote road safety.

This report recommends the investment for 2022/23 as well as a set of wider actions that will assist in prioritisation in future years.

Alternative options considered

The authority has a statutory duty as set out in paragraph 4.1.