Bovey Tracey Traffic Mangement -
Short Stay Parking
On
the street there needs to be:
Enough for traffic to pass,
Enough for loading,
Enough for short-stay parking
Enough to drop someone off,
Enough to pick someone up and
Enough for the compulsive yellow line parker! |
All these conflicting needs for the town
centre need to be resolved. My view is that there is too
much single yellow line to accommodate more loading than
actually takes place. Much of this could be made over for
short stay parking. BUT I have already identified the
need to allow vehicles to pass one another safely, so any
length of parking and loading combined needs to be kept
relatively short, preferably not more than about 5-6
vehicles at a length before there is a passing gap of 2-3
vehicle lengths which must be kept free
of any parking or loading at all (or nearly all) times.
The exact
process here will be a matter of detailed design and
negotiation, but I have set out the principles above. The
two images below illustrate the Fore Street and a road in
Bexley, SE London where I installed humps and some
kerbline alterations to help traffic to flow safely.
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The
long single yellow line here is mostly
unnecessary.
Some short-stay parking would be fine. But a gap
is needed where from time to time it is difficult
for drivers to work. |
Burnt
Oak Lane, Bexley, SE London
At school time, this road used to lock up. The
short length of double yellow line on the right
is "enforced" by the slight build-out.
This most effective device enables two-way
traffic to flow by providing a passing place.
(NB The single yellow line on the right was
applicable for two hours each working day to
prevent long-term commuter parking.) |
Helping the traffic to flow slowly and
steadily without drivers risking mounting pavements much
of the time would be the key aim of the scheme.
Clive Sawers - 25 September 2002
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