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The aims for this Active Travel Neighbourhood in Hyde Park are to:

  • Create safer, quieter residential streets, using planters and changes to signing.
  • Remove the ‘through’ traffic to prevent vehicles from outside the area using the residential area as a short cut and to maintain as much residential parking as possible.
  • Make it safer for children to play out
  • Make it safer to walk or cycle to local cafes, shops and parks.
  • Allow safer connections for local residents to the new cycle infrastructure that is due to be installed
  • Create spaces for queuing, social distancing and for potential street cafés
  • Reduce commuter parking in the neighbourhood
  • Only residents, visitors, deliveries and services will have access to these residential streets and car journeys that cut right through the area will be prevented.

    Some streets in the area have already got this kind of arrangement; this trial aims to comprehensively treat the whole neighbourhood, including the key through routes, in line with comments and suggestions from residents. We believe that this will help address the issues with the volume and speed of traffic and their impact on the neighbourhood that you have been highlighting in your comments.

    Plans

    Please see the plans here, or download them from the bottom of the page. These will show how to access each road and where planters or road narrowing measures will be placed. Please read to the bottom of the page for more information and give your opinions using the Comment on this Proposal button.

    The key elements of the scheme are:
  • Planters placed across some street ends will allow walkers and cyclists to pass through, but not cars or other vehicles, these will be placed on: Thornville Road, Thornville Street, Alexandra Road, Howden Place, Royal Park Road, Brudenell Road, Pearson Avenue, Meadow View, Hartwell Road, Chapel Lane, Newport Road and the Norwoods.
  • A short section of Queen’s Road, at the junction with Royal Park Road, to become one way exit and right turn only.
  • A bus gate (restricts motor vehicles except buses and emergency services) on Queen’s Road, between Pearson Grove and Brudenell Road.
  • Brudenell Road to become one way between Hyde Park Road and Walton Road, removing parking and providing cycling facilities.
  • Chestnut Avenue to have parking restrictions to improve access for buses and refuse collection.
  • Review

    We are delivering the Active Travel Neighbourhoods scheme using an experimental traffic order to trial the road closures for a maximum of 18 months. This will be monitored during this time to see whether traffic has reduced and road safety improved.

    Before permanent closure to ‘through’ traffic, a statutory process would need to be followed which includes publication of notice and formal consultation. This trial will be in place for a minimum of 6 months and during this time we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think and if the Active Travel Neighbourhood should remain permanently.

    We welcome comments and suggestions on how to improve your area more and let us know how you would like the permanent scheme to look like using the survey below .

    Construction

    It is anticipated most of this work will be undertaken during the day. Unfortunately there may be some disruption during the installation of the planters and signage. Pedestrian access to properties will be maintained at all times.

    We’d like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience this might cause. The works are expected to be completed in September 2020, but if there are delays due to unforeseen circumstances this may be extended for a short time.

    During the first six months of operation, anyone can submit written comments or objections by using the following link www.leedstraffweb.co.uk/consult/main.html , or email legal.development@leeds.gov.uk , or write to the following address: Development Team, Legal Services, Leeds City Council, Civic Hall, Leeds LS1 1UR.

    Additional materials

    Plan for Hyde Park Active Travel Neighbourhood
    Plan for Hyde Park Active Travel Neighbourhood
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