Agenda item

Report of the Director of Regeneration and Economy

To consider the above petition bearing 5 signatures.  The Petition Organiser has been invited to the meeting for the consideration of this item.

The Cabinet Member for City Services considered a report of the Director of Regeneration and Economy, that responded to a petition requesting the installation of traffic calming measures on Broad Lane.

The petition submitted contained 111 signatures and in accordance with the City Council’s procedure for dealing with petitions, those related to road safety were heard by the Cabinet Member for City Services. The Cabinet Member had considered the petition in advance of the meeting and requested that the petition be dealt with by Determination Letter rather than a formal report being submitted to a meeting of the Cabinet Member for City Services. The Petition Organiser subsequently requested that a report be submitted to a meeting and attended the meeting and spoke on behalf of the petitioners.

An agreed determination letter was sent on 8 May 2025, to the Petition Organiser, explaining how locations were assessed, and schemes prioritised, and that Broad Lane had been added to the list for consideration and inclusion in the safety scheme programme.  Locations on the list were prioritised each year according to their collision history.  Broad Lane had not yet been prioritised for inclusion in the programme.  However, it would continue to be monitored as part of the citywide annual review of personal injury collisions.

It was noted that several speed surveys had been conducted on Broad Lane to establish current trends.  An update was also provided on planned resurfacing works scheduled to take place later this year which would enable the current road lining, much of which would benefit from renewal, to be reviewed and refreshed to aid and encourage further compliance with the existing 30pmh speed limit.

The Petition Organiser attended the meeting and spoke in support of the petition, querying the maximum recorded speed of a vehicle on Broad Lane, why the police criteria for average speed cameras were not met, and suggesting that stronger preventative measures were required.

Officers responded to the Petition Organisers concerns advising of the following:

• The site had been put forward as part of the last round of Active Speed Cameras (ASC) expansion however, the police had advised the crashes were not serious enough to warrant ASC, particularly those crashes traced back to speed.
• Officers would continue to monitor Broad Lane for collisions, speeds and traffic volumes, noting how trends changed as further developments came forward.
• Officers were proposing to review and update the road markings on Broad Lane as part of the maintenance scheme.  Locations of speed activation signs would be reviewed and moved to locations where the fastest speeds were recorded.

The Cabinet Member for City Services, Councillor P Hetherton, advised how the area had changed over the years in terms of increased housing, traffic volumes and vehicle speeds, noting that the area had become an increasing problem and she requested that further traffic calming measures be installed.

Councillor G Ridley, as a Woodlands Ward Councillor, spoke in support of the petition suggesting further traffic calming measures were required.

The Petition Organiser requested details on the maximum recorded speed of a vehicle on Broad Lane, and officers undertook to provide this information.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet Member for City Services:

1)  Notes the petitioners’ concerns.

2)  Endorses the actions which had been agreed to be issued by determination letter to the petition organisers as detailed in paragraph 1.5 – 1.8 of the report.

3)  Notes the planned resurfacing works on Broad Lane which would facilitate the review and renewal of existing carriage lining.