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City Centre Footstreets Traffic Management Review - City of York Council
Consultation Summary Closed

The following survey asks for your views on ways of improving the operation of the footstreets in the city centre. Whilst the council has the responsibility for managing the area, we would like to involve you in influencing how the streets operate in the future. We are keen to build on past success and bring forward further improvements and are now reviewing the operation of the footstreets and reassessing the needs of those who work, live in or visit the city.
Background

When the footstreets were first introduced, the vision was to “create an area where pedestrians had the priority and freedom to use the whole of the highway by reducing the dominance of vehicles”. This vision remains at the core of future plans and we are keen to move forward with practical ideas for changing times of operation and including additional streets.

 

The city centre footstreets have been in place for around 25 years. In the late 1980s the area was considered very large for a footstreet zone in a city the size of York. The concept was quite a radical shift in emphasis on how the streets should be used. At the time, there was some resistance to the scheme because of concerns on how it might affect trading; overall it has been recognised as a great success.
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Purpose
There will be different and competing views about how improvements should be achieved. The review will help to inform what options should be considered. Specific issues we need to explore are:
  • Parking for those with accessibility issues and where it can be most appropriately provided
  • Different restrictions and times of operation
  • Vehicles breaking the traffic regulations
  • How to increase the evening economy
  • City centre cycle parking
  • Pedestrian safety
The responses to the survey will form a key part of  a report that will be prepared for the Cabinet Member for Transport, Planning and Sustainability and a Scrutiny Committee set up to consider improvements to the city centre. The Cabinet Member will decide on which options to take forward to the formal legal consultation process taking into account the comments received and the Scrutiny Committee recommendations.
All residents
   
Start: Jul 9, 2012 End: Aug 15, 2012 Planned Completion: Sep 30, 2012
Further Details
Consultation Type: General
Consultation Method:
Department: City of York Council
Subject: Other
Consultation Reference Number:386
Contact Information
Alistair Briggs

Email: alistair.briggs@york.gov.uk
Phone:
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