South Gloucestershire Council says that a decision on whether to go ahead with two proposed raised table zebra crossings in Coniston Road is unlikely to be made before June. A public consultation on the statutory notices for the two proposed crossings (near Waterside Drive and Martin Close) took place from 25th January to 25th February and The Journal has learned
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A Patchway Town Councillor has launched a petition to keep Highwood Road open to general traffic, in opposition to South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) plan to restrict the central section of the road to buses and cycles. Cllr Chris Mills, Chair of the Town Council’s Planning and Transport Committee, wants non-commercial traffic, i.e. cars and motorcycles, to be allowed to join
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has today launched no fewer than six public consultations on statutory traffic orders connected with the proposed closure of Highwood Road to general traffic. The latest consultations follow an earlier one in October last year, the feedback from which the Council is yet to acknowledge – judged by the status shown on the consultation webpage, namely:
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Today (Monday 20th) is the last day for residents to comment on plans by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) to install raised table zebra crossings at two locations on Coniston Road. The Council wants to upgrade existing crossing points near Waterside Drive and Martin Close that were originally installed as part of the Cycling City Route 4 (Cribbs Causeway to Bradley
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South Gloucestershire Council has started a second consultation on traffic management measures proposed to be implemented in Shellmor Avenue, Stoke Lodge. The Council ran its first consultation in October/November 2011, when local residents were asked to decide which of five proposals they preferred – ranging from completely blocking of Shellmor Avenue at its junction with the A38 Gloucester Road to
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A Patchway resident has claimed the impending closure of Highwood Road to general traffic will cause the town to “sink further into obscurity”. Writing in the Bristol Evening Post, Rebecca Strong says she opposed the closure on the grounds that surrounding roads won’t be able to absorb the traffic, adding that she feels the results of a public consultations on
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Residents concerned about the volume of traffic using Shellmor Avenue in Stoke Lodge as a shortcut between the A38 Gloucester Road and Stoke Lane have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a scheme to close the left turn into the road from the A38 southbound. The results of a recent public consultation on three possible schemes to address the traffic problems
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Five proposed local transport improvement schemes in the Patchway area are to be discussed at a meeting of South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Southern Brooks Area Forum this Tuesday (29th November). The Forum has £50k to allocate to transport projects within the Bradley Stoke, Filton, Patchway, Stoke Gifford and Winterbourne areas. The five Patchway projects to be discussed are: Closure of
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Residents and employees in Patchway have expressed frustration over the lack of advance information about a series of road closures introduced last weekend. The closures are related to the ongoing work to transform Highwood Road into a ‘linear park’, which planners hope will better integrate the new Charlton Hayes neighbourhood with the main part of Patchway. A resident of Windermere
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A public consultation has opened into the latest proposals from South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) to change the waiting restrictions in Hempton Lane. The move follows an earlier consultation held in February 2011. The Council says that residents have reported potential difficulties in accessing their properties and for emergency and delivery vehicles in the narrower parts of the road. On-street parking
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