Experimental Traffic Management - Witney: Corn Street

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This Consultation has now concluded.

Various proposals have been developed and prioritised across Witney as a result of funding received from the Department for Transports` Active Travel Emergency Fund (click here for further details). The proposals will aid active and healthy travel, which form part of the response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and aim to 1) Make walking and cycling safer for everyone 2) make local shops, schools and employment easier to get to by walking and cycling, and 3) provide more choice for travelling in Witney.

Following the formal consultation on the various 'Active Travel' measures which were approved in February 2021 (see item no.41/21 here) an 'Experimental' Traffic Regulation Order has now been made in order to help facilitate the continuity of a cycle lane though Corn Street. and will come into force no earlier than the 24th December.

Specifically, the effect of the order is to is to remove a 15-metre section of unrestricted parking on Corn Street outside Nos. 148-152, so as to create a continuous section of ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (i.e. double yellow lines).

What is an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order?

Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders (ETRO) are used when it is difficult to assess the impacts of the scheme beforehand, but the cost of implementation is relatively low. In an ETRO, the Council introduces the scheme as an experiment first and there is then a six-month period after the scheme is introduced when the public can see for themselves the impact of the scheme and the Council can monitor its impacts. At the end of the six-month period, the Council assesses the impacts, including any letters of support or objections, and decides whether to confirm, cancel or extend the ETRO for up to 12 months longer (18 months in total) to allow further consultation and monitoring.

The Experiment will be closely monitored during its operation and any comments/complaints that are received will be given due consideration with a view to deciding whether the experiment, or any part of it should become permanent.

Please read the detailed information provided on this consultation, and take the time to complete the survey as your views and opinions matter. Your response should be completed and returned by Friday 17 June 2022.

Whilst we will endeavour to answer simple queries during the course of the consultation, any more complex questions/issues will be appraised and dealt with as part of consultation process.

What happens next?

The County Council will review the responses and if necessary (i.e. if objections are received) prepare a report to be presented to the Cabinet Member for Highway Management at a meeting scheduled for later in 2022. This will be public meeting at which members of the public may apply to speak. The agenda and reports for meetings will be made available on the Oxfordshire County Council web site about a week before the meeting. Please note that occasionally it is necessary to defer reports to a later meeting, and it is therefore advisable to check the agenda ahead of attending a meeting, the Forward Plan of decisions meetings can be viewed here.

Various proposals have been developed and prioritised across Witney as a result of funding received from the Department for Transports` Active Travel Emergency Fund (click here for further details). The proposals will aid active and healthy travel, which form part of the response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and aim to 1) Make walking and cycling safer for everyone 2) make local shops, schools and employment easier to get to by walking and cycling, and 3) provide more choice for travelling in Witney.

Following the formal consultation on the various 'Active Travel' measures which were approved in February 2021 (see item no.41/21 here) an 'Experimental' Traffic Regulation Order has now been made in order to help facilitate the continuity of a cycle lane though Corn Street. and will come into force no earlier than the 24th December.

Specifically, the effect of the order is to is to remove a 15-metre section of unrestricted parking on Corn Street outside Nos. 148-152, so as to create a continuous section of ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (i.e. double yellow lines).

What is an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order?

Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders (ETRO) are used when it is difficult to assess the impacts of the scheme beforehand, but the cost of implementation is relatively low. In an ETRO, the Council introduces the scheme as an experiment first and there is then a six-month period after the scheme is introduced when the public can see for themselves the impact of the scheme and the Council can monitor its impacts. At the end of the six-month period, the Council assesses the impacts, including any letters of support or objections, and decides whether to confirm, cancel or extend the ETRO for up to 12 months longer (18 months in total) to allow further consultation and monitoring.

The Experiment will be closely monitored during its operation and any comments/complaints that are received will be given due consideration with a view to deciding whether the experiment, or any part of it should become permanent.

Please read the detailed information provided on this consultation, and take the time to complete the survey as your views and opinions matter. Your response should be completed and returned by Friday 17 June 2022.

Whilst we will endeavour to answer simple queries during the course of the consultation, any more complex questions/issues will be appraised and dealt with as part of consultation process.

What happens next?

The County Council will review the responses and if necessary (i.e. if objections are received) prepare a report to be presented to the Cabinet Member for Highway Management at a meeting scheduled for later in 2022. This will be public meeting at which members of the public may apply to speak. The agenda and reports for meetings will be made available on the Oxfordshire County Council web site about a week before the meeting. Please note that occasionally it is necessary to defer reports to a later meeting, and it is therefore advisable to check the agenda ahead of attending a meeting, the Forward Plan of decisions meetings can be viewed here.

This Consultation has now concluded.