Possible Transport and Highway Infrastructure Improvements

Transport and Highway improvements

• Safer route trails - routes are marked on the pavement including safest crossing points (logos designed by children can be used to identify routes).
• Signing of walking and cycle routes.
• Prohibition of pavement parking.
• Moving existing obstructive street furniture.
• Improved lighting.
• Cut back trees and bushes from footpaths.
• Widening of existing footways.
•  Improved pedestrian crossing facilities.
• Zebra/Pelican/Toucan crossing.
• School crossing patrol.
• School safety zone (crossing points, lower speed limits, traffic calming and prevention of parking immediately outside schools, this could also incorporate a 'design a sign' competition for schoolchildren).
• On-street or off-street cycle routes.
• Changed road priorities.
• Tidal flow waiting restrictions on cycle lanes (see page 43 of the DETR School Travel Strategies and Plans document).
• Prevention of vehicle movements at school start/finish times.
• Road closure.
• Reduced road widths.
• Chicanes and pinch points.
• Junction improvements.
• One-way traffic system.
• Speed tables/cushions etc.
• Raised pedestrian crossing points.
• Signing.
• Lining.
• Bus shelters.