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Traffic Matters

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BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL (BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (BEDFORD CONTROLLED PARKING ZONE) (PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTION OF WAITING AND LOADING AND PARKING PLACES) {ORDER 2008) (AMENDMENT NO 3) ORPER 2009.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Bedford Borough Council in exercise of their powers under sections 1(1), 2(1), to 2(3) and 4(2) of the Road \ Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and of all other enabling powers, has made an Order which has the following effect:

1. To extend the existing Controlled Parking Zone to include Clarendon Street, Palmerston Street, Beaconsfield Street and Park Road West, where parking will be controlled at all times with exemptions for permit holders.

To create a new resident parking zone (Zone K) covering Clarendon Street, Palmerston Street, Beaconsfield Street and Park Road West.

3. To introduce controlled parking at all times in the four above roads as follows:
(a) Free parking at any time but limited to a maximum stay of 15 minutes.

(i) On the south side of Park Road West from a point opposite the boundary between Nos 11 & 13 Park Road West westwards to the ea stem boundary of No 38 Park Road West.

(ii) On the south side of Park Road West from a point opposite the eastern boundary of Beaconsfield Street eastwards for approximately 13 metres.

(b) Parking, at any time, restricted to permit holders only, as follows:

(i) Palmerston Street. On the east side from a point 10 metres south of Stanley Street southwards to a point approximately 18 metres north of Park Road West. On the west side from a point 10 metres south of Stanley Street southwards to a point approximately 14 metres north of Park Road West.

(ii) Beaconsfield Street. On the east side from a point 10 metres south of Stanley Street southwards to a point approximately 17 metres north of Park Road West. On the west side from a point 10 metres south of Stanley Street southwards to a point approximately 16 metres north of Park Road West.

(iii) Clarendon Street. Both sides from a point 5 metres north of Stanley Street northwards to a point 2.5 metres from the northern end of Clarendon Street. On the east side from a point 15 metres south of Stanley Street southwards to a point approximately 18 metres north of Park Road West.
On the west side from a point 15 metres south of Stanley Street southwards to a point opposite the boundary of houses Nos 26 & 2& On the west side from a point opposite the boundary of Nos 16 and 18 southwards to the southern boundary of No 2 vith Clarendon Street.

(iv) Park Road West. On the south side from a point opposite the eastern boundary of number 38 westwards for approximately 78 metres. On the north side from a point 10 metres west of Beaconsfield Street westwards to a point 10 metres east of Palmerston Street. On the north side from a point 10 metres west of Palmerston Street westwards for approximately 43 metres.

5 To clarify in the Order that "road" and "street" have the same meaning for the purposes of the Order and that "wait" and "waiting" refer to the stopping of a vehicle and it remaining at rest for some time whether or not the driver is still in the vehicle

6 To provide further clarification within the Order that a pay and display ticket is valid only in the parking place in respect of which it was issued.

Date of Operation: The Order will come into operation on 30 November 2009. Further details: of the Order may be examined during normal office hours at Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford and the Town Hall, St. Paul's Square, Bedford.

High Court Challenge: Any person who desires to question the validity of the Order or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the relevant Section of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or on the grounds that any requirement of that Section had not been complied with in relation to the Order may within six weeks of the 26 November 2009 make application for the purpose to the High Court.

 

 

20mph SPEED LIMITS.
Bedfordshire County Council proposes to make a Road Traffic Regulation as follows
Effect of the Order: To impose 20mph speed limits on the following lengths of roads within Bedford:-
Clarendon Street (entire length)
Park Road West (entire length)
Palmerston Street (entire length)
Beaconsfield Street (entire length)
Stanley Street (entire length)
Garfield Street (entire length)
Gladstone Street (entire length)
Salisbury Street (entire length)
Park Road North (entire length)
Foster Hill Road (north of its junction with Park Avenue)

Traffic Speeds
A survey in September 2007 identified that average vehicle speeds within the area were between 16.3 mph and 22.1 mph. This indicates that a 20mph speed limit should be largely self-enforcing. Although some traffic calming features already exist, it is considered more appropriate to use a 20mph speed limit and not a 20mph zone.

Consultations
A joint consultation between Bedfordshire County Council and Bedford Borough Council in April 2007 sought resident views on introducing parking controls within the area, and their support for traffic calming and speed limits. That consultation indicate a low level of support (around 30% of respondents) for additional traffic calming, but a higher level of support (around 60% of respondents) for a 20mph speed limit.
Bedfordshire Police support the current proposal for a 20mph speed limit covering the residential area.