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ExistingclutteratSunLane/WellingtonStreet.The‘corduroy’pavingintheforegroundisintendedtoassistthosewithavisualimpairmentbuttheywouldalsohavetonavigatetheclutter.Alloftheseitemscouldberemoved.TheCCTV(largecolumninthemiddle)couldbefixedtothecorneroftheadjacentbuilding(resultinginabetterfieldofview).Trafficlightsmaynotbenecessaryandareducedsignboardcouldbeintegratedwithothersigns.
KEYAREA:SUNLANE-WELLINGTONSTREET
PEDESTRIANMOVEMENTThejunctionofSunLane/WellingtonStreetwiththeHighStreethasbeenidentifiedasa‘KeyArea’:asignificantpartofthe‘publicrealm’andcapableofimprovementasaseparatephaseofworks.Itisanhistoriccrossingpointanditcontinuestobeapedestrian‘node’withahighlevelofmovementacrosstheA1304.ThereisnosurveydataavailablebutatbusytimestherewouldappeartobearelativelycontinuousmovementofpedestriansalongWellingtonStreetinparticularbutalsosignificantmovementalongSunLane.ItwasobservedthatmostpedestriansseemnottocrosstheroadatthispointbutturnrightorlefttocontinueonthesamesideoftheHighStreethowevermanydocrossandtheexistingsignalisedcrossingpointiswellused.
CONTROLLEDCROSSINGThedesignallowsfortheretentionofpedestriancontrolledlightsatthiscrossingpoint.HoweverManualforStreetsadvisesthatuncontrolledcrossingscanbebeneficialintermsoftrafficmovementandpollution.Thiswouldalsobeanoptionwiththisdesignanditwouldhaveotherbenefitsintermsofplacemaking.AtpresentthisKeyAreahasaclutteredenvironmentandconsiderationcouldbegiventoomittinglights,asillustrated,foranexperimentalperiodtoallowassessmentofthisoption.Designfeatures,suchaschangesinpavingmaterials,wouldbeusedtoindicatepedestrianpriority.ThisoptionwouldenhancetheappearanceoftheHighStreetwhilereinforcingthemessagetodriversthattheretailcentreofNewmarketisaverydifferentenvironmenttoothersectionsoftheA1304withtheaimofencouragingachangeinbehaviourandslowerspeeds.Experimentsinremovinglightshavebeensuccessfulelsewherehowevernotwosituationsareidentical.Uncontrolledcrossingsworkbestwheretrafficflowsandtrafficspeedsarelowbutthemostappropriateconditionsarenotwellunderstoodandgroupsrepresentingthevisuallyimpairedinparticularhaveexpressedsignificantconcerns.
Thelightscouldberemovedforanexperimentalperiodhoweverthenecessarycablesandcontrolsshouldbeinplacetoallowpromptreinstatementofsignalsifdeemedmoreappropriate.
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