Traffic Issues

Your concerns were	What we know (so far?)	Options
Concern that traffic speed through the village is hazardous	The Parish Council is aware of traffic concerns and Jim Harding, in particular, has done a great deal of work: Pedestrians 'in road' signs erected at both ends of High Street Speed Indicator Device placed Barr Lane/High Street at regular intervals Traffic Police in process of placing yellow lines at Annings Lane/ Shipton Lane junction and High Street/ Charles Road corner	Work with Dorset CC to produce a single Traffic Management scheme for the Village that includes: a 20mph zone for the High Street, traffic calming and pedestrian crossings Adopt a minimalist approach to traffic management keeping physical measures and visual interference to a minimum
Your concerns were	What we know (so far?)	Options
Greater provision/ prioritization for pedestrians	Parish Council is aware of issue and Jim Harding has suggested solutions	Construct a pedestrian pavement on the north side of High Street from Charles Road to the Anchor and again from Donkey Lane to the Playing Fields
The need for a safe crossing point of the High Street	DCC Traffic Engineers are looking into overcoming danger to pedestrians High Street to Cliff Road	Pedestrian crossing at bend in B3157 at or near garage as part of an overall traffic management scheme that complies with guidance to conserve rural character and distinctiveness
Street lights	Has recently been considered by the Parish Council. The majority view remains that street lights would be wholly inappropriate	No further action required by the Parish Plan
Your concerns were	What we know (so far?)	Options
Concern that lack of car parking provision leads to hazardous on road parking	Traffic Police in process of placing yellow lines at Annings Lane/ Shipton Lane junction and High Street/ Charles Road corner Parked vehicles can work to reduce traffic speeds as motorists respond to their perception of hazard	No further action required by the Parish Plan

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Impact of safety/ engineering responses to traffic will have a negative impact on the rural character and distinctiveness of the village

Over provision or ill siting of traffic signs and notices can spoil the visual attractiveness of villages

Dorset AONB has produced guidance "Reclaiming our Rural Highways" to help parishes retain the rural character of highways. English Heritage & Dept of Transport have published "Streets for All" a manual to guide management of streets both urban and rural

Little work has been done to identify and record traditional streetscape elements; what local materials would be best to use in any scheme? What street surface is most appropriate?

Make sure all traffic management works comply with best practice as defined by "Reclaiming our Rural Highways" and "Streets for All" guidance

Restrict signs to those that convey essential information only. Reduce signs to minimum size and number. Locate signs, especially traffic signs, onto existing lamp columns, posts or buildings

As part of the Parish Plan to undertake an audit of historic features, identify redundant signs/features, identify appropriate local materials for surfacing etc