Sutton Council will be deploying traffic monitoring at some of the proposed School Streets sites across the borough this week. This will include both the St Philomena’s School Street and the All Saints Carshalton School Street proposals.
The aim of this traffic monitoring exercise is to collect and analyse traffic pattern data to get a better understanding about how much traffic and congestion there is at the proposed sites each weekday. It will monitor all forms of traffic including pedestrians and cyclists. You’ll be able to identify the monitors on lamposts in the following locations:
| Proposed School Street | Traffic Monitoring Location |
|---|---|
| All Saints Carshalton | Rotherfield Road near junctions of Talbot Road, Ruskin Road and Carshalton High Street |
| St Philomena’s and St Mary’s | Shorts Road near junctions of Colston Avenue and Alma Road and and Alma Road and Carshalton Road |
The data gathered through this exercise will help council officers assess the effect any potential School Street may have in the area, pending consultation going forward.
Cllrs Jake, Jill and Chris are very pleased to see that this next step is being taken in a data-led approach to measuring the impact of these proposals. From speaking to residents in those areas, the Lib Dem councillors know that local residents have generally expressed support for the schemes, and this added layer of data will go quite some way in helping to assess the positive impact School Streets have for local school children.