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Walton Street Barrier Are Dividing Our Community A bit of background before you start…… Hello! We are a small group of residents of Jericho and Walton Manor who are tired of how arguments over the Walton Street barrier are dividing our community. So we decided to come together to see if we could devise a positive vision for our community that we can all agree upon. We welcome your views and would be only too pleased if you would be willing to join us! This document is then not so much a presentation as a consultation. The ideas presented are exploratory. If you have comments or constructive criticisms, we want to hear them and will look to accommodate them into the proposed scheme. The presentation is then a work in progress. This version was last updated on 28th May. It is likely to change again as more views come forward. We believe that ultimately most people in Jericho and Walton Manor want the same things. A thriving Jericho community and street life; buoyant cafes, restaurants, cinema and shops; clean air; safer streets; and steps to address climate change. We just sometimes disagree about how to get there. Register now for our Zoom call! We are trying to develop a single vision for a scheme that all members of the Or you can reach us at: communities of Jericho and Walton Manor can support and to that end, we are consulting with as many people as possible. So please do feed in your views. Email: [email protected] Web: www.dontchokejericho.org We believe that by working together we can achieve much more. Else we risk the current temporary scheme continuing for longer, and we may miss the chance to th Version last updated: 28 May 2020. win investment for the area. Walton Street - The need for a permanent traffic scheme Most agree that a permanent scheme is needed urgently, so that the clutter of plastic can be removed from the area, and Walton Street can again become a thriving area for street life, rather than feeling closed or in a state of transition. The government is calling for streets to be repurposed for cycling and greater social distancing and says that restaurants with outdoor space are more likely to be able to reopen. Investment in a permanent scheme could benefit local traders. As both a major cycle route and a destination shopping and eating area, Walton Street is ideally placed to take advantages of government funds available. A scheme that all interest groups might support? This proposal suggests re-opening Walton Street at the southern end, but at the same time making the main commercial strip car- free. This will ensure that rat running continues to be prevented and will share more equally the residential traffic that now all heads north. Could this proposal satisfy all interest groups while also meeting the Government’s call for more space for pedestrians and cyclists? On the short term, might it give space for people to queue outside shops and for cafes to put tables on the streets to meet social distancing requirements? And on the long term, could it make Walton Street an active street and a more attractive place to visit? If judged effective, these changes could be implemented quickly and cheaply, paving the way for a more permanent scheme. The closure has strong local support Some are calling for the road to be reopened to through traffic. However it seems that many support the closure. The ‘Don’t Choke Jericho’ poster is being displayed in windows throughout the neighbourhood. Most residents want both less polluted and safer streets, and also for local traders to thrive. Reopening the road to allow through traffic is likely to prove unpopular, as well as going against Government recommendations. We suggest that the best way forward is for the council and the local community to co-create a scheme that has majority support. Could Walton Street be a thriving eating and shopping area? Re-landscaping part of Walton Street could give more space for restaurants, shoppers, cyclists and pedestrians. PROPOSED MAIN CAR-FREE AREA From the Health Centre to Juxon Street, with a ‘car crossing’ at Cranham Street. This allows access to and from Jericho via Great Clarendon Street if heading South and via Cranham Street and Juxon Street to the North. The car-free area includes Jericho Tavern, Giggling Squid, Jude the Obscure, the Mind Shop, the Standard, Joots Pharmacy, The Phoenix Cinema, the Jericho Café, Branca, Jamals, Daisies, Manos, Mamma Mia and the 101 Coffee Shop. THE TOP OF STREET EXTENSION From Juxon Street to the chicanes outside the bike shop. This brings the Barefoot Bakery and Walton Street Cycles into the scheme. This would mean that all traffic in and out of Jericho would now need to use the southern end of Walton Street, as all exits to the North would be closed. Orford Road, Walthamstow E17 The design of Walton St could be similar to Orford Road in Waltham Forest. Pavements areas are wide and can be made use of by restaurants, shops and stall holders. Cycles can pass through the central area. No through cars or taxis need be allowed. The street design still allows for deliveries, but perhaps at regulated times. The ‘Mini-Holland’ scheme has made Orford Road a more attractive destination Since implementation, the number of people visiting is reported to be up 93%, and the number of empty shops down by 17%. Before… After… Traffic could still flow freely The Walton Street - Beaumont Junction would be re-opened. Traffic can leave and enter Jericho at the South end via Great Clarendon Street. At the North end it can enter via Observatory and Cranham Street, crossing the car-free area, and leave via Juxon Street. The principle is to distribute through traffic as equitably as possible between side streets. Provision would need to be made for deliveries. These could perhaps be restricted to certain times. A no right turn from Walton Street into St Bernard’s Road would help share the traffic load with Kingston Road. The southern end Cardigan Street, a no through road at the southern entrance, could be redesigned to provide a turning space if required. The scheme could commence just after the Radcliffe Quarter entrance where the street is at its widest and the main shopping and restaurant strip begins. Street adaptions would be minimal Adelaide Street would become a cul de sac. But turning is not hard. And the end of the closed street could be used for outdoor tables. The health centre car park entrance would need to be moved south to the Radcliffe Quarter entrance. However only the bollards need to be altered. Precedents for the scheme The entrance to Jericho Street was blocked off to vehicles at the same time, in order to create a safer route to St Barnabas school. The existing narrow zebra crossing installed 20 years back already sets a precedent for a narrower street. The whole area was also made a 20 MPH zone at this time. The argument for the Top of Street Extension If the bus gate becomes operational, all Jericho traffic will need to head North to the ring road. This is likely to mean that ALL traffic will head via St Bernard’s Road or Kingston Road as it is the shortest route. The Top of Street Extension would close all routes between Jericho and the North, including along Observatory Street, forcing traffic in and out to use the Walton Street- Beaumont Street junction. With the bus gate in place, only buses and taxis will be heading along Beaumont Street, meaning that traffic can flow freely out of Walton Street heading east. There would ne no need for the traffic lights to be reinstated, meaning much less idling and pollution at the South end of Walton Street. The Northern end The area between Juxon Street and the roundabout is cluttered and the pavement narrow, especially in front of the Barefoot Bakery. Parking on double yellow lines outside Londis is also common. The Juxon Street junction enters Walton Street just as the residential housing begins. Several outlets – The Barefoot Bakery, Walton Street Cycles, Londis and the Yoga Studio - lie of north of Juxon Street. Improving the Northern end beyond Juxon Street With less traffic, there may be room to adapt this area in support of these businesses. The pavement should be widened to allow pedestrians to pass more easily. And if the Top of Street Extension is adopted, these businesses could become part of the full scheme. More parking spaces may be lost. On the other hand, the chicanes for bicycles might no longer be needed, meaning that more street space could become available. Car and cycle parking The principle might be that any space lost in the car-free zone would be replaced by one outside of the zone. Only 6 or 7 parking spaces would be lost. Four one-hour spaces opposite the cinema and 2 or 3 opposite Juxon Street. Cycle parking may need to be added to encourage active travel. There is a strip of 7 disabled parking spaces just south of the area. Buses no longer pass through Walton Street. If they are not to be reinstated, the two bus stop areas to the north could be repurposed and used as parking spaces if necessary. Or new spaces could be created to the South or North. Options for Little Clarendon Street The scheme risks rat-running down Little Clarendon Street into Walton Street south. This may later be addressed by the Worcester Street bus gate, but this is not certain.
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