A316 London Roundabout Consultation Report
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Proposed changes - A316 London Road Roundabout Consultation Report July 2021 Contents Content Page Executive Summary 3 1. Summary of consultation responses 4 1.1 Summary of responses to question 1 4 1.2 Summary of responses to question 2 5 1.3 Summary of responses to question 3 7 1.4 Summary of Stakeholder responses 8 2. About the consultation 14 2.1 Purpose 14 2.2 Potential Outcomes 14 2.3 Who we consulted 14 2.4 Dates and duration 14 2.5 What we asked 15 2.6 Methods of responding 15 2.7 Consultation Materials and Publicity 15 2.8 Equalities Assessment 16 2.9 Analysis of consultation responses 17 3. About the respondents 18 3.1 Numbers of respondents 18 3.2 How public respondents heard about the 18 conulstion 3.3 Methods of responding 18 3.4 Who responded 19 3.5 Comments on the consultation quality 19 4. Next Steps 22 Appendix A – Response to Issues Raised 23 Appendix B – Analysis of Comments 28 Appendix C – Consultation Materials 32 Appendix D – Stakeholders list 36 2 Executive Summary From 6 February 2020 to 19 March 2020 we held a public consultation on our proposals to make changes at the A316 London Road roundabout in St. Margaret’s, Twickenham. The proposals included measures to improve safety at the roundabout as follows: • Alterations to the shape of the roundabout as well as resurfacing, to improve safety and facilitate new crossing facilities • Taking space from the centre of the roundabout to increase the number of traffic lanes to improve safety and allow better lane discipline • Provision of new signal controlled pedestrian and cycle crossing facilities (Toucans) on the north, west and south arms of the roundabout • Provision of a new signal controlled Toucan crossing at Cole Park Road • Reshaping/relocating or removing existing uncontrolled crossings/pedestrian refuges • Kerb realignment on southern side of the roundabout to accommodate footpath widening and resurfacing • Appropriate drainage provision and a review of streetlighting We received 339 responses to the consultation, including six from stakeholders. Overall, almost two-thirds of respondents thought the changes would make cycling through the area safer, and 80% thought it would make walking safer. The main issues raised were concerns about an additional lane of traffic creating poor lane discipline, concerns about signalised crossings increasing congestion and concerns about shared space provision being unsafe for pedestrians due to cyclist behaviour. Our responses to issues raised during the consultation can be found in Appendix A of this report. Having considered all the feedback received we have decided to proceed with our proposals with the following modifications: • We propose to reduce the speed limit along the A316 between Whitton Roundabout and St Margaret’s roundabout from 40mph to 30pm. This will help reduce vehicle speeds on approach to the new crossings and allow those using the new bus stops to cross the road safely. • A bus stop west of Cole Park Road implemented since the close of the consultation as part of alterations to the 110 bus route will need to be moved further east to maintain safety and visibility. Although our work on these proposals has been delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic we will commence detailed design work in the autumn of 2021 and hope to begin construction on site during spring 2022. 3 1. Summary of consultation responses We received 339 responses to the consultation; 333 from members of the public and 6 from Stakeholders. To clearly show the numbers of people who had a view on the aspect of the proposal, the graphs and tables in the sections 1.1 and 1.2 do not include numbers for those who did not answer each question. 1.1 Summary of responses to Question 1 1.1.1 Overall summary The first question asked how often respondents travelled through the area by the following methods: walking, cycling, using public transport, and using motor vehicles for personal or business journeys, Walking Cycling Public transport Motor vehicle Total % Total % Total % Total % Daily 43 18% 19 8% 10 5% 41 14% 2-3 times a week 44 18% 44 18% 36 16% 117 41% 2-3 times a month 38 16% 34 14% 41 19% 62 22% Once a month 25 10% 24 10% 27 12% 19 7% Less 55 23% 30 12% 45 20% 22 8% Never 39 16% 95 39% 62 28% 25 9% Total 244 100% 246 100% 221 100% 286 100% 4 1.2 Summary of responses to Question 2 1.2.1 Overall summary This question asked respondents how safe they thought the proposals would make people feel when travelling through the area in the following ways: walking, cycling, using public transport, and using motor vehicles for personal or business journeys. Almost two-thirds of respondents thought the changes would make cycling through the area safer, and 80% thought it would make walking safer. Almost half of respondents felt the proposals would make journeys by motor vehicle safer with only 12% reporting a negative impact on safety. For public transport 56% thought that the proposals would make no difference to the safety of those using public transport to travel through the area. Walking Cycling Public transport Motor vehicle Total % Total % Total % Total % A lot safer 138 47% 121 41% 25 9% 51 17% Safer 96 33% 89 30% 61 22% 82 28% No Different 30 10% 34 12% 158 56% 109 37% Less safe 6 2% 13 4% 1 0% 20 7% Much less safe 9 3% 5 2% 5 2% 14 5% Unsure 13 4% 30 10% 31 11% 17 6% Total 292 100% 292 100% 281 100% 293 100% 5 Respondents were also able to leave comments in response to this question. The main comments, concerns and suggestions (i.e. those where 5 or more people responded) are listed in the table below. The full code frame of responses is shown in Appendix B Overall, how safe do you think our proposals will make people feel when Number of travelling through the area in the following ways? comments General comments A02 - Current layout is unsafe for pedestrians/cyclists/motorists 54 69 Concerns and Negative comments Concerned that crossings at every arm will negatively impact on driver behaviour Concerned that three lanes will create near misses with poor lane discipline and 4 right turners blocking lanes Concerned about the impact of signalisation on traffic flow and queuing 7 Concerned about shared use pavements are not safe for pedestrians (behaviour 12 and speed of cyclists) Concerned about increase in traffic from Cole Park Road Closure and whether 19 scheme addresses this Concerned that second crossing at Cole Park Road will risk aggressive drivers 12 jumping lights / lanes going East Concerned about increased traffic on London road 11 Proposal has no impact on safety improvement 3 6 Positive/ supportive comments Support new Toucan crossings will make pedestrian journeys safer Support new Toucan crossings will make cycling journeys safer 51 Support the improvements to managing lane disciple and traffic flow 34 7 Suggestions Suggest more needs to still be done to improve cycling facilities Suggest introducing lower speeds or 20mph zone instead 9 Suggest remove roundabout and just fully signalise 6 Suggest more signage to promote safer shared space 6 Ensure the phasing of the toucan lights does not involve long waits for 5 pedestrians Full signalling would be better than the toucans proposed 5 Create separate lanes or widen existing pedestrian & cyclist lane with clear 7 markings 6 1.3 Summary of responses to Question 3 1.3.1 Overall summary This question asked respondents to comment on whether the proposed changes would have a positive or negative impact on them or the journeys they made, and to explain how we could mitigate or reduce any negative impacts. 1.3.2 Issues commonly raised The main comments, concerns and suggestions (i.e. those where 5 or more people responded) are listed in the table below. The full code frame of responses is shown in Appendix B. Please let us know if the proposals would have a positive or negative impact on you or the journeys you make? Please explain how and how we could No of mitigate or reduce any negative impacts? comments Option Total General comments No effect/ impact 8 Current layout is unsafe for pedestrians/cyclists/motorists 6 Concerns/ Negative comments General opposition for the scheme 9 Concern about disruption during works (congestion/traffic flow) 13 Concerned that scheme will increase congestion (congestion/ traffic flow) 37 Concerned about potential backlog of traffic due to the extra traffic lights 6 Changes will increase pollution/reduce air quality (Environment) 14 Two controlled crossings in close proximity will frustrate drivers (rd user behaviour) 5 Positive/ supportive comments General support for the scheme 64 Positive: Will generally improve safety (safety issue) 12 Positive: Scheme will improve safety for pedestrians/cyclists(safety issue) 51 Positive: Improved access for cyclists 7 Positive: Will encourage more people to take up cycling 5 Positive: Will improve congestion/traffic flow (congestion/traffic flow) 20 Suggestions Two part crossings must be linked properly to avoid waits in the middle for pedestrians 5 More should be done to Improve crossing facilities for cyclists 7 Speed restrictions are also needed to increase safety 9 Suggest scheme should go further 10 Clearer lane markings needed 5 Only traffic lights would make the roundabout significantly safer 9 7 The shared cycling/walking space should be widened & surface improved 6 Sequenced static lights would be a better option 12 Drop the second rising at Cole Park Road which is not necessary 12 1.5 Stakeholder responses This section provides summaries of the feedback we received from stakeholders.