Arlington Traffic Management Plan Presentation to Arlington Parish AGM 19th April 2012 Good Evening, and it is very good to see everyone here. Some of you have participated greatly in the process of developing this Arlington Traffic Management Plan, and I think most of you will have seen our updates on Dicker Links, been part of our consultation and be at the presentation of the Interim Report on January 20th of this year. I do want to thank, very sincerely, all of you who worked on the survey last May, and in particular the members of the Traffic Management Plan Action Group who have contributed their huge local knowledge and personal skills. We have a certain amount of information to communicate to you in the next 15 minutes, so that we can understand, and then agree on a way forward to implement our Arlington Parish Traffic Management Plan. My name is Jenny Holland, facilitator of the TMP – Traffic Management Plan, and my colleague here with me is Ray Collins who has made all the data analysis for the TMP. His help has been invaluable. Thank you for your attention, and off we go .....

Why we have developed a TMP History of traffic management issues Noticeable increase in traffic volume Arlington Parish Plan 2008-2009 - “to tackle traffic, transport & speeding problems to ensure safety” in the Parish An aim to create a 40-30-20 mph speed limit throughout the Parish Before my time, Parish members and Councillors were concerned about increasing traffic flows, but in recent years, with the expansion of St. Bede’s and increased traffic volumes on the A 27 & A22, our Parish, and Berwick have become subject to an increased volume of THROUGH traffic from Drusilla’s Roundabout on the A27 to Coldharbour Road and the A22. Also, from the A22 coming through Arlington Road West and Michelham Priory Road to the Dicker and down to the A27 have been a cause for concern. This concern was chrystalised in the Arlington Parish Plan of 2008 -2009 which stated the need ‘to tackle traffic, transport and speeding problems to ensure safety’ in the Parish, and to establish the aim to create a 40-30-20 mph speed limit throughout the Parish

Kick-starting the TMP & its progress from 2011 - 2012 St. Bede’s Sports Fields’ & Boarding House developments – DRA Clause 16 Wealden District Council’s demand for a St. Bede’s Master Plan Arlington Parish Plan Action Group (APP AG) agreed to initiate a TMP process, begun in January 2011, resulting in an Interim Report in January 2012, & today’s Parish agreement of our way forward in implementing our TMP The consultation on St. Bede’s Sports Fields’ planning permission – adjacent to Michelham Priory Rd -

The TMP’s Strategic Aim To reduce traffic volume and manage what traffic does travel through the Parish Traffic that comes INTO, & uses our facilities, & creates economic development is acceptable, BUT traffic that goes THROUGH the Parish & does not give us positive economic development, but rather, a negative environmental impact is not acceptable

How we developed this TMP process Implementing a Data Survey process to assess the volume & direction of traffic through the Parish – 10th May 2011 Data Survey Analysis – Summer 2011 Implementing a Stakeholder Consultation process – June – December 2011 TMP AG meetings to discuss research & develop TMP proposals

Survey Data Analysis Ray Collins presents his summary 1. TMP Survey – 10th May 2011 2. ESCC TMT – 14th – 23rd May 2011 3. St. Bede’s (the Dicker) School – 15th & 18th June 2011

Headline results 5800+ vehicles per day in / out Parish 3 points represent 76% each way. A27 - Berwick, A22 / Lower Dicker and the A22 / Arlington Road West 48,000 vehicle movements in 9 days = 3.69 movements per minute (MPM) There is an average of 2,456 vehicles per day where the speed limit is exceeded. Arlington Village is being used as a rat run Some 4,000 pedestrian movements take place across Coldharbour Road. No measurement has taken place of the pedestrian movements between the school and the playing fields.

Stakeholder Consultation Discussions with St. Bede’s, Park Mead School, ESCC Highways, the Police, Upper Dicker Village Shop, Berwick Parish & among members of the TMP AG centred on the key traffic management issues of – Speed of traffic Volume of traffic Parking

Speed The TMP Aim is to campaign for a 20-30-40 mph speed limit throughout the Parish – 20 mph – around our schools & centre of Arlington Village 30 mph – in our wider settlements 40 – in remaining Parish

Challenges to our aim ‘C’ Roads – No government review until 2014 Accidents & casualties make a difference No funding from ESCC Highways Reducing through traffic from A27 to A22 & A22 to A 27

Volume Traffic Surveys demonstrate level of traffic traversing our Parish Reducing speed can reduce volume of traffic “Barriers” to traffic – calming measures, signage, gates

Parking Park Mead and St. Bede’s Schools The WISE site Coldharbour Road & Upper Dicker Village Shop/Village Green

Parish Agreement on Way Forward (1) Overall TMP Principle Proposals – Manage traffic to reduce traffic volume & its speed Work in partnership to achieve overall specific aims – APC, adjacent parishes, ESCC, WDC & St. Bede’s School Beware that a solution at one point can negatively impact at another point

Parish Agreement on Way Forward (2) Specific Speed Reduction Proposals are – Institute a 20 mph limit in school areas & the centre of Arlington Village Institute a 30 mph limit instead of 40 mph from brow on Michelham Priory Road (East of Park Mead to current 40 mph sign on the East side of the single file bridge Institute a 40 mph limit in particular at Lower Dicker/Coldharbour Road & at Wick Street

Parish Agreement on Way Forward (3) Specific Proposals continued – Institute ‘calming measures’ (shared space, signage, coloured road junctions) to achieve speed limits and volume reduction Increase clear space either side of Upper Dicker Village Green exit to increase visibility Change road layout at Lower Dicker/A22 exit

The Dicker Crossing - present

The Dicker Crossing - 2013

It can be done! Ringmer Hartfield

Next & Future Action Campaign for our TMP aims by taking the agreed TMP Action Proposals to – APC, ESCC, WDC – Autumn 2012 & beyond Work with our adjacent Parishes – Berwick, Hellingly & Alfriston to achieve our common aims – June 2012 & beyond Build a partnership with the APC & St. Bede’s Trust to implement an agreed TMP