Drivers face 11 new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods on top of Clean Air Zone

The new measures come on top of the existing Clean Air Zones which already limit the routes cars can travel in the region.
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Drivers face 11 new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods with motorists punished by new restrictions - on top of Clean Air Zone fines. The new measures come on top of the existing Clean Air Zones which already limit the routes cars can travel in the region.

Bath & North East Somerset Council will rollout 11 Liveable Neighbourhood schemes. Councillor Manda Rigby, cabinet member for Highways, said: “The proposals for each of the Liveable Neighbourhood areas are a result of ongoing engagement with residents and ward councillors since 2021, with the purpose of identifying traffic-related issues, developing a longlist of ideas to help, and then prioritising the interventions that meet our LN objectives, and which represent the most benefit to communities for the money invested.

“In the full business case we have set out our proposals for final packages of measures which we hope to develop over the next two years, subject to detailed design work, funding, further engagement with communities on detailed designs and, where appropriate, experimental trials.

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“We want the outcomes of Liveable Neighbourhood scheme to support the council’s wider policies to tackle the climate emergency, improve travel choices and create healthier, safer active travel routes. We also want to reduce the need for short car journeys - of which 42 percent of all journeys under 3km in Bath are in private vehicles - by offering attractive, safe alternatives.”

The 11 areas where the council is proposing a package of measures include Church Street and Prior Park Road , Whitchurch Village and Queen Charlton), Southlands Area (Weston), New Sydney Place and Sydney Road and Lyme Road and Charmouth Road area.

Other areas include Lower Lansdown and The Circus, Temple Cloud, Pulteney Estate area, London Road and Snow Hill area, Entry Hill, Bath and Chelsea Road area. Rules include changes to pavements and footways, including the introduction of continuous crossings on side roads, and improvements to crossings and traffic signals.

Through-traffic restrictions and traffic calming where through-traffic, vehicle congestion and speeding is an issue, a narrowing of junctions to slow approaching traffic and improved cycle infrastructure is also expected.