Series A - Francis Road and Norlington Road

Series A - Francis Road and Norlington Road

Install a modal filter on Norlington Road near the junction with Grosvenor Road. Modal filters involve putting trees and bollards in place to stop vehicles from ‘cutting-through’, whilst helping people who walk and cycle get about safely and easily. We want this change to reduce the amount of non-local traffic outside your home and to encourage people to use this street more freely. These roads can still be reached by residents, pedestrians, delivery drivers, bin collections, emergency services and people who cycle, but will be closed at one or more point to vehicles wanting to cut through.

Redesign Francis Road between the Claude Road and Albert Road junctions, restricting traffic to reduce numbers of vehicles and address speeding issues making the area safer and more attractive for residents, visitors and people who walk and cycle.

We are proposing two options for this area:

• Option 1: Permanently close Francis Road to motorised vehicles in two sections, one between Claude Road and Murchison Road and the other between Murchison Road and Albert Road. Although motorised vehicles will not be able to pass through, people who walk and cycle as well as the emergency services will be able to travel through the area.These two restricted areas will become pedestrian friendly with new and wider pavement areas, plants, trees, cycle parking and seating. Murchison Road, which runs between the two restricted areas, will still be open to motorised vehicles allowing all vehicles to cross Francis Road at this junction. The existing parking bays in these restricted areas will be relocated onto the nearby side roads for residents, as well as creating spaces on the side road corners for short term parking and loading only.
• Option 2: Close Francis Road to motorised vehicles in two sections one between Claude Road and Murchison Road and the other between Murchison Road and Albert Road, only between the hours of 10am to 10pm Monday to Sunday. Outside of these hours, all vehicles will be able to travel through the restricted areas.These two restricted areas will become pedestrian friendly with new and wider pavement areas, cycle parking and seating. Murchison Road, which runs between the two restricted areas, will still be open at all times to motorised vehicles allowing all vehicles to cross Francis Road and this junction.Approximately eight existing parking bays in these restricted areas will be retained for parking or loading outside of restricted hours. Remaining bays will be relocated onto the nearby side roads for residents to park, as well as creating spaces on the side road corners for short term parking and loading only.

To accommodate the changes for both options, the road will be raised to the level of the pavements at the junctions of Francis Road with Claude Road, Albert Road and Murchison Road to encourage vehicles to slow down, making it easier and safer for people to cross the road.

Francis Road, between the junctions of Claude Road and Albert Road

• Introduce a raised junction which includes extending the pavement and raising the surface of the road so that drivers are encouraged to slow down and helps pedestrians cross the road safely
• Relocate parking bays onto side roads, and keep eight spaces for parking and loading outside of restricted hours only
• Resurface and widen the pavements on the eastern side of Francis Road
• Introduce new seating and more cycle parking stands.