Proposals

Proposals

The next phase of proposals focuses on the following areas

• Series 1 - bounded by Billet Road, Chingford Road, Forest Road, and is also bounded by but includes North Countess Road, Priory Court and South Countess Road.
• Series 2 - bounded by Forest Road, Higham Hill Road and is also bounded by but includes Queen Elizabeth Road, Blenheim Road and Blackhorse Lane.

The full proposed improvements are shown on plan above and listed below. You can also view illustrations of proposals in the attachments section at the bottom of the page.

Series 1 and Series 2 Proposals

Highway Safety and Pedestrian Improvements

The following improvements are proposed to reduce traffic speeds and make the area safer for all road users. The proposed footway improvements with tactile paving (special textured paving for vulnerable users) will help improve accessibility and safety for people wanting to cross Priority Court, enabling more local journeys to be walked.Removing build-outs andupgrading traffic calming from speed cushions to speed tables or humps will mean lower vehicle speeds and a more comfortable experience for people cycling.

Priory Court

• Remove the kerb build-outs and speed cushions at the following locations and replace them with raised speed tables with tactile paving to slow speeds and improve pedestrian accessibility.
  1. 4 Priory Court
  2. Adjacent to Lisbon Close
  3. Outside Penrhyn Pre-School
  4. Adjacent to Priors Croft
• Remove the speed cushion from outside 34 Priory Court and Install a sinusoidal cycle friendly speed hump.

North Countess Road

• Remove the speed cushions from the following locations 28 North Countess Road and Install a sinusoidal cycle friendly speed humps.
  1. 38 North Countess Road
  2. 43 North Countess Road
  3. 78 North Countess Road
  4. 28 North Countess Road

South Countess Road

• Remove the speed cushion from outside 236 South Countess Road and Install a sinusoidal cycle friendly speed hump.
• Remove the speed cushion from near William Morris Close and Install a sinusoidal cycle friendly speed hump.
• Remove the speed cushion from outside 229 South Countess Road and Install a sinusoidal cycle friendly speed hump.

Example of a kerb build-out with raised table

Example of a sinusoidal speed hump

Public Realm and Environmental Improvements

The following improvements are proposed to upgrade the streetscape and enhance the look and feel of the area. Rain gardens are green spaces for plants and possibly trees which collect and attenuate rain water to filter out pollutants and help prevent flooding.

• Install rain gardens and additional cycle parking in North Countess Road outside Higham Hill Library.
• Remove the mini roundabout at the North Countess Road / Ardleigh Road junction and upgrade the existing planters to a more comprehensive rain garden design. Access to all private drive-ways would be maintained
• Extend the pavement on Winns Avenue between Carr Road and the entrance to Lloyd Park to allow the installation of trees/planting and cycling parking. This could also include upgrading and widening the pavement directly outside the entrance to Lloyd Park
• Install a rain garden at the Elphinstone Road / Pennant Terrace junction.
• Install a rain garden at the Rushbrook Crescent / Brettenham Road junction.

Example of a rain garden

Modal Filter and Environmental Improvements

Modal filters (Point road closures for motorised vehicles) help reduce traffic volumes, improve road safety and reduce noise and air pollution on residential streets. In some cases they can include new trees, planting and communal areas, which can be adopted and maintained by the local community. At the same time, as part of the scheme design process we are in talks with the various Emergency Services and our own Waste Services to ensure that any changes consider their operational needs and do not negatively impact them. In a number of cases we may therefore look at modal filter designs that do not include physical measures or restrictions but are enforced by cameras instead (the emergency services and possibly the Councils Waste vehicles will be able to drive through, but no other vehicles would be able to). At this stage we are still in the process of determining which modal filters may include physical restrictions and which ones may be camera enforced.

In general, modal filters are proposed at the following locations:

• Brettenham Road outside the entrance to Lloyd Park.
• Winns Avenue at the junction with South Countess Road (eastern side).
• Penrhyn Avenue at the junction with Rushbrook Crescent.
• Ardleigh Road at the junction with Rushbrook Crescent.
• Penrhyn Avenue between Douglas Avenue and Mansel Grove.
• Keith Road at the junction with Penrhyn Avenue.
• Pennant Terrace at the junction with Elphinstone Road (west side).
• Blenheim Road at the junction with Blackhorse Road.
• Tavistock Avenue at the junction with Blackhorse Road.

Example of Modal Filter with planting and cycle parking

Example of a camera enforced Modal Filter