ACTION PLEASE Good news re: Bikes in Bus Lanes. The report going to the transport committee is recommending the following: 2.1 That the Committee instructs officers to revoke the existing Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) covering the bus lanes on the A259 and to create a new TRO to allow powered two wheelers (PTW) to access bus lanes from the Authority boundary at Saltdean to the Ovingdean roundabout. 2.2 That the Committee instructs officers to revoke the existing Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) covering the bus lanes on the A23 and to create a new TRO to allow PTW to access the bus lanes from Carden Avenue to Preston Drove with measures added to deal with road safety concerns identified at the Peacock Lane junction. 2.3 That the Committee agrees to a new 12 month monitored trial from December 2015, on an 18 month Experimental Order, to allow powered two wheelers to access bus lanes on the A270 in both directions from north of the Vogue Gyratory to the authority boundary at Stony Mere Way and makes funding available for this purpose. In short, this means making the current two lanes permanent and a new trial on the Lewes Road, which is the other main route into and out of Brighton with a bus lane. This is very positive but we need to encourage committee members to vote in favour. If you can spare a few minutes this week please write an e-mail to all concerned. I will bring to the meeting tomorrow a copy of the report, a list of all committee members and a draft letter for you to copy or adapt. e-mail me: markjgreening7@gmail for an electronic version. Thanks folks
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:12:36 +0000