Collingham Action for Reducing Traffic (CART)

STOP PRESS

Here is the article from the Highways Monitoring Group Meeting held on 9/05/07:
“Interactive Signs (A1133) High Street, Collingham - Request for Progress Report.
The provision of interactive signs has been the subject of a recent review (prompted by the Cabinet Member for the Environment). As a result there has been some delay in finalising works programmes and taking a decision on the type(s) of mobile units to be deployed.
The current proposal for Collingham shows:
One permanent sign (showing to northbound traffic) located near The Green.
One mobile camera (showing to southbound traffic) located near Swinderby Road.
It is expected that mobile signs will be placed on site for a period of two or three months at a time and will be moved according to a (review able) rota.
Further details, including a time implementation, are not available at this time.”
The TRA and CART have been putting pressure on Notts County Council for some time to reduce traffic pressure on the High St. This culminated is a visit by Coun. Smedley, Cabinet Minister for the Environment, to Collingham in late 2006 when she was lobbied by the TRA and CART for traffic calming measures. The above decision is the outcome of this pressure.
Posted 23rd June 2007

CART remit

CART is a group that is dedicated to the improvement of life in Collingham by reducing the impact of traffic, particularly heavy vehicles. It aims to achieve this by exerting pressure on all levels of government to find a way to minimise the effects of traffic on the village environment.

To date we have exerted pressure as follows:
Carried out traffic survey, Submission to County re Bypass, Visit from Councillor Smedley, Inclusion of road measures in Village Plan, Interactive sign to south of village (2008), Noise measurements on High Street which exceed recommended limits, 2 CART members on Parish Council, 2 CART members trained to operate speed gun in Collingham, Contact with the Councillor’s Dobson, Involvement of John Blow in fight for school crossing, Possible Zebra crossing (Val Wright TRA)

New members are very welcome!

Contact: Terry Ozbourne
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Telephone: 01636 892508

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