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traffic outside schools

traffic outside schools
18th Apr 2007 at 12:24 BST
hiya its ben

latley i have a growig concern about traffic out side coppins green and clacton county high school. it is mainly down to people parking in the wrong places but does ayone have any suggestions of who to contact or what to do
thanks Ben
 
Traffic Congestion
18th Apr 2007 at 12:30 BST
Hi Ben,

Glad to see you using it at last lol

I would contact the schools first, specifically the head teachers, and see if they can encourage the parents and other users to park in more sensible places to avoid congestion.

At the end of the day, it is a council matter if there are congestion problems on council streets but it is always better to approach the schools themselves first.

If all else fails, contact the council itself and approach the Cllr in charge of Highways.
(Is this correct Jo?)

Hope this helps Ben. See you soon
Danny
 
Traffic congestion
19th Apr 2007 at 11:58 BST
Ben

Danny gave you the correct advice. Contact your school first, see what measures they have in place to reduce congestion and improve road safety outside their school.

I'm not sure how strong your school council is but you may want to raise this with them so that they can take it forward for you. As you know a group of unified voices is better a lone one.

Also by 2010 all schools should have something called a school travel plan which 'identifies and seeks to solve problems associated with the school journey, and sets out a school's objectives and targets to improve safety, increase sustainable travel and reduce car use'. (I took that from Essex County Council's website.) Have a look at this link for more info. http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/faq.jsp?channelOid=16246&guideOid=84629&oid=84680

You can ask your school and Coppins Green if they have a school travel plan and see what is in place and whether they have identified this problem.

Keep us updated as to what happens.

Thanks

Jo Bellamy
Community Projects Officer
Tendring District Council
 
Traffic
16th May 2007 at 15:38 BST
Ben

Any news on the traffic problems outside CCH?

Jo
 
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