Residents are being consulted on two options that the council says will reduce traffic in several streets near Fulbourne Road, Forest Road and Waltham Forest Town Hall
Waltham Forest Council is consulting residents on two options that it says will reduce traffic between Fulbourne Road, Forest Road and Waltham Forest Town Hall.
The proposals aim to tackle rat-running, improve road safety and encourage more walking, wheeling and cycling following long-running concerns from residents about traffic volumes, speeding and anti-social behaviour.
It comes following a Forest Road corridor consultation in July 2023 where more than 90 respondents called for measures to reduce the volume, speed and impact of traffic to make the area safer, quieter and easier to get around.
Automatic Traffic Count (ATC) data shows total daily average vehicle movements of 1,582 on St John’s Road, 1,556 on Clifford Road (near Fulbourne Road), 1,456 on Victoria Road, 1,261 on Clifford Road (near Forest Road) and 1,178 on Brookscroft Road. Residents have told the council that the traffic levels along with high parking demand are causing “difficulty passing, increased vehicle conflict, and instances of anti-social behaviour”.
The council’s first option would introduce modal filters to stop drivers using residential streets as shortcuts. The council says this would reduce traffic and create quieter streets but would require changes to driving routes and the removal of up to 14 parking spaces.
The second option would introduce one-way systems on some roads to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion. While this would alter vehicle routes, the council says it would be less effective at cutting through-traffic than modal filters.
Regardless of which option is pursued, the council also wants to introduce greening measures, new public spaces and continuous footways at several junctions to improve conditions for pedestrians. Any scheme would initially be introduced on an experimental basis before a decision is made on whether to make it permanent.
The consultation runs until 26 July, with a public drop-in session taking place at Frederick Bremer School on Thursday, 16th July from 4.30pm to 7pm. Find out more and participate in the survey here
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