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Extraordinary Council Meeting 25 February 2020 Harwood Terrace Experiment Bram Kainth Chief Officer for Public Realm

Wider Traffic Context – SW6 Stress points

SW6 traffic flow from W’worth Bridge • 92% of the traffic coming from outside H & F • 1,000-1,500 vehicles per hour cross Wandsworth Bridge northbound at peak times • Half go straight up Wandsworth Bridge Road • Measured at Studdridge St junction • Half go right or left through residential roads • Harwood Terrace, Bagleys Lane, etc • Encouraged by Google Maps/Waze at stress points at different times of day

Google Maps Traffic Stress points

Harwood Terrace • Harwood Terrace – short residential road about 90m long, 40 terraced houses • Traffic surveys showed at peak times around 540 vehicles per hour were using this route • Busy throughout the day • Accident records along the route (April 2016 to March 2019) • 28 accidents and 31 injured • 9 cyclists and 6 pedestrians • Traffic study concluded was difficult to model impact of road closure on wider SW6 area

Traffic flow from Wandsworth Bridge before experimental closure

The Experimental Closure • Experimental closure introduced on 21 October 2019 for an initial period of 6 months • Petitions and deputations received for and against • Community Safety and Environment Policy and Accountability Committee (PAC) on 28 January 2020 to receive deputations • Special PAC on 10 February 2020 • Informal residents meeting on 31 January 2020 • SW6 Traffic Working Party of residents for and against the experiment on 17 and 24 February 2020

Traffic Data Collected – Before Closure Traffic data was collected from the following streets Street and Location Date Bagleys Lane (North of Peterborough Villas) 31 May – 6 June 2019 Harwood Terrace (West of Emden Street) 31 May – 6 June 2019 Imperial Road (West of Emden Street) 31 May – 6 June 2019 A308 New Kings Road (North of Crondace Road) 31 May – 6 June 2019 A308 Kings Road (East of Maxwell Road) 31 May – 6 June 2019 Townmead Road (North of Kilkie Street) 31 May – 6 June 2019 Wandsworth Bridge Road (South of Carnwath Road) 31 May – 6 June 2019 Wandsworth Bridge Road (South of Oakbury Road) 31 May – 6 June 2019 Waterford Road (North of Michael Road) 31 May – 6 June 2019

Traffic Data Collected – During Closure Approaching Bagleys Lane / New Kings Road Junction Northbound Queue Waiting Times Survey dates and times • 21 – 27 November 2020 – 24 hours • 19 December: 07:30 – 09:30, 11:30 – 13:30 and 15:30 – 18:00 • 9 – 14 January: 07:00 – 09:30, 12:00 – 13:00 and 16:00 – 19:00

Traffic Data Collected – During Closure 7 day, 24 hour Automatic Traffic Counts (ATC) 3 – 9 February 2020 for the following streets and locations • Bagleys Lane south of New Kings Road • Imperial Road south of Emden Street • Kings Road west of Maxwell Road • Townmead Road north of Bagleys Lane • New Kings Road north of Condace Road • Wandsworth Bridge Road South of Sturridge Street • Wandsworth Bridge Road South of Oakley Road

Traffic Data Collected – During Closure 7 day, 24 hour right turning counts from Wandsworth Bridge Road 3 – 9 February 2020 Cresford Road, Bovingdon Road, Sandilands Road, Broughton Road Approach, Rosebury Road, Stephendale Road and Townmead Road. Traffic data requested by affected residents 13 – February 2020 Bovingdon Road, Cresford Road, Broughton Road and Pearscroft Road

Traffic Data (7 Days) Before and During Experimental Closure SURVEY LOCATION BEFORE CLOSURE DURING CLOSURE CHANGE Bagleys Lane (S. of New Kings Rd) 44,990 56,562 +25.7% Imperial Rd (East of Emden St) 77,999 51,083 -34.5% Kings Rd (West of Maxwell Rd) 190,486 153,007 -19.7% Townmead Rd (East of Bagleys Ln) - 65,886 - New Kings Rd (N. of Crondace Rd) 107,187 97,680 -8.9% Wandsworth Bridge Rd (South of 157,137 158,153 +0.6% Studdridge St) Wandsworth Bridge Rd (South of 155,308 152,025 -2.1% Oakbury Rd)

Bagleys Lane – Average Weekday Queue Delay 00:11:31 00:10:05 00:08:38 00:07:12 00:05:46 00:04:19 00:02:53 00:01:26 00:00:00

Bagleys Lane – Average Weekday Queue Length (m) 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0

Bagleys Lane – Average Weekend Queue Delay 00:08:38 00:07:12 00:05:46 00:04:19 00:02:53 00:01:26 00:00:00

Bagleys Lane – Average Weekend Queue Length (m) 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0

Bus Services Journey Times – 306/391 From Imperial Road to Tyrawley Road Date 07/10/19 04/11/19 02/12/19 06/01/20 20/01/20 27/01/20 03/02/20 Max. Running 05:20 17:16 25:30 09:52 22:26 19:17 22:49 Time (Min:Sec)

Key findings from experiment • 92% of traffic comes from outside of H&F • Increased traffic queues on Bagleys Lane approaching New King’s Road – 25.7% more vehicles over 7 days • Delays to buses 306/391 and 424 • Traffic delays reported across SW6 area

PCNs spiked and dropped • PCNs at Bagleys Lane/New King’s Rd yellow box junction • Oct 2019 = 673 • Nov 2019 = 1,569 • Dec 2019 = 1,420 • Jan 2020 = 1,080 • Feb 2020 = 530 (to 21/2) • 92% issued to non-H&F residents • Number of yellow box PCNs across the borough down since 2012 • 2012 = 35,129 • 2019 = 16,199

Supporting measures • Done • Removed car club parking bay on Bagleys Lane/Imperial Road junction – increases space for traffic • ‘Keep Clear’ on Bagleys Lane/Harwood Terrace junction – helps traffic flow • Investigating measures to help residents • Adjust signal timings Harwood Road/New King’s Road junction to allow residents to leave Bagleys Lane • Yellow boxes at Peterborough Villas and Harwood Terrace junctions w. Imperial Road

SW6 Traffic Working Party Longer Term Vision • Main • Less traffic through residential roads • Also • Better provision for pedestrians and cyclists • Fewer accidents • Cleaner air • Better public transport • Better access for vehicles with social function (e.g. community transport) • Good access for Hammersmith and Fulham residents • “Live” traffic modelling - smart cameras

Possible Long-Term Solutions • Manage traffic crossing Wandsworth Bridge Road in partnership with Transport for London (TfL) • Bus Lane/Cycle Lanes • Raised Pedestrian Crossings - Wandsworth Bridge Road/ Carnwath Road • More “Green Man” Pedestrian Crossing times • Traffic Filtering – Protecting Residents • Protect residential roads in SW6 from through traffic coming across Wandsworth Bridge • Modal Shift/Public Realm Improvements • Cycle lane – Imperial Road/Bagleys Lane

Next Step: Cabinet Decision • Traffic data and analysis • Residents’ feedback • Meetings • Emails from residents • SW6 Traffic Working Party

Extraordinary Council Meeting 25 February 2020 Harwood Terrace Experiment Bram Kainth Chief Officer for Public Realm