Older People’s Assembly 27 September 2016 1
Presentation Roads, Pavements and Parking 2
Roads, Pavements and Parking David Knowles - Transport & Projects Senior Manager Introduction... 3
Roads, Pavements and Parking Who we are : ● David Knowles - Transport & Projects Senior Manager ● Roy Clark - Parking Services Manager ● Dalton Cenac - Highways and Traffic Manager 4
Roads, Pavements and Parking Three key sections : ● 1. Transport & Projects ○ Traffic and road safety - including walking & cycling, traffic calming, road safety engineering & training ○ Public Transport liaison - buses and rail ○ Consultation & design for new parking schemes ○ Town Centre improvement schemes 5
Roads, Pavements and Parking ● 2. Parking Services ○ Managing and enforcing parking on roads and in car parks - including permits & appeals ● 3. Highways & Traffic Management ○ Looking after roads and streetlighting ○ Liaising with utility contractors (e.g. gas, electricity, phone lines and water) 6
Roads, Pavements and Parking Parking in our streets… a little history ● The parking meter was invented in Oklahoma, USA in 1935; it was first used in Westminster in June 1958; One of the first parking meters in London in 1958 7
Roads, Pavements and Parking Parking in our streets… a little history ● Until the 1950s, ‘ no parking ’ was indicated by red & blue upright signs on yellow & black posts; ● The first yellow lines were trialled in 1956 (in Slough); ● ‘ Double Yellow Lines ’ were introduced in 1960 8
Roads, Pavements and Parking ● In 1964, ‘ no loading ’ was introduced ( ‘blips’ on kerbs - see photo ); ● Disabled parking and badges from 1970; ● In 1990, ‘ Red Routes ’ were introduced for what are now TfL roads; ● Hillingdon’s ‘ Brown Carnaby Street, 1967 - nearly fifty years ago - yellow lines and loading blips.. Badges ’ for our older residents 9
Roads, Pavements and Parking Looking after our roads… a little history ● The Highways Act 1555 : ○ In the Easter week, every parish had to elect "two honest persons" of the parish to serve as the Surveyor of Highways, who would be responsible for the upkeep of those highways within the parish boundaries which ran to market towns. ○ Everybody who owned land had to take part in maintaining the highway for four days a year - or forfeit ten shillings! 10
Roads, Pavements and Parking ● The Highways Act 1562 … increased the obligation to six days labour a year for 20 years! ● More legislation up to the present day... ● Highways Acts of 1959 & 1980 - the ‘rules of engagement’ for Highway Authorities Also for traffic…. ● Road Traffic Act 1991 - in effect the basis of the traffic rules for the Police ● Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 - the basis of the ‘rules of engagement’ for Traffic Authorities 11
Transport & Projects - what do we do for ‘ roads, pavements and parking’ ? We... ● Administer the Council’s Road Safety Programme - including safe crossings; ● Work with Transport for London , Highways England and our neighbours on the road and rail networks, including buses and trains; 12
Transport & Projects - what do we do for ‘ roads, pavements and parking’ ? We... ● Look for funding opportunities to help improve our roads ● Manage and implement ‘ Traffic Regulation Orders ’ - the legal tools behind parking, which have to comply with the legislation already mentioned; ● Consult upon and manage the introduction of new yellow lines and parking schemes 13
Parking Management Schemes ● When residents petition the Council for area wide parking controls, we carry out surveys, scope out options and undertake informal consultations; ● We generally offer residents a choice: ○ single yellow lines for an hour once or twice during the day may be enough to deal with commuters, but may be inconvenient because it applies to everyone; or 14
Parking Management Schemes ○ A permit parking scheme , typically Monday to Friday, ensures that the streets are free of commuters and of people leaving their cars while they go on holiday! ● Once we know what you want, we have to do a formal consultation - with notices and adverts 15
Roads, Pavements and Parking Roy Clark - Parking Services Manager 16
Parking Services – What do we do • Parking enforcement • Parking appeals and processing • Parking permits • Public car parks • Managing the Older Persons Brown Badge scheme 17
Parking Enforcement Why do we enforce the parking regulations? • For road safety • To ease congestion and maintain traffic flow • To manage competing demands for limited kerb space, from residents, businesses, visitors and indirect users such as pedestrians 18
The Powers • The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 • The Road Traffic Act 1991 • Various London Local Authorities Acts • The Traffic Management Act 2004 These Acts impose an explicit duty on local authorities to control parking in their areas 19
Enforcement of parking restrictions • Our contractor APCOA Parking carries out enforcement of the parking regulations in Hillingdon • Mixture of foot patrols, vehicle patrols and CCTV monitored areas • Patrol from 6 am until 10 pm (Mon-Sat), 8am until 10pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays 20
The extent of parking restrictions Parking Management Schemes • Parking places for permit holders only • Parking places for general use • Yellow lines Unrestricted areas • No parking restrictions at all, or • Some yellow lines, or • Formal or informal footway exempt schemes 21
Areas of concern ● Schools ● Footways ● Disabled parking areas ● Dropped kerbs ● Mini cab vehicles 22
Parking appeals and processing ● Consider any appeals from motorists ● Handle appeals with the independent adjudicator at the London Tribunals ● Process penalty charge notices ● Issue CCTV PCN 23
Parking Permits ● Issue resident parking permits ● Issue visitors vouchers ● Handle applications for business and car park permits 24
Car Parks ● Operate 27 car parks throughout the borough ● Maintain the environment of all the car parks ● Operate all on-street pay and display areas ● Process Brown Badge applications 25
Parking Services contact details ● Parking enforcement hotline, contact APCOA Parking on 01895 271 418 ● Parking Enforcement – 01895 556 408 or parkingenforcement@hillingdon.gov.uk 26
Parking Services Contact Details (cont…) ● Brown Badges - 01895 250 926 or brownbadge@hillingdon.gov.uk ● Parking Appeals – 01895 556 000 or parkingappeals@hillingdon.gov.uk ● Parking Permits – 01895 250 633 or parkingpermits@hillingdon.gov.uk ● Car Parks – 01895 250 926 or carparks@hillingdon.gov.uk ● 27
Roads, Pavements and Parking Dalton Cenac - Highways and Traffic Manager 28
Highway Assets we’re responsible for: • 701km of roads • 905km of pavements • 260 bridges & structures • 16,000 street trees • 33,900 road gullies • 31,200 street lights & other illuminated street furniture 29
Highway Assets we’re responsible for: Valued at £1.12billion 30
Hillingdon’s Road Network • Motorways • Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) • Principal (‘A’) Roads – Main Distributor • Classified (‘B’ & ‘C’) Roads – Secondary Distributor • Unclassified Roads (Local & Estate Roads) • Public Rights of Way – 110km • Other roads not maintainable at public expense
Highways Act 1980 Section 41(1) of the Highways Act, 1980, provides as follows: • “The authority who are for the time being the Highway Authority for a highway maintainable at the public expense are under a duty … to maintain the highway .” 32
Highways Act 1980 Section 58(1) of the Act provides a defence to the absolute duty created by Section 41(1) as follows: • “ In an action against a highway authority in respect of damage resulting from their failure to maintain a highway maintainable at the public expense it is a defence … to prove that the authority has taken such care as in all the circumstances is reasonably required to secure that the part of the highway to which the action relates was not dangerous to traffic .” 33
Highway Maintenance Functions • Planned Maintenance • Regulatory Functions • Reactive Maintenance 34
Planned Maintenance • Reconstruction • Resurfacing • Surface Dressing • Micro-asphalts • Joints & crack sealing • Drainage improvements • Town centre enhancements 35
Maintenance issues 1 Responsive repairs creating “patchwork” appearance ● Poor ride quality ● Unsightly ● Unpopular with residents 36
Maintenance issues 2 Surfaced over many years ago – patching inappropriate – requires the renewal of the tarmac surface 37
How do we prioritise? 38
Regulatory Functions • Network Management • Remove obstructions • Unauthorised signs • Overhanging vegetation • Skips and scaffolding 39
Reactive Maintenance • Patching • Pot holes • Gully Cleansing • Ditch Clearance • Road markings • Highway Inspections 40
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