Traffic System Review As well as Seagate being a major Firstly, to ease pedestrian congestion along Seagate caused by the amount of space taken up by the bus thoroughfare for pedestrian movement with shelters ‐ impeding free pedestrian flow ‐ in‐depth options regarding these bus shelters were addressed: destination, Murraygate through Horse ∙ A redistribution of bus shelters; Wynd or Peter Street or to the bus station, it ∙ Merging two bus stops and their service lines into one; also has a high density in vehicular traffic. ∙ Redesign of bus shelters to reduce area size; As mentioned before, Seagate has numerous ∙ Removal of bus shelters – adopted option. issues and a variety of them stem from the The adopted option was chosen over the other options through reasoned justification where a bus amount of traffic that passes through here shelter, wherever moved to, will just redistribute the problem of creating a barrier to the walking public. such as pollution, noise, vibration, grime, Shelters have standard dimensions and standard regulations to comply with (i.e. distance from the kerb safety hazards, congestion, etc. and distance from the opposite building ). The difference along Seagate is represented in Figs 12‐13 where instead of the current 5 bus stops (3 have shelters), under the reviewed system, there will be 2 bus On carrying out traffic surveys along Seagate, it became apparent that public stops with veranda shelters. A widening of pavements was discussed however will not be needed by transport was not the sole reason for traffic removing the bus shelters along Seagate. congestion (see Fig.11). As the collected Veranda shelters will be introduced to provide maximum space for movement without sacrificing cover for data shows, the amount of private transport waiting bus passengers. It is however aimed to tempt people in bringing the public to the bus station for a (cars and vans, mainly) running along comfier wait. Seagate was upto 4 times higher than public transport running through the same street. O nto veh i c u l ar congestion, Seagate Also in the revised traffic system, By removing all private transport, there will primarily become a public transport route only by also allowing to prevent traffic and general Fig.12 would undoubtedly be a major difference in access to: store deliveries, taxi services, emergency services and public access where necessary, a those aforementioned problematic areas. refuse collectors. The latter only at specific times of the day. These mixture of private gates and This is the reason for a traffic system review, times being optimum times to beat the 9‐5 rush ‐ early mornings for bollards will be introduced. to make Seagate a safer and more efficient refuse collection and store deliveries and collectors again during the A private gate will be added evening or late night. thoroughfare for the general public and onto the access point from transport both. The difference between current and reviewed traffic system is shown Seagate onto Candle Lane and at in Fig 12‐13 where in the revised system, private vehicles will have to the Seagate ‐ Gellatly Street travel down Trades Lane and to the waterfront roundabout to enter junction, there will be pavement Gellatly multi‐storey carpark and out again. Fig.11 creation along with bollards. Private vehicles will be able to enter Hillcrest Housing Association, Parking will be prohibited along opposite to the bus station, through Allan Lane ‐ minimum disruption. Seagate, however only disabled permit holders will be permitted to park for any period of time. Delivery trucks will park during designated hours for example, early mornings avoiding the bulk of traffic.
Seagate Bus Stop 2
The bus station will be expanded and upgraded to cope with any additional bus services through the removal of some bus stops along Seagate. This improvement will consist of an extension or expan‐ sion making use of the inefficiently used surrounding warehouses. Fig.13 Seagate | Traffic System Review Page 5 of 8
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