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New traffic ban to create café culture in town Matthew James News Editor
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All traffic will be barred from East Street, Horsham, for six hours a day if councillors approve a report next week. Under plans to create a café culture, East Street and Market Square would be completely free of traffic between 10.30am and 4.30pm for at least a year from early next month. Outside of these hours, the area would be accessible for loading and unloading and blue badge holders. But bollards would be put up and taken down, preventing vehicles from getting through during most of the standard working day. The three loading and unloading bays in East Street would be altered, though the overall length of bays would stay the same, and the two blue badge parking bays would be moved to the Carfax, outside the Kings Head Hotel.
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Prohibition of driving would remove potential conflict between vehicles and pedestrians
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The North Horsham county local committee will consider the issue on Monday after receiving a report from Tony Toynton, director of communities and infrastructure, setting out the case for change.
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By Appointment The report says: “In 2009, the committee approved funding for works on a joint project with Horsham District Council to introduce a shared space environment in East Street. “The committee also approved the introduction of a prohibition of driving in East Street and Market Square at all times, except for loading, unloading and blue badge holders, and creation of dedicated parking bays for loading, unloading and blue badge holders. “Since completion of the shared space scheme, the whole environment and shopping experience in East Street has changed considerably, with greater emphasis on pedestrian use. “A core-time prohibition of driving would remove any potential conflict between vehicles and pedestrians in this
narrow street and allow the introduction of an on-street café culture and themed events. “East Street was originally laid out to accommodate tables and chairs during the day when vehicles would be allowed in the street. This mix has proved to not be possible due to the narrow width and protection measures required for eating areas. “It is therefore proposed to modify the location and lengths of loading bays to improve vehicle movement and reduce congestion at peak times.” In September last year, a survey by La Source showed three businesses in the immediate area opposed a total bar on traffic during peak times. Although they did not all agree about the exact hours to bar traffic, 19 were in favour of a core-time ban.
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