Following public consultation which led to a lot of responses, mostly in favour of the ramps proposed, the Area Cttee. today approved a traffic calming scheme.  There were a number of changes; the largest were:

1. A full platform at the junction of Bayside Park and Bayside Walk, outside Bayside Dart Station to facilitate pedestrians
2. A full platform at the junction of Sarto Park and Verbena Avenue outside Bayside National School
3. Deletion of the ramps on the railway road of Sutton Park. (I should note that my reason for agreeing to this deletion was the fact that I have noted that almost all the cars parked on this road are parked (illegally) on the footpath.  This facilitates traffic travelling at speed.  Parking legally on the carriageway is a more effective means of traffic calming than the nuisance of ramps.)
4. Deletion of a number of other ramps because of proximity to the junction platforms referred to above
5. Use of speed cushions instead of ramps in all locations where this is possible.

Three of the submissions recommended blocking motor traffic through the area by closing either 2 or 3 roads to motor traffic.  In response to this, I recommended that the proposal of blocking the road to motor traffic a) between Sutton Downs and Sutton Grove, and b) between Bayside Park and Sutton Park be put on public display. This was agreed by the Area Cttee but only by my casting vote as Chair.  I think people are entitled to
express their views and I look forward to the public discussion on this proposal.

Additionally, the public consultation brought forward many requests for traffic calming on other roads.  As there was no consultation on these proposals, they could not be agreed as part of this phase of traffic calming; the Transportation Department will be looking at these suggestions.