This would significantly reduce the traffic coming through Lytham town centre and give pedestrians more room which given the number of visitors to Lytham is essential. It would also make the town centre safer and more relaxing for visitors and residents alike as well as cut air pollution. If removable bollards were installed at both ends of the lane, the town centre could be used for events without taking business away from local shops.
This ePetition ran from 28/09/2018 to 02/01/2019 and has now finished.
4 people signed this ePetition.
The county council acknowledges that good public realm design, which can include, the narrowing of road carriageways, traffic calming measures; and the full removal of traffic, can help to bring vitality to urban centres.
We have set out strategic transport priorities (for road, rail,
public transport and active travel) through our Local Transport
Plan (LTP3) and five Highway and Transport Masterplans. We are
currently preparing a new Lancashire Local Transport Plan (LTP4)
for early 2020. On its completion, the five county Highway and
Transport Masterplans will be revised to take account of the
updated local transport plan policies.
In July 2015, the Fylde Coast Highways and Transport Masterplan,
set out the county council's strategic transport planning
priorities for the Fylde, Wyre and Blackpool area. The masterplan
does not identify any proposals for the Clifton Street area of
Lytham or Lytham town centre. The e-petition suggestion to narrow
Clifton Street to one lane can, however, be considered for future
inclusion as a strategic project, when the Fylde Coast masterplan
is being reviewed.
If Clifton Street is identified as strategic transport scheme in
the future, any proposal will require careful consideration of all
types of network intervention. This will include taking account of
how shops and businesses are serviced, and how the community can be
best served by public transport. Consideration is also given to
ongoing pressures on the public purse, and alternative sources of
funding (including monies from new developments or local business
investment), may be required to enable such a scheme to be
deliverable.