Birmingham City Council have issued an update on the Places for People project (phase 2). I have copied the update below. It can also be found on their website
I welcome the release of the details of Phase 2 measures and am supportive of the revised design, having given some initial feedback concerning access to Moseley Golf Club. I am however disappointed no provision has been made to take into account the potential impact on Boundary Roads. I will continue to ensure community representations are fed back to the council to try to ensure the best possible scheme is implemented for the residents and businesses of Moseley. Cllr Izzy Knowles.
Council Update on Kings Heath & Moseley Places for People project (phase 2) – September 2023
“Places for People in Kings Heath & Moseley aims to reduce traffic in residential neighbourhoods so that it is safer for people to walk, wheel, and cycle and nicer to be outside, for children to play and neighbours to chat.
A first phase of this scheme was delivered in 2020 in the form of temporary measures, which were made permanent in April 2022, with the intention that a second phase would implement a revised area-wide scheme.
The Outline Business Case for this next phase of the Kings Heath & Moseley Places for People project was approved by Cabinet in January 2023. Our specialist delivery team are now overseeing the completion of scheme designs and other points required to progress this to delivery.
Following engagement with residents in Autumn 2022, some minor changes have been made to the final concept design layout ahead of delivery, specifically:
- the addition of a modal filter at the junction of Yardley Wood Road and St Agnes Road (in
place of the proposed one-way ‘gyratory’ by St Agnes church) - the introduction of a diagonal modal filter (south-west to north-east) at the junction of
School Road / Greenend Road / Greenhill Road, instead of the existing modal filter on School Road (and in place of the proposed modal filters on School Road and Greenhill Road) - making the section of Springfield Road between Addison Road and Institute Road one-way (northbound) along with consideration of any other traffic calming measures required here (as with Billesley Lane)
A revised final concept design for Kings Heath & Moseley Places for People is shown below
An updated delivery programme is now being put in place based on a phased approach, with measures being delivered through separate packages as follows:
1) improvements to phase 1 measures to the west of the High Street – including the York Road pedestrian zone – which already have TROs in place.
2) new measures being introduced as part of phase 2 (to the east of the High Street) which will require new TROs – this includes modal filters, one-way streets, and traffic calming.
3) a 20mph speed limit across the project area, including on ‘boundary’ roads.
4) bus gate on Addison Road and reinstate a right turn from Vicarage Road onto High Street.
Work is underway to complete design work, obtain internal approvals, advertise Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) including statutory consultation, and award construction contracts. Further details, including envisaged timescales, will be shared as available.
Notwithstanding the requirement to comply with any spend restrictions in place in advance of the Council setting out its Financial Recovery Plan, the funding allocated to this scheme comes from grants and income which is ring-fenced for sustainable travel and environmental improvements. This funding was committed by the Council’s Cabinet on 17 January 2023 and due to the nature of the funding, it cannot be used to fund any wider financial pressures across the City Council.“
Councillors Izzy Knowles, Philip Mills & Moseley Liberal Democrats 