Elm Grove pavement parking ban delay is confirmed

The proposed clampdown on pavement parking along Elm Grove has been delayed by three months following strong local opposition to the move.

Brighton and Hove City Council announced earlier this month it would be banning motorists from parking their cars on the wide pavements either side of Elm Grove.

The practice has been common place for many years, but the council decided action needed to be taken after a series of accidents on the steep hill, which attracts heavy traffic at peak times.

However, residents immediately mobilised and campaigned against the plan, arguing it would put further pressure on the already limited supply of parking spaces in the area.

The Hanover & Elm Grove Local Action Team met on Monday and the council has now decided to delay the plan by three months while a special sub group of the LAT work with residents and council officers to see how the situation can be addressed.

Councillor Ian Davey, cabinet member for transport and the public realm, said: “We hope that the process will come up with some constructive proposals that will allow us all to work together for a better future for Elm Grove, bearing in mind that the council owes a duty of care towards all users of the public highway and that the current safety issues mean that a solution will have to be found as soon as possible.”

Councillor Matt Follett is to lead the working group looking at the issue.

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Posted by Joseph Lewis on September 30, 2011. Filed under Hanover,Hanover & Elm Grove,Latest News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry