Improving safety at Station Parade

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In response to residents’ concerns about safety outside of Barking station, we’re proposing to restrict unauthorised traffic in Station Parade.

Our proposals will reduce traffic danger for the thousands of people who work, live or travel through Barking Station Parade and the surrounding area every day.

We are now consulting local people and plan to introduce these measures from January 2021 for an 18-month trial period. We will review how they work during this time and make improvements where possible. Towards the end of the trial, we will consult residents and station users again on whether to make them permanent. So, we'd like your views!

These measures are the first of a series of improvements to the area around the Station that the Council proposes to make

What are we proposing?

  • Only buses, taxis, cyclists and emergency service vehicles will be allowed to travel on Station Parade.
  • Our map shows the areas where general traffic will be restricted.
  • There will be no access to Vicarage Fields car park from Station Parade. Vehicles will instead need to access the car park from Cambridge Road.
  • All existing loading bays will remain, but delivery vehicles may have to approach from a different direction.
  • The Council will use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to check if a vehicle is exempt. If an unauthorised vehicle enters Station Parade, a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) will automatically be issued.

What do you think?

  • Take a look at our video or the map showing what we plan to do
  • And, if you've got any questions, write them here and we'll try to answer. You can also see questions that other people have asked answered here
  • We'd love to hear your ideas or comments - good or bad. You can write them here. And, you can also post pictures or vote for other people's ideas too.
  • If you have any comments about a specific location, add them to our map here.

In response to residents’ concerns about safety outside of Barking station, we’re proposing to restrict unauthorised traffic in Station Parade.

Our proposals will reduce traffic danger for the thousands of people who work, live or travel through Barking Station Parade and the surrounding area every day.

We are now consulting local people and plan to introduce these measures from January 2021 for an 18-month trial period. We will review how they work during this time and make improvements where possible. Towards the end of the trial, we will consult residents and station users again on whether to make them permanent. So, we'd like your views!

These measures are the first of a series of improvements to the area around the Station that the Council proposes to make

What are we proposing?

  • Only buses, taxis, cyclists and emergency service vehicles will be allowed to travel on Station Parade.
  • Our map shows the areas where general traffic will be restricted.
  • There will be no access to Vicarage Fields car park from Station Parade. Vehicles will instead need to access the car park from Cambridge Road.
  • All existing loading bays will remain, but delivery vehicles may have to approach from a different direction.
  • The Council will use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to check if a vehicle is exempt. If an unauthorised vehicle enters Station Parade, a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) will automatically be issued.

What do you think?

  • Take a look at our video or the map showing what we plan to do
  • And, if you've got any questions, write them here and we'll try to answer. You can also see questions that other people have asked answered here
  • We'd love to hear your ideas or comments - good or bad. You can write them here. And, you can also post pictures or vote for other people's ideas too.
  • If you have any comments about a specific location, add them to our map here.

  • Council to trial measures to make Station Parade safer

    04 Nov 2020
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    The Council plans to restrict unauthorised traffic along Station Parade, Barking from January 2021 in response to residents’ concerns about road safety.

    The improvements outside Barking Station will be introduced for an 18-month trial period, and are designed to reduce traffic danger for the thousands of people who work, live or travel through the area daily.

    Councillor Cameron Geddes, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Social Housing, explains: “Barking Station is one of the busiest in London, with 14.5 million commuters a year and rising using it.

    “Road traffic accidents have been too high for too long in Station Parade and, even now during lockdown, it’s congested. So, we plan to stop cars using the road unnecessarily.”

    Only buses, taxis, cyclists and emergency service vehicles will be allowed to travel along Station Parade.

    The Council intends to keep the scheme under review during the trial period and is calling on residents, businesses and users to give their views online. Towards the end of the 18-month trial, the Council will conduct further consultation to establish whether to make the works permanent.

    More information is available at https://oneboroughvoice.lbbd.gov.uk/barking-station-parade