Many people feel unsafe crossing High Street, which is on a school route. I contacted the Council Safety Department, provided a traffic/pedestrian count, and requested a feasibility study for a pedestrian crossing.
Why, despite the following internal emails, have I heard nothing since 18 May? Is it that each one now thinks someone else is dealing with the query? Or has this matter just been filed away under 'pending', to be resurrected in the event of Over High Street becoming a 'recognized personal injury accident site'!
Kirsty Gilliland, Team Leader, Safer Routes to School and Community Projects, to Andy Swallowe, School Crossing Patrol Manager:
Hello Andy and Jane: I have just had a word with Jane to see if it is possible for you to do a count for this lady please? If you can do it, can you let me know and I will contact Ms Lovatt to explain what we are doing, and why.
Andy Swallowe to Kirsty Gilliland:
Having read the email and looked at the blog site they want a pedestriancrossing which can be used by adults/children alike throughout the day. This kind of request is normally forwarded to the relevant engineers who conduct a twelve hour traffic/pedestrian count. If the results do not meet the criteria but it is identified that children cross between the peak hours of 08.30 -09.00and 15.00 - 16.00 the engineers will as a rule contact me. I think this is the best way forward.
Kirsty Gilliland to Steve Thulborn, Traffic Technician:
We have received an e-mail into Cambridgeshire direct as below, which has been passed to us. The school are not on SRTS so we can't assist at the moment, but I have written to Ms Lovett and suggested she asks them to join. In the meantime, I contacted Andy Swallowe School Crossing Patrol Manager, and he says in his e-mail below that usual procedure is that South Engineers do a 12 hour traffic count. Can I leave that with you guys to arrange for Ms Lovett please?
Steve Thulborn to me:
I have been forwarded your request for a feasibility survey for apedestrian crossing on High Street, Over. We would normally undertakesuch survey if the site had a recognized personal injury accident site to ensure the provision of a crossing met with County Council policy. As this is not the case we do not have the resource to carry out surveys on your behalf. We could arrange for a survey on your behalf but would expect you to meet the costs of this.
Kirsty Gilliland to Andy Swallowe on 18 May, copied to me:
Hi Andy
As discussed, can you follow this up with Ms Lovett please, to see if there is anything we can do?
Many thanks
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