Our survey seeking views about Cardiff Council's proposal to create a 20mph zone throughout Radyr and Morganstown (apart from Parc Radur) has now closed. We received 454 responses - and here are the main results: The majority of those who responded support the introduction of the speed limit. The survey showed that 286 people agreed - and 164 people disagreed: Comments about the zone included:
An even greater majority of those who responded support the introduction of a 20mph speed limit on the road where they live. The survey showed that 325 people agreed - and 122 people disagreed. This may suggest that people agree that lower speed limits can be justified - and can bring benefits to residents - although they may be keener to see those limits introduced outside their homes than outside other people's homes. In other words, the principle that lower speed limits can be beneficial seems to be accepted by 72% of respondents. Most respondents believe that none of the roads in Radyr and Morganstown should be exempt from the speed limit. The survey showed that 235 people think that no road should be exempt - as opposed to 134 people who think that some roads should be exempt. Comments about possible exemptions included:
Continuing with the same theme, most respondents believe that the entire length of the main road should be subject to a 20mph speed limit. The survey showed that 286 people agreed with this view - as opposed to 164 who disagreed. Comments about this included:
When also asked a series of questions:
Here is the age breakdown of respondents: The lowest support for a 20mph zone was amongst 25 to 34 year olds. Support is fairly constant between the ages of 35 and 64. It falls away slightly between 65 and 74 - and increases significantly at age 75 and over. Here's the gender breakdown of respondents: Not only were the number of respondents split almost equally between male and female - there was hardly any difference of opinion between the genders with regard to the proposed 20mph zone. [NB: Following a claim on local social media that multiple responses from individual computers were possible, the results were analysed - and revealed that one respondent had submitted multiple identical responses at 2.00am on 15 January. All but one response from that respondent were removed - and steps taken to ensure that only one response per device could be submitted]. [NB: With regard to pollution, Cardiff Council has installed air pollution monitors along the main road - and initial readings suggest that pollution levels are around 50% of the maximum permitted levels. If the 20mph zone is introduced, monitoring will continue - and could inform future action with regard to traffic management and pollution. In addition, the UK Government is considering bringing its 2040 ban on the sale of all new conventionally powered petrol and diesel cars forward to 2035. As such, we may well see the proportion of electric and hybrid cars on our roads increasing in the intervening period. This, along with the promised park-and-ride facilities on the outskirts of Cardiff; proposed restrictions on HGV vehicles - and an improved rail service, could help reduce air pollution levels. On the other hand, of course, Plasdwr may lead to more traffic passing through Radyr and Morganstown]. [NB: Parc Radur may be included in a future 20mph zone proposal].
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We have previously reported that Cardiff Council has agreed to build three new tabled zebra crossings in Radyr and Morganstown (near Heol Syr lewis, Ty Mynydd Close and Rectory Close).
We met with Cardiff Council recently, to discuss traffic issues. During the meeting, Cardiff explained that the work to install our new zebra crossings was out to tender, with an aim of getting on-site in April / May. This will help slow traffic and make our main road safer. One problem, however, might be a shortage of contractor capacity, given the number of large projects underway in Cardiff, such as the Plasdwr project. We will keep you posted. We have today received an invitation from Cardiff Council to draw attention to their consultation on their budget for 2020/21. We are happy to do so - and if you wish to take part in this process, you can see the consultation documents:
The consultation has already launched and closes on 31st January so Cardiff has provided us with quite a tight schedule. Cardiff Council is keen to emphasise, however, that the results of the survey are key in the planning and delivery of council and partner services. Paper copies available for the budget consultation are available from Cardiff Council. Questions or requests for hard copies can also be addressed to consultation@cardiff.gov.uk. During our recent meeting with Cardiff Council, we were invited to develop (for consideration by Cardiff), proposals for improving Station Road and the surrounding area, to improve its role as a place for the community to meet, shop and socialise.
This could include introducing a one-way system, changes to parking, closure to traffic at specific times and more. This is all very exciting - and we will be consulting with residents about this in the near future. So please keep an eye out for more news about this! During our recent meeting with Cardiff Council we were informed that the nextbikes station will be located outside McColl's on Station Road.
The station will be installed in the very near future. The bike station will measure 7m by 2m (7m by 1 m without the bikes). If this location proves to be unsuitable, the station can be moved quite easily. Cardiff is also considering installing electric bikes at Radyr Station. Other locations may also be considered. What is a nextbike? This is a system which rents bicycles for anyone who has downloaded the nextbikes app onto hir, or her, mobile. You can rent a bike from any nextbike station - and leave it at any other station. You can read more about nextbikes here. This could be another useful resource for Radyr and Morganstown residents. For instance, you could go to town on the train - but fancy cycling home. Now you will be able to grab a nextbike and enjoy riding along the Taff Trail. We will have to see how the nextbikes look outside McColl's. Will they limit the room available for pedestrians? Let us know what you think after they are installed. Following its recent consultation about the future of Golf Club Lane, Cardiff Council has taken the decision to close it to traffic.
A traffic regulatory order is being prepared by the Council (which will be issued for consultation, in due course). Start of works is expected in summer 2020. Bollards will be placed at either end of the lane (which is not deemed suitable for emergency vehicles, even when the main road was blocked). Golf Club Lane will certainly be safer for walkers as a result of this move - which could also reduce the use of Bryn Derwen as a rat-run. More road safety measures are being considered, of course, including a 20mph zone for Radyr and Morganstown. You can read about all of the road safety ideas here. We reported some time ago about Cardiff Council's consultation with regard to three new zevra crossings along Heol Isaf and Ty Nant Road. These were:
Following a positive response to the consultation, the crossings are now at detailed design stage. The work will go out to tender in October, with start of works planned for January / February 2020. They will be funded with £300k of Section 106 money, released early by Redrow Homes. They will be simple zebra crossings (not pelican crossings) since these would enable pedestrians to cross more quickly, compared to waiting for pelican lights to change. We hope you agree that this is good news for Radyr and Morganstown. More road safety measures are being considered, of course, including a 20mph zone for Radyr and Morganstown. You can read about all of the road safety ideas here. We held another meeting with Cardiff Council's Head of Transportation on 10 September. It turned out to be a very positive meeting - and it was great to hear Cardiff officials saying how much they valued the close relationship they had developed with our community, through the work of Radyr and Morgantown Community Council - and its Road Safety Working group. Our thanks go, again, to Cllr Rod McKerlich (our County Councillor) for facilitating the meeting.
This is what we discussed:
Chair Radyr and Morganstown Community Council We have received the following bilingual message from the School Organisation Planning team at Cardiff Council. Please note the opportunity for you to respond to the consultation - and the drop-in sessions to be held during September and October:
21st Century Schools As part of the planning agreement for the construction of the Plasdŵr development, a new primary school is being provided by the site developer to serve this first phase of the development, the wider area and some future housing developments that have also been planned. The new school at Plasdŵr is proposed to be a two form entry primary school, with two language streams, organised as: · One form of entry Welsh-medium (30 places per year group) · One form of entry predominantly English-medium, with significant use of Welsh (30 places per year group) This means that there would be 420 primary school places in total. There will also be 48 part-time nursery places for the Welsh-medium stream and 48 part-time nursery places for the English-medium stream. The proposed changes would take effect from September 2021. A public consultation on the proposed new school is taking place from 9 September – 28 October 2019. The Council is keen that as many people as possible are aware of the consultation. We would like people to be informed on how to find out more about what is being proposed and how to express their views on it. How can you find out more and let us know your views? Details of the consultation, how to have you say, and an online response form can be found on the Council’s website at www.cardiff.gov.uk/Plasdwrschool As part of the consultation we have organised drop-in sessions and a public meeting that you can attend if you would like us to explain the suggested changes to you and for you to ask us questions. Drop in Session Date/Time Venue Drop in session Monday 16th September, 10.00 – 11.30 am Redrow site office, Clos Parc Radur, Radyr Public meeting Monday 30th September, 6.30 – 8.00pm Radyr Comprehensive School Drop in session Tuesday 1st October, 10.00 -11.30am Fairwater Leisure Centre Drop in session Thursday 3rd October, 5.00 -7.30pm Central Library Drop in session Monday 7th October, 2.00 -3.30pm Radyr Library The consultation will end on 28 October 2019. Hard copies of the consultation document are available at Central Library, Radyr Library and Fairwater Hub. Alternatively, if you would like a hard copy of the consultation document sent directly to you please contact the School Organisation Planning Team. Email: schoolresponses@cardiff.gov.uk. Phone: 029 2087 2720 Regards School Organisation Planning Annwyl Lywodraethwr Ysgolion yr 21ain Ganrif Fel rhan o’r cytundeb cynllunio ar gyfer adeiladu datblygiad Plasdŵr, mae ysgol gynradd newydd yn cael ei darparu gan ddatblygwr y safle i wasanaethu’r tai yng ngham cyntaf y datblygiad, yr ardal ehangach a pheth datblygiadau tai yn y dyfodol sydd hefyd wedi eu cynllunio. Bydd yr ysgol newydd ym Mhlasdŵr yn ysgol gynradd â dau ddosbarth mynediad, gyda dwy ffrwd iaith, wedi’u trefnu fel a ganlyn: · Un dosbarth mynediad cyfrwng Cymraeg (30 lle fesul grŵp blwyddyn) · Un dosbarth mynediad Saesneg yn bennaf sy’n defyddio’r Gymraeg yn sylweddol (30 lle fesul grŵp blwyddyn) Golyga hyn y ceid cyfanswm o 420 o leoedd i gyd. Bydd hefyd 48 o leoedd rhan amser yn y feithrinfa ar gyfer y ffrwd Gymraeg a 48 o leoedd meithrin ar gyfer y ffrwd Saesneg. Byddai’r newidiadau arfaethedig yn cael eu rhoi ar waith o fis Medi 2021. Mae ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus ar yr ysgol newydd arfaethedig yn cael ei gynnal o 9 Medi tan 28 Hydref 2019. Mae’r Cyngor yn awyddus bod cymaint o bobl â phosibl yn ymwybodol o’r ymgynghoriad. Hoffem ni i bobl gael gwybod yr hyn sy’n cael ei gynnig, ac i allu lleisio eu barn ar yr hyn sy’n cael ei gynnig. Sut mae cael mwy o wybodaeth a rhannu eich barn gyda ni? Gallwch ddod o hyd i fanylion llawn yr ymgynghoriad, gwybodaeth am sut i ddweud eich dweud, a ffurflen ymateb ar-lein ar wefan y Cyngor yn www.caerdydd.gov.uk/ysgolplasdwr Fel rhan o’r ymgynghoriad rydym wedi trefnu cyfarfod cyhoeddus a sesiynau galw heibio y gallwch fynd iddynt os hoffech chi i ni esbonio’r newidiadau awgrymedig i chi ac i chi ofyn cwestiynau i ni. Sesiwn Galw Heibio Dyddiad/Amser Lleoliad Sesiwn Galw Heibio Dydd Llun 16 Medi 10.00 – 11.30 am Swyddfa safle Redrow, Clos Parc Radur, Radur Cyfarfod cyhoeddus Dydd Llun 30 Medi, 6.30 – 8.00pm Ysgol Gyfun Radur Sesiwn Galw Heibio Dydd Mawrth 1 Hydref 10.00 – 11.30am Canolfan Hamdden y Tyllgoed Sesiwn Galw Heibio Dydd Iau 3 Hydref 5.00 – 7.30pm Llyfrgell Ganolog Sesiwn Galw Heibio Dydd Llun 7 Hydref , 2.00 -3.30pm Llyfrgell Radur Bydd yr ymgynghoriad yn dod i ben ar 28 Hydref 2019. Bydd copïau caled o’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn y Llyfrgell Ganolog, Llyfrgell Radur a Hyb y Tyllgoed. Fel arall, os hoffech gael copi caled o’r ddogfen ymgynghori wedi’i hanfon atoch yn uniongyrchol, cysylltwch â’r Tîm Cynllunio Trefniadaeth Ysgolion. E-bost: ymatebionysgol@Caerdydd.gov.uk Ffôn: 029 2087 2720 Yn gywir Cynllunio Trefniadaeth Ysgolion Take Part in our latest survey!
You can find it here. What new money? Caro Wild, Cardiff Council's Cabinet Member with responsibility for strategic planning and transport has written to every community council in Cardiff, seeking ideas for a new initiative, to be called the Local Infrastructure Idea Lists. Specifically, he has asked for ideas in relation to public open spaces, community facilities and local highway improvements. Whilst looking primarily at ideas that may be funded through Section 106 developer contributions, the lists will also help to inform other work that is undertaken by Cardiff Council’s service areas, using the Council's normal funding channels. What will this mean for us? This is an opportunity for people across Radyr and Morganstown to submit their ideas. What would you like to see developed in your area? Would you like to see any improvements to our public spaces Better, or more, playgrounds? An outdoor gym? Improved landscaping? More places to sit and enjoy being outdoors? Somewhere for our young people to meet up? Do you want to see any improvements to Station Road? How about community facilities? Improvements to our halls? How about a new community hall on the Mound Field, with facilities for Radyr Rangers? Better sports facilities? A MUGA*? Or how about road safety and ease of movement across our community? Safer cycling? More zebra crossings? The invitation is there, from Caro Wild - so we would like to respond with a set of ideas that could really make a difference to our community. What can I do? You can send us your ideas by completing our survey, here. What will happen next? We need to send our ideas to Cardiff Council as soon as we can, in September. After that time, we can still send more ideas, but it's important for us to get our ideas onto Cardiff's initial list. An Important caveat: It's important to understand, however, that there is no guaranteed pot of money to fund everything or anything. But if we don't present our ideas, we won't be able to complain if other areas see their projects developed. So, Cardiff will assess all of the ideas it receives and prepare the Local Infrastructure Idea Lists. They will use this to help priorities how Section 106 money should be used (as well as helping to priorities the work they fund themselves). What is Section 106 money? New developments can have an impact on the local community. For example, growth in population arising from a new residential development might lead to greater pressure on local schools, community facilities, open spaces, highways or transportation. Planning obligations, known as Section 106 Contributions, can be used to require developers to provide new facilities, or contribute financially towards developments that help to mitigate the impact of their development. To help guide the S106 process, the Local Infrastructure Idea Lists is a new scheme which will be developed to provide Cardiff Council with a way to identify local infrastructure ideas for different wards, which can be taken into consideration when S106 contributions are being sought. Section 106 contributions can be sought for a range of infrastructure developments, such as affordable housing, transport, highway works, schools, open spaces, community facilities, public realm improvements, waste management facilities and flood risk management. However, as mentioned above, Caro Wild has asked us for ideas linked to public open spaces, community facilities and local highway improvements only (but we are checking why he has limited his request to those areas). The boring bit There are three legal tests governing the use of Section 106. It can constitute a reason for granting planning permission for the development only if the obligation is:
Think big! But don't these legal tests put you off! Send us your ideas. However wild! However ambitious! However big! However small! We want to know what you would like to have! Complete the survey and let us know what you'd like to see. * A Multi Use Games Arena as described here. |
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