Binfield Neighbourhood Action Group

Priorities for 2008

1. Parking (BFBC Medium Term Objective Priorities 3 and 4)
2. Speeding (BFBC Medium Term Objective Priorities 3 and 4)

Date of next meetings:

Neighbourhood Action Group

27 November 2008 at 7pm at Binfield Parish Council Offices

Consultation Results

119 of the 1576 questionnaires returned related to Binfield with the top five areas of concern being:

Speeding
Parking
Traffic Calming
Litter, Dog Mess and Broken Glass
New/Improved Footpaths

The Neighbourhood Forum had revealed that the main area of concern was the issue of parking around schools both in terms of residents finding themselves unable to enter or exit their homes or walk on the pavements as cars park on the pavements and those on the school run finding it difficult to find appropriate parking.

Crime Statistics and CADIS Data

The Community Nuisance and Disorder Information System (CADIS) is a database that enables the Police and Borough Council to collate information about community nuisance and disorder and analyse and map the information so that activities can be more effectively targeted.

To find out about the data collected for Binfield contact the Crime and Disorder Reduction Team on 01344 352268

Meeting minutes

PDF Binfield NAG Meeting Minutes 17 July 2008 (38kb)

PDF Binfield NAG Meeting Minutes 7 April 2008 (44kb)

PDF Binfield Neighbourhood Action Group Meeting Minutes 21 January 2008 (108kb)

PDF Binfield Neighbourhood Action Group Meeting Minutes 29 November 2007 (137kb)

Activities

School Run Parking

In the recent consultation many residents’ concerns focused on traffic congestion in the village particularly during the morning when school run traffic can bring the village to a complete standstill and in recognition of the fact that the congestion was caused by a number of factors the Binfield NAG decided to approach the problem through a variety of methods including identifying why parents drive their children to school and why they park where they do, identifying and publicising alternative parking areas, police patrolling the area and warning people about obstructive parking, working with the school to encourage more parents to walk the children to school and approaching local developers to see if they might be able to help ease the problem.

Tilehurst Lane Speed Limit Reduction

At Binfield’s neighbourhood forum in 2006 residents identified the speed of vehicles travelling down Tilehurst Lane to be a particular problem. Working with local residents the Binfield NAG regularly monitored the speed of traffic in Tilehurst Lane. This evidence was then used to prove to the Borough Council and the Police that there was a speeding problem in the area. Following pressure from the Binfield NAG the Council investigated a range of options that might have reduced the problem and in late 2007 the Borough Council agreed to formally start the process of reducing the speed limit on Tilehurst Lane from 40mph to 30mph.

If you would like more information about this NAG please contact the Community Engagement Team.