There hasn't been a blog post since May because almost nothing has been happening relating to SwampedbyCars. Now that the new academic term has started at the university we can bring you up-date with a small amount of news.
The University has agreed to patrol the roads covered by the Traffic Regulation Order. Two security patrols a day, at random times, will collect registration numbers of those cars parked in the control area. As the University is now recording student car registrations it has the ability to identify student cars and issue warnings to those who are breaking the University regulation that prohibits staff, students and visitors from parking in the controlled area between Forest Road and the campus and from Conway Crescent to the end of the service road on Ashby Road.
Contact details will be confirmed shortly.
You may remember the West Loughborough parking Study that initially proposed making our area a residents' preference parking zone. We campaigned to reduce the proposals as we didn't want to be swamped with student cars, parking in the permit bays or having student parking in the evenings or at weekends. The County Council Highways Department are still going ahead with a reduced scheme but it is much delayed for operational reasons. However, we have been assured by Mr Sheldrake, the team leader for this project, that it is still progressing and even though there may be finance cuts at the Highways Dept. the West Loughborough Study is so far advanced that it will still be implemented. There was a proposal to circulate everyone in the area with the changes that were made following a series of public meetings. But, that suggestion has now been dropped and residents are urged to keep watch for the 'Public Notice' that will appear soon in The Loughborough Echo where the scheme details will be displayed together with a deadline for final objections.
The more observant of you may have noticed that where double yellow lines are proposed then the limits have been paint marked on the pavements in our area by a small pale yellow splodge of paint.
We will post more news on this site as and when it becomes available.
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