Update from St Ives Town Deal Board meeting

"Key Points" (& Our Ongoing Concerns)

Our highlights & underlines. 

• "[The Board] supported a recommendation from Cornwall Council’s Highways Authority to remove the use of automatic bollards from the plans to create a Low Traffic Environment in St Ives."

• "Work on implementing the Low Traffic Environment is due to take place in 2025."

• "Regulations restricting access for people without legitimate reasons from driving into the town centre during peak periods in the summer remain a key element of the scheme. However, the decision by the Town Deal Board to remove the use of physical restrictions means that the project team will work even more closely with local residents and businesses over the next few months to identify alternative methods of achieving the desired outcome." (Downlong Residents are still waiting for our first meeting with The Project Team, scheduled for Wednesday 22nd May 2024. Until now we have not been granted any opportunity to raise the problems the LTE creates. With the exception of Councillors Rachael Gaunt & Andrew Mitchell our Town Councillors have ignored or dismissed our attempts to communicate residents' concerns.)

• "Permanent traffic cameras are being installed throughout the town to provide information and robust live data on the levels and types of vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists entering the town centre. This information will be used to help the project team monitor the effectiveness and benefits of all the changes resulting from the implementation of the strategy. The data will also be used to identify where additional measures might be required in the future to help support or improve the LTE and wider traffic management."  (We will be asking for an explanation on what constitutes "legitimate" traffic & how such traffic can possibly be identified by these measures.)

• "Discussions will be held with the local community in all these areas to provide information about the proposals and supporting mitigation measures, develop any additional measures required and to address any remaining concerns before work starts on implementing the schemes.
  Discussions will also continue with stakeholders, community groups and individuals to provide information and discuss concerns as required." 
  We welcome this - it is long overdue.)