Hawthorn Avenue

The Sustainable Transport team at Essex County Council has received funding through the Active Travel Fund 4 scheme which will allow us to make improvements.

A survey and school gate event took place to shape the changes on the street. A selection of physical measures were explored in 2024, including:

• A new raised zebra crossing to slow traffic and improve conditions when crossing.
• New speed cushions.
• New pencil-shaped bollards.
• More law enforcement presence.
• Replacement illuminated bollards to improve conditions when crossing.

Construction of a raised zebra crossing, speed cushions and carriageway resurfacing will be taking place during 24th of January - 23rd February. The works will be completed over a combination of nights, weekends and daytime working (daytime half-term working only).

Behaviour measures:

• Creating and or continuing a School Travel Plan with our coordinator Nick Hill.
• Active Travel Pledges. Please find the Primary and Secondary pledges here.
• Car Sharing.
• Sustainable travel route maps.
• Bikeability Training for pupils (please note Infant schools are not included). Please see the link on the right (laptop) or bottom (phone) for more information
• Pedestrian Training Road Safety Course.
• Educational Materials. (see attached and can you link to the Anti-idling campaign on the Air Quality website: What can I do? | Essex Air)
• We are seeking to employ more Enforcement Officers to patrol school streets and enforce current restrictions and encourage considerate parking behaviours

Priorities for future funding include:

• Introducing more green space, speed limits and signage.
• Exploring additional crossing points.
• Widening footpaths.
• Introducing segregated cycle paths.

Please see the full engagement results report for more detail.