Residents for Uttlesford [R4U] traffic Archives - Residents for Uttlesford https://www.residents4u.org/tag/traffic/ Love where you live Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:36:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.residents4u.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-R4U-hand-512sq.gif?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Residents for Uttlesford [R4U] traffic Archives - Residents for Uttlesford https://www.residents4u.org/tag/traffic/ 32 32 70608645 Significant concerns UDC massaged pollution report for Saffron Walden ahead of key vote on additional 250 house estates east of town https://www.residents4u.org/2018/12/13/significant-concerns-udc-massaged-pollution-report-for-saffron-walden-ahead-of-key-vote-on-additional-250-house-estates-east-of-town/ https://www.residents4u.org/2018/12/13/significant-concerns-udc-massaged-pollution-report-for-saffron-walden-ahead-of-key-vote-on-additional-250-house-estates-east-of-town/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:45:50 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=11184 Major concerns have been voiced by Residents for Uttlesford about a new air quality report that Uttlesford District Council has produced to support building at least a further 250 houses ...read more →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2018/12/13/significant-concerns-udc-massaged-pollution-report-for-saffron-walden-ahead-of-key-vote-on-additional-250-house-estates-east-of-town/feed/ 1 11184 R4U wins vote to require UDC to undertake pollution monitoring as mandated by the Department of the Environment https://www.residents4u.org/2018/12/13/r4u-wins-vote-to-require-udc-to-undertake-pollution-monitoring-as-mandated-by-the-department-of-the-environment/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:41:34 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=11181 After pollution monitoring failures by Uttlesford District Council, R4U proposed and got unanimous support in a vote to require the council to undertake pollution monitoring as mandated by the government’s ...read more →

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]]> 11181 Calls for better safety and reduction in Saffron Walden speeding after first accident on UDC’s new Urban Clearway https://www.residents4u.org/2017/10/31/calls-for-better-safety-and-reduction-in-saffron-walden-speeding-after-first-accident-on-udcs-new-urban-clearway/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:46:19 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=9999 Following the first accident in what R4U predicted would be an unsafe traffic scheme forced on Saffron Walden by UDC, R4U pushes for traffic calming, speed restrictions and other changes. ...read more →

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]]> 9999 Local Plan Transport Study confirms many Uttlesford roads at capacity, Saffron Walden should not take additional mass-housing and eastern link-road is a ‘myth’ https://www.residents4u.org/2017/06/20/local-plan-transport-study-confirms-many-uttlesford-roads-at-capacity-saffron-walden-should-not-take-additional-mass-housing-and-eastern-link-road-is-a-myth/ https://www.residents4u.org/2017/06/20/local-plan-transport-study-confirms-many-uttlesford-roads-at-capacity-saffron-walden-should-not-take-additional-mass-housing-and-eastern-link-road-is-a-myth/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:42:42 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=9762 A major new Uttlesford Transport Study, which has been finally published by UDC as part of their draft Local Plan, highlights past failings and recommends that Saffron Walden and Elsenham ...read more →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2017/06/20/local-plan-transport-study-confirms-many-uttlesford-roads-at-capacity-saffron-walden-should-not-take-additional-mass-housing-and-eastern-link-road-is-a-myth/feed/ 1 9762 ECC objects to UDC’s large-scale home-building proposals on east of Saffron Walden due to poor road network https://www.residents4u.org/2016/12/07/ecc-objects-udcs-large-scale-home-building-proposals-east-saffron-walden-due-poor-road-network/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 09:11:56 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=8855 R4U believes that a recently published highways study by Essex County Council  derails Uttlesford District Council’s proposals to build 1350 new homes on the east of Saffron Walden. Heather Asker, one ...read more →

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]]> 8855 Saffron Walden Town Council launches legal challenge to UDC’s parking removal https://www.residents4u.org/2016/07/13/saffron-walden-town-council-launches-legal-challenge-udcs-parking-removal/ Wed, 13 Jul 2016 17:02:10 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=8486 This week Saffron Walden Town Council formally agreed to start legal proceedings to block the removal of on-street parking from a mile of the town’s roads. All the political parties ...read more →

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]]> 8486 Newport Bridge Strike Success! https://www.residents4u.org/2016/05/21/newport-bridge-strike-success/ Sat, 21 May 2016 20:13:27 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=8388 Newport railway bridge is struck about three times a year and near misses, which cause very similar disruption and damage, as the big trucks can’t reverse out, are happening about ...read more →

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]]> 8388 R4U launches bid to prioritise ECC improvements to Saffron Walden’s pavements and roads – Press Release https://www.residents4u.org/2015/11/09/r4u-launches-bid-to-prioritise-ecc-improvements-to-saffron-waldens-pavements-and-roads-press-release/ Mon, 09 Nov 2015 16:56:35 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=6787 Residents for Uttlesford (R4U), the local party of towns and villages, has announced that it is working with the Saffron Walden Town Council to consult residents about improving walking, cycling ...read more →

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]]> 6787 Carmageddon over for now, but Saffron Walden got a taste of the gridlock that would be caused by building on the east – Press Release https://www.residents4u.org/2015/11/05/carmageddon-over-for-now-but-saffron-walden-got-a-taste-of-the-gridlock-that-would-be-caused-by-building-on-the-east-press-release/ Thu, 05 Nov 2015 19:55:42 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=6660 5th November 2015, Saffron Walden: In light of recent roadworks that shut Thaxted Rd in Saffron Walden, Residents for Uttlesford (R4U), the local party of towns and villages, has expressed significant ...read more →

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]]> 6660 A taste of traffic chaos to come? Unless we stop it. https://www.residents4u.org/2015/11/03/a-taste-of-traffic-chaos-to-come-unless-we-stop-it/ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 18:15:29 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=6649 Saffron Walden is this week being treated to a demonstration of what traffic congestion would be like if Uttlesford District Council ever implemented the awful plans they published last year ...read more →

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