1. All cycle parking approved will be installed by the end of this month thus meeting the council’s budgetary requirements for the current financial year. Where consulted residents are in favour of cycle parking.
2. Regency Square stands differ from the norm in that they will be supported by flat pads bolted to the roof of the car park rather than penetrating deep into the structure.
3. St. Margarets Place cycle parking will unlikely to go ahead in the proposed form. Reading a summary of the independent safety audit revealed concern about restricting the manoeuvrability of articulated trucks within the street and the impact this might have on safety. This plus a perceived lack of need are the main points for rejection.

Points raised against the audit are as follows:

1. The proposed build-out would not compromise the use of rigid axled (up to max. axle weight) trucks using the street and the exhibition halls of the Metropole Hotel.
2. The current practice of allowing articulated trucks to load and unload using fork lift trucks in the street represents a greater safety threat for residents and visitors than the proposed scheme (see picture).
3. If nothing is done problems of the past will re-surface. On many occasions cycles have been locked to railings on the pavement side obstructing access by residents and visitors (particularly wheelchairs).
4. From time to time the council have had to clear SMP of unwanted cycles parked in this fashion. Cycle parking is not just for now but for the future.
5. Tracy will look at other locations beyond SMP for a solution.
6. An alternative which would keep parking within SMP is a linear parking area. Pavements, on one or both sides of SMP could be widened on the road side of existing pavement steel barriers. An extension in width of say 300 mm would be sufficient as a platform for bikes chained to the road side of the barriers. The overall space for bikes would be greater than the build-out proposed and cheaper.
7. The effect on the width of SMP would be minimal and encourage bike users to use the road side of the barriers avoiding clogging of the narrow pavements as at present.

STREET PASTORS BRIGHTON AND HOVE
Launch 15th February 2010
PRESS RELEASE 27/01/2010

Street Pastors is a project of the Ascension Trust which was formed in 2003 as theChurches response to the increase in gun and knife crime in London.Since 2003 Street Pastor projects have been established in over 100 towns and citiesthroughout the UK and internationally. The reduction in crime rates wherever projectshave been established has been phenomenal and this is attested to by the partnershipbetween Police, Local Authorities and Churches in the running and management of thelocal Street Pastor projects. The Home Office supports the project at national level andlocal projects have gained widespread acclaim in the press.
Street Pastors is the Church in Action on the Streets, it is a response by local Churches toproblems in our communities. Street Pastors seek to dialogue and engage with nighttime economy users, getting help and support for individuals where necessary. StreetPastors does not seek to convert or evangelise, rather the project seeks to be a silentwitness to the love of Christ through social action. Street Pastors are vetted, trained andcommissioned men and women who form a uniformed presence on the streets.
David Burrows MP has said:

Street Pastors is about Christians rolling up their sleeves and getting involved inpractically responding to the problems of crime and safety. They are like beacons on ourstreets and I want to see them shining in every constituencyIn association with Sussex Police, Brighton and Hove City Council and Churches Together in Sussex, this exciting project will be launched at the Brighton Centre East Wing, on Monday 15th February at 4pm, in the presence of the Worshipful Mayor of the City.

There is an open invitation to this launch extended to all who would like to find outmore, or who are interested in crime reduction and public safety in the City.Presentations will be given by Sussex Police, Brighton and Hove City Council, theChurch and representatives from Ascension Trust, following which questions will betaken. Refreshments will be available. Training of prospective Street Pastors will begin in March 2010 following the national approved training course and incorporating localised training provided by communitypartners.

For further information please see: www.streetpastors.co.uk. Email: brighton@streetpastors.org.uk or call 01273 729888. END

Press Release FINAL

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