Latest Lendal Bridge report reveals 3000 drivers a week still being fined

No significant change to Park and Ride bus service journey times as total number fined climbs to 45,000.

The Council have now published an updated report on their web site assessing the impact of the Lendal Bridge closure.

Traffic on Lendal bridge after closure

Traffic on Lendal bridge after closure

Any hopes that the information would be objective and impartial are quickly dispelled as the report resorts to sloganising “York remains very much open for business” whatever that is supposed to mean.

The figures for Park and Ride show small increases in the number of passengers (following a trend evident for the last 6 years over which passenger growth on the services has been sustained each year).

Some services show small reductions in journey times since the Lendal Bridge restrictions were introduced. Others – like the link to the Designer Centre – show increases in journey times.

This rather confirms what is so obvious to many – that traffic congestion, on alternative routes to Lendal, is continuing to increase.

No information is provided on normal “stage carriage” bus services.

There was a 10% increase in traffic volumes on Clifton bridge when comparing November 2013 with the same month last year. Increased traffic volumes on Foss Islands Road are also evident.

The report makes no attempt to assess increases in journey times or costs for drivers. There is no information about pollution levels

The Council has also updated the tables showing the number of Penalty Charge Notices issued to drivers on Lendal Bridge and in Coppergate.

The numbers fined on Coppergate doubled to 595 during the St Nicholas Fayre week.

The number issued on Lendal Bridge is still regularly in excess of 2500 a week.

70% of the tickets issued are to visitors to the City

Lendal:
02-08 Sept (4 days enforcement, commenced Wednesday 1675
09-15 Sept 2015 (6 days enforcement, because of the Skyride event) 2015
16-23 Sept (5 days enforcement, cameras updating) 1766
23 – 29 September 2,762 PCNs issued (6 days enforcement) 2762
30 Sep – 6 October 1,885 PCNs issued (5 days enforcement) 1885
7 – 13 October 2,487 PCNs issued (5 days enforcement) 2487
14 – 20 October 3,640 PCNs issued 3640
21 – 27 October 3,879 PCNs issued 3879
28 Oct – 3 November 4,098PCNs issued 4098
4 – 10 November 1,921 PCNs issued 1921
11 – 17 November 3,172 PCNs issued 3172
18 – 24 November 2,801 PCNs issued 2801
25 Nov – 2 December 2,553 PCNs issued 2553
Coppergate:
15-18 August (4 days enforcement, commenced Wednesday) 1085
19-25 August 1741
26-01 Sept 880
02-08 Septd 850
09-15 Sept (6 days enforcement, because of the Skyride event) 841
16-22 Sept (5 days enforcement, cameras updating and gas works commenced) 324
23 – 29 September 405 PCNs issued (6 days enforcement) 405
30 Sep – 6 October 345 PCNs issued (5 days enforcement) 345
7 – 13 October 593 PCNs issued (5 days enforcement) 593
14 – 20 October 869 PCNs issued 869
21 – 27 October 755 PCNs issued (6 days enforcement) 755
28 Oct – 3 November 416PCNs issued 416
4 Nov – 10 November 146 PCNs issued # 146
11 – 17 November 240 PCNs issued # 240
18 – 24 November 251 PCNs issued # 251
25 Nov – 2 December 595 PCNs issued 595

– Of all PCNs reviewed, up to Monday 8 December 2013, there was a 30:70 split on YO and non-YO postcodes.

# – only one camera operational.

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