Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

Signs, Barriers & Street Furniture Life Cycle Plan• Improve road safety and contribute towards the national casualty reductionstrategy;• Improve safety for children;• Improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders;• Manage access to urban areas;• Manage use of the primary route network;• Introduce traffic management measures to alleviate congestion, in particularstanding traffic;• Introduce measures to remove through traffic from the City centre whilstretaining access for service vehicles;• Introduce amenity improvements in the City centre including new paving,landscaping, street furniture, and public art;• Introduce safety and security measures to reduce the fear of crime andaccidents.In addition the Local Transport Plan identifies the following Transport StrategyThemes, which well maintained signs, barriers and street furniture will helpsupport:• Access for All;• Cycling;• Public Transport;• Structural Maintenance;• Safety and Security;• Travel and Demand Management;• Economic Development.20.2 InventoryAt present the inventoryinformation available inregard to signs, barriersand street furniture is farfrom complete, however anumber of elements ofinformation are held withinthe Council by variousdepartments or teams andthese are detailed below.Information gained duringa survey of illuminatedsigns and illuminatedbollards undertaken in2002 is available in anexcel spreadsheet, alongwith a photographic recordof each sign. The spreadsheet which, holds details of 3850 Illuminated Signs andBollards within Newcastle contains details of:205