Stafford Road Corridor Area Action Plan

Transport ProposalsThe proposed transport infrastructure will provide improved access, by road and public transport, along the strategicStafford Road corridor, to employment areas to the north as well as to residential and other development sites withinthe area. They would also improve local walking and cycle access, as well as road safety, and address the barriers tolocal travel presented by the busy Stafford Road.Policy Area Name Site Type IndicativeRefPhasingPolicy i54-City Centre Rapid TI 1 As yet unidentified By 2026Area 2 Transit / EnhancedBus CorridorStafford Road / TI 6 Improve pedestrian facilities By 2016Three Tuns Lane /and traffic capacityMarsh Lane IslandStafford Road / TI 7 Junction Improvement By 2026Oxley Moor RoadMasterplan and Design ConsiderationsFordhouses emphasises the transition from a business to a neighbourhood environment focused around the ThreeTuns Centre. The Centre provides the opportunity to greatly enhance this focal point both as a corridor marker and ahub for surrounding neighbourhoods and passing trade, both through public realm and frontage improvements.Housing development to the east of the railway line provides opportunities to improve the housing quality and mix inthe area.Policy Area Name Site Ref TypePolicy Bee Lane D 6 Local Focal PointArea 6Three Tuns Centre D 7 Local Focal PointThree Tuns Lane / Elston Hall Lane D 8 Local Focal PointM54 J2 – Five Ways Island Refer to Enhance / ProtectMasterplan Residential Street FrontagesStafford Road - Three Tuns Island Refer to Enhance Landscape to Street /to Goodyear Island Masterplan Corridor / CanalBee Lane Refer to Strengthen Cross LinksMasterplanThree Tuns Lane Refer to Strengthen Cross LinksMasterplanDo you agree with the proposalsin this Character Area?Are there any other developmentproposals or designations (such as openspaces or local heritage sites) that needto be identified in this Character Area?46Options Report for the Development of the Stafford Road Corridor