Grant Proposal for Project Name - Biddestone Village

Questionnaire Results: Traffic and Transport
In a parish in which most of the houses were built before the
invention of the motor car and now that almost all
households own at least one car, less than 15% of
respondents state that they have difficulty parking their car.
The parking of tourists‟ cars around The Green in
Biddestone and in Slaughterford produces temporary
irritations for 25%. The majority is against parking control in
the parish.
There is no public transport to or from Slaughterford. This is
because of its small size and difficult access down the three
single-track roads to the village.
In Biddestone, people who neither drive nor have immediate
access to a car are reasonably served by public transport or
make use of the Village Link.
Most parishioners have cars or access to them but 75 use
voluntary drivers, taxis or bicycles. Buses are only used by
5.9% on a regular basis.
Finding solutions to the problems caused by speeding,
narrow pavements and traffic unsuited to the narrow roads
is always difficult. Whilst it is generally agreed that
improvements need to be made, the majority of residents
would not want to see the introduction of street lights,
increased signage or road markings. People wish to
maintain the beauty and peace of the villages but as more
cars are introduced by tourists and residents alike, this
becomes increasingly difficult. Many families have more
than one vehicle with some having as many as four per
household. As more young people in the parish learn to
drive, the numbers of vehicles per household is likely to
increase.
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45
40
35
30
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20
15
10
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70
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50
40
30
20
10
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Would you like to see some form of parking control in
Biddestone & Slaughterford?
Biddestone & Slaughterford Parish Plan
Yes No No opinion
Do you experience the following problems at your home?
Nowhere to
park
Cars blocking your
entrance
Tourist traffic blocking
the road
Yes
No
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