Royal Sutton Coldfield Gateway

• Making Park Road one-way (eastbound towards Brassington Avenue) to accommodate improved walking, wheeling and cycling links to Sutton Park
• Installing a dedicated cycle route on Park Road providing connections between Sutton Park, the town centre and beyond.
• Reducing the barrier the ring road poses to active travel to create a safer and more accessible environment for everyone
• Providing new disabled parking bays and a loading facility outside of the entrance the United Reformed Church

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• Enhancing crossing facilities for people walking, wheeling and cycling to improve connectivity between Sutton Coldfield railway station and The Parade.
• Creating a new public square at the entrance of the station, with a turning area for delivery and emergency vehicles.
• Creating a shared-space environment for all road users along Station Street by raising the carriageway to pavement level.
• Replacing the existing traffic island (opposite the public car park) with a larger public space extending in front of the Telephone Exchange building.
• Providing two new disabled parking bays on Lower Reddicroft.
• Improving Brassington Avenue between Park Road and Station Street by introducing places for people to sit.  
• Providing four new disabled parking bays in Mill Street Car Park

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• Upgrading and improving the bus stops at Lower Parade and South Parade
• Improving the surrounding public space
• Providing a traffic-light controlled parallel crossing for people walking, wheeling and cycling at the north end of Lower Parade, by the McDonald’s. (A parallel crossing combines a traditional pedestrian crossing with a separate, adjacent lane designed for cyclists).
• Introducing a segregated cycle route on the ring road (Victoria Road) to create a safer environment
• Realigning the Victoria Road/Lower Queen Street junction to include new and safer crossings for people walking, wheeling and cycling.
• Providing on-street parking on Victoria Road

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• Improving crossing facilities including traffic-light controlled crossings on Lower Queen Street at its junction with South Parade.
• Closing the southern section of Lower Queen Street at the junction with Queen Street to motor vehicles, making it safer for people to walk, wheel and cycle
• Providing a turning circle for vehicles on the southern section of Lower Queen Street and relocating parking spaces.
• Introducing a two-way segregated cycleway connecting to the national cycle network and improving connections to other parts of the town centre

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• Introducing a two-way, segregated cycleway, providing connections to the town centre, Sutton Coldfield railway station and other cycle routes.
• Reducing the speed limit on the ring road to 20mph to make it safer for all road users
• Providing a dedicated lane to access Gracechurch shopping centre parking
• Relocating the existing disabled parking bays on Brassington Avenue to other locations across the town centre, to create a more even distribution of these bays
• Introducing an additional toucan crossing (a traffic-light controlled crossing that allows people walking, wheeling and cycling to cross at the same time) providing access to the new Aldi.

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Upgraded junctions proposed at:

• Coleshill Road/Coleshill Street/Victoria Road/Upper Holland Road,
• Riland Road/ Coleshill Road.

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• Monmouth Drive/Somerville Road
• Lichfield Road/Tamworth Road

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The proposals include:

• Providing safer, more accessible cycling features such as advanced stop areas for cyclists, dedicated cycle entry lanes, and clearer separation between cyclists and vehicles
• Upgrading and relocating traffic-light controlled crossings to create safer, more convenient crossing points for all users, while improving traffic flow through the junction
• Providing new road markings, improved lane arrangements, and minor kerb adjustments to support smoother journeys for all road users
• Upgrading junctions to meet modern standards