Walkden Active Neighbourhood - engagement survey results•Salford City Council

Introduction to the survey

This online platform sets out the findings of the public engagement survey that took place during February/March 2023. We would like to thank everyone who took part in the survey. We are pleased to report that out of the targeted 1,391 households, we observed an overall response rate of 36% with over 90% of the respondents based in the proposed project’s area. High levels of engagement like these ensure that we are able to work with local communities to shape and deliver the changes they need.

The proposals consisted of eight interventions focused on creating safer and quieter streets by reducing the volume and speed of traffic through the area, and making it more attractive with new greenery; improved walking/wheeling and cycling facilities.

Local residents were asked to complete the survey before 14 March 2023 via a mailout to all households within the project area. People could either respond via an online version of the survey, which could be accessed using a URL or by scanning a QR code, or by returning a paper copy of the survey using the pre-paid envelope provided. Both the online and paper surveys were collected and analysed by Qa Research, an independent research company commissioned by the project team.

Survey participation

Survey participation	Total
Households in the project area	1,391
Total respondents	497
Overall response rate	36% (Calculated by percentage of overall responses by household)
Total online survey responses	45%
Total paper survey respondents	55%
Respondents within the project area	91%
Respondents outside the project area	4%
Incomplete / no postcode provided (omitted from project area-based analysis)	5%

Respondents

Equality and diversity questions were asked to understand the demographics of participants and to ensure that the views of different groups and communities were being considered in the project area. All questions were optional, and any information provided was done so on an anonymous basis.

Age

Age	Percentage
Under 18	1%
18 to 24	1%
25 to 34	9%
35 to 44	15%
45 to 54	16%
55 to 64	16%
65 and over	32%
Prefer not to say	10%

Gender

Gender	Percentage
Female	44%
Male	40%
Prefer not to say	16%

Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Percentage
White	80%
Asian/ Asian British	1%
Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British	0%
Mixed/ multiple ethnic groups	1%
Other ethnic group	1%
Prefer not to say	16%

Health issue or disability that limits daily activities?

Health issue response	Percentage
Yes - limited a lot	7%
Yes - limited a little	11%
No	66%
Prefer not to say	15%

Overall summary

The scheme comprises one vehicle filter, one diagonal vehicle filter, three pedestrian crossing improvements and traffic calming at two junctions. A total of eight interventions were presented to residents for their views.

Five interventions had higher levels of ‘support’ than ‘oppose’, three interventions had ‘support’ levels lower than the ‘oppose’ levels
New crossings were very well supported

All responses combined

View	Percentage
Support	51%
Oppose	35%
Neither	14%

Intervention-by-intervention summary

A summary of the support/oppose/neither percentages for each intervention are set out below.

In area

Intervention	Support	Oppose	Neither
Potential controlled pedestrian crossing on Newearth Road at the junction of Queensway	64%	24%	14%
Potential controlled crossing on Newearth Road at the junction of Carlton Road	65%	20%	15%
Diagonal vehicle filter with greening on Normanby Road at the junction with Stafford Road	33%	47%	19%
Junction narrowing and continuous footway at the junction of Park Road and Broadway	40%	47%	13%
Rutland Road one-way in an east to west direction	42%	39%	19%
Junction narrowing continuous footway at junction of Park Road and Rutland Road	45%	39%	16%
Vehicle filter with greening on Broadway	42%	50%	8%
Proposed controlled crossing on Walkden Road at the junction with Edge Fold Road	82%	10%	9%

Outside area

Intervention	Support	Oppose	Neither
Potential controlled pedestrian crossing on Newearth Road at the junction of Queensway	67%	24%	10%
Potential controlled crossing on Newearth Road at the junction of Carlton Road	76%	24%	0%
Diagonal vehicle filter with greening on Normanby Road at the junction with Stafford Road	33%	52%	14%
Junction narrowing and continuous footway at the junction of Park Road and Broadway	43%	57%	0%
Rutland Road one-way in an east to west direction	33%	52%	14%
Junction narrowing continuous footway at junction of Park Road and Rutland Road	33%	57%	10%
Vehicle filter with greening on Broadway	24%	52%	24%
Proposed controlled crossing on Walkden Road at the junction with Edge Fold Road	67%	24%	10%

Total

Intervention	Support	Oppose	Neither
Potential controlled pedestrian crossing on Newearth Road at the junction of Queensway	62%	24%	14%
Potential controlled crossing on Newearth Road at the junction of Carlton Road	66%	20%	14%
Diagonal vehicle filter with greening on Normanby Road at the junction with Stafford Road.	34%	47%	19%
Junction narrowing and continuous footway at the junction of Park Road and Broadway	40%	47%	13%
Rutland Road one-way in an east to west direction	42%	39%	19%
Junction narrowing continuous footway at junction of Park Road and Rutland Road	44%	40%	16%
Vehicle filter with greening on Broadway	41%	49%	10%
Proposed controlled crossing on Walkden Road at the junction with Edge Fold Road	81%	10%	9%

Conclusion

Proposals with the most support

All crossings/one-ways had higher levels of ‘support’ than ‘oppose’ from residents.
New crossings were very well supported

Proposals with the least support

Proposals with the least support were the vehicle filters/ diagonal vehicle filters and also junction narrowing and continuous footway at the junction of Park Road and Broadway.

Recommendation

Having reviewed all the feedback we received and further discussions with local councillors, we have found that although residents favoured safety improvements in general, the proposals for vehicle filters, which are the key element of an active neighbourhood scheme, were not widely supported. Therefore, we have taken the decision not to take the implementation of this proposal any further.

Another finding from the consultation was that the community was highly in support of introducing controlled crossings on Newearth Road and Walkden Road. Due to the funding criteria for an active neighbourhood, the installation of these crossings could not be delivered under the same programme. Therefore, the project team will be making a recommendation to explore alternative funding sources for this work.

Walkden Active Neighbourhood - engagement survey results