CCTV in City Square

railnut · Post by **railnut** » Fri 27 Nov, 2009 9:38 am

Steve Jones wrote: well if it is to do with bringing in a congestion charge,maybe someone should drop a line to the YEP so the good people of Leeds get a chance to comment?might make the powers that be think again! Only trouble is Steve, the charge will be in by the time the YEP report it. Or is it me!

liits · Post by **liits** » Fri 27 Nov, 2009 9:39 am

Whyme wrote: The temp. cameras are used to monitor traffic flow.They are part of the traffic census.They are part of a wider traffic census plan.For the last several months leeds city council and uk government have been monitoring traffic flow/ congestion in and around leeds, with a view of bringing in a congestion charge.If anyone remembers back a few years to when the south of leeds was set up with a congestion charge zone, which was a trial version ie. no one was charged a fee.Several vehicles where part of the trail and the rest of us was just monitored to see the out come of the trial.The out come was the central government put the roll out of the congestion charge on hold for a few years.Now they are testing the water again, before rolling out the dreaded congestion charge to us mugs.Lets hope it fails. Ah ha! The padlocked box gives it away. Have a look at the box and it may well have a sign on it to the effect “Traffic monitoring survey. This camera is not for enforcement”Aa lot of these are carried out by a company called Count on Us. http://www.countonus.co.uk/

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Fri 27 Nov, 2009 9:46 am

railnut wrote: Steve Jones wrote: well if it is to do with bringing in a congestion charge,maybe someone should drop a line to the YEP so the good people of Leeds get a chance to comment?might make the powers that be think again! Only trouble is Steve, the charge will be in by the time the YEP report it. Or is it me! Not you Railnut. I started the thread on the Taxi nuisance on Boar Lane, it was 12 months to the day and the nuisance had moved to the East Bound Headrow when the YEP actually reported on it.

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 27 Nov, 2009 10:35 am

Whyme wrote: The temp. cameras are used to monitor traffic flow.They are part of the traffic census.They are part of a wider traffic census plan.For the last several months leeds city council and uk government have been monitoring traffic flow/ congestion in and around leeds, with a view of bringing in a congestion charge.If anyone remembers back a few years to when the south of leeds was set up with a congestion charge zone, which was a trial version ie. no one was charged a fee.Several vehicles where part of the trail and the rest of us was just monitored to see the out come of the trial.The out come was the central government put the roll out of the congestion charge on hold for a few years.Now they are testing the water again, before rolling out the dreaded congestion charge to us mugs.Lets hope it fails. That does make sense, the report from the first public 'consultation' a while back indicated that it would be a long term project - such as that diminuitive survey sample and report had any significance.This old thread talked about the suggested future charging -http://www.secretleeds.co.uk/forum/Mess ... ighLight=1

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 27 Nov, 2009 3:46 pm

If it is a traffic survey, potentially related to a future introduction of a congestion charge, then the corner of City Square seems an odd place to put it.Isn't this area meant to be public transport and taxis only?There only congestion there is in Leeds is of the councils own making. Better timings on the traffic lights and some actual enforcement of existing laws (ie no parking on double yellow lines on the loop at 5pm - there are almost always two or three cars parked on Quebec Street at 5pm for example) would eradicate most of the congestion at a stroke.Switching things so inbound traffic gets priority on a morning and outbound traffic does the same on an evening would be a good idea too.But perhaps that isn't what is wanted?

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Fri 27 Nov, 2009 7:43 pm

Not sure how well this will show . Taken from the top deck of a bus. There also appears to be one on the corner of New Station Street but that was noticed from the bus turning into Mill Hill. I agree with Ravey that other than exiting access on/just off Infirmary Street then between 11.00pm and 5.00am there should be no motor vehicles other than buses and cabs so the point of monitoring traffic congestion would be non existent. Anyway I think congestion is monitored by an orb on top of a pole in the vicinity of Flares. I might have a few spare minutes on Monday to wander over and have a read of the label on the metal case and the notice that appears to be on the lamp post to which it is secured.

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Fri 27 Nov, 2009 8:11 pm

Thats the one I meant,thanks tyke bhoyfor the picture.Count on us are the rivals to the traffic census company my sister works for.they are based at Ossett I believe and very busy grabbing contracts at present..

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Fri 27 Nov, 2009 8:15 pm

actually it is my sisters company! next time she rings I will see if I can find out what they are up to.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Mon 30 Nov, 2009 8:06 pm

As I thought I did have a few minutes to spare today. However to prove the mobility of the cameras and maybe due to the notoriety of them courtesy of this thread both the City Square and New Station Street cameras have been moved within 73 hours of my last sighting

anthonydna · Post by **anthonydna** » Mon 30 Nov, 2009 10:58 pm

I dont know if this has been posted before but the main City Square Cam is here..http://www.leedstravel.info/cdmf-webser ... tv_new.jsp