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Local councils are responsible for setting pedestrian crossing timings with reference to the Department for Transport\u2019s guidance walking speed of 1.2 metres per second given in Local Transport Note 1/95: \u2018The Assessment of Pedestrian Crossings\u2019, Local Transport Note 2/95: \u2018The Design of Pedestrian Crossings\u2019, and Traffic Advisory Leaflet 5/05: \u2018Pedestrian Facilities at Signal-controlled Junctions\u2019.<\/p>

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The Department recommends that where a crossing may be used by a large number of older people or those with mobility issues, for example outside residential care homes, this should be taken into account when setting timings.<\/p>

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The Department expects to bring the successor to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, which will include all pedestrian crossing types, into force in 2015 and once that is complete will consider the need to update existing guidance.<\/p>

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HS2 will help to promote economic growth and drive regional regeneration by bringing our major cities closer together, supporting job creation across the country and deliver around £2 of benefits for every £1 spent.<\/p>

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The Department has not assessed the potential economic benefits of extending HS2 to Colchester.<\/p>

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Only last Monday (7th July) Government announced the first instalment of plans to invest at least £12billion in local economies across England in a series of Growth Deals, between 2015/16 and 2020/21.<\/p>

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As part of their Growth Deal the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (which includes Essex as well as Thurrock, Southend, Kent, Medway and East Sussex) has secured some £442 million to support economic growth in the area \u2013 with £64 million of new funding confirmed for 2015/16.<\/p>

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As part of this allocation there is £2m for a programme of sustainable transport measures in Colchester, alongside a further £10m for integrated transport packages in the Town Centre. This is on top of a provisional allocation in the region of £3m towards transport improvements in the A133 Colchester to Clacton corridor.<\/p>

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