Coventry City Council is inviting views on proposals it has made that will affect traffic in the St Michaels, Upper Stoke and Lower Stoke areas in Coventry. People will have the chance to put their views to the City Council on Monday 16 August when the Council is launching the first of two innovative consultation exercises to discover what local people feel should be done to improve traffic on Humber Road.

From 2pm until 8pm, an exhibition will be in place at Gosford Park Primary School. Councillors, planners and engineers will be there to explain the background to the Council’s proposals. People will be asked to choose between two options: a new road along the disused railway line or improvements to sections of the Humber Road. The engineers are also keen to use residents’ local knowledge to highlight areas of particular concern along the route.

Councillor John McNicholas, City Councillor for Lower Stoke and Chair of the Council’s Environment and Transportation Policy Team said:

"I urge everyone who feels they might be affected by the proposals to visit the school on Monday, or on 2 September. The Council wants to establish what the views of local people are and answer any questions residents may have."

Councillor McNicholas also reminded people of the 'Street News' leaflets that have been distributed in the area:

"We have distributed thousands of leaflets, via the schools and the residents’ associations in the area. These summarise the proposals and ask for people’s views. It is free to reply, just cut off the slip and drop it in the post box. It may sound obvious but if you don’t reply, your views can’t be recorded."

The results will be summarised and will go forward to a public local inquiry in January 2000. This inquiry will hear what planning policies the Council is proposing to use in the future and where it expects to build new roads. Anyone may object to the Council’s proposals and formal objection forms will be available at the exhibition.