Issue - items at meetings - Local Transport Plan Capital Programme 2010/2011

Report of the Director of Environment (copy attached).

(1)         That the Cabinet Member approves the allocation of £3.019  million worth of funding for the 2010/11 Local Transport Plan capital programme to the Integrated Transport and Maintenance work programmes  set out in Appendix 1 of this report.

(2)         That the Cabinet Member approves that the Road Safety Grant of £483,863 is allocated to the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership and other road safety measures in the city.

107.1          The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Director of Environment concerning allocation of the 2010/11 Local Transport Plan (LTP) Capital Programme funding to specific works areas and individual schemes within them.

107.2          Councillor Mitchel advised that she welcomed the additional road safety grant from central government and noted that it would be split between the council and Sussex Safer Roads Partnership. She stated that the proposals did not include any major initiatives and that it was difficult to understand in what direction the council was heading in relation to transport planning.

107.3          Councillor Davey raised concerns about the lack of money allocated for cycling initiatives, but was pleased to see urban realm improvements in New Road/Church Street included.

107.4          In response to questions from the opposition spokespeople the Assistant Director for Sustainable Transport  made the following comments:

§         The majority of the road safety grant would be allocated to the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership; the council would received £88,000.

§         The council was in the final year of the current LTP and a number of major projects were scheduled for completion. While the capital programme would include some larger projects, such as Woodingdean Crossroads, urban realm improvements and a feasibility study on the Station Gateway, efforts were now going into the development of the next LTP.

§         The final part of the New Road/Church Street urban realm improvements was due to be completed by the middle of June.

§         £0.5 million of match funding was spread through the capital programme.

107.5          RESOLVED - That having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet Member accepted the following recommendation:

(1)         That the Cabinet Member approves the allocation of £3.019  million worth of funding for the 2010/11 Local Transport Plan capital programme to the Integrated Transport and Maintenance work programmes  set out in Appendix 1 of this report.

(2)         That the Cabinet Member approves that the Road Safety Grant of £483,863 is allocated to the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership and other road safety measures in the city.