Issue - items at meetings - Pedestrian Crossings Prioritisation

Report of the Lead Commissioner, City Infrastructure and Regulation

39.1 The Principal Transport Planner introduced the report setting out a new methodology for prioritising pedestrian crossings. The former system had been based on the number of accidents recorded at a location.

39.2 A more robust score-based system was being drawn up, which took into account, numbers of pedestrians and other factors including social issues such as severance, links to schools and perceptions of danger in addition to the numbers of accidents. It would be presented to a future Environment Cabinet Member Meeting for approval.

39.3 Members welcomed the new system which was clearer and asked about the definition of casualties. The meeting heard that road traffic accident casualty statistics were provided by the Police in categories of slight, severe and fatal.

39.4 Asked whether there were any exceptions, the Lead Commissioner said an area identified as a ‘blackspot’ would be dealt with as a separate road safety issue.

39.5 RESOLVED;  (1) that the methodology be welcomed

(2) that the methodology be circulated to all members and posted on the Council’s website in a suitable format.