Agenda item - Old Shoreham Road - Phase 2

Report of the Executive Director of Environment, Development & Housing (copy attached).

1.       That the Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee gives approval to undertake a public consultation exercise with identified city stakeholders and residents as detailed in this report (section 4.7), subject to the award of DfT ‘Cycle City Ambition Grant’ funding.

2.                  That Members of the Committee be informed of the outcome of the consultation and findings be brought back to the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee on 8^th October 2013 for a decision on whether to proceed with the implementation of the scheme, including the advertising of any necessary Traffic Regulation Orders.

3.                  That the Committee formally allocates DfT ‘Cycle City Ambition Grant’ funding to implement OSR cycle and pedestrian facilities, subject to the award.

16.1         The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director of Environment, Development & Housing that sought permission to consult on Phase 2 of the Old Shoreham Road cycle and pedestrian facilities scheme. The Principal Transport Planner supplemented that the council were awaiting a decision from the DfT as to whether the £1.4m bid for a ‘Cycle City Ambition (CCA) Grant’ had been successful.

16.2         Councillor Janio asked if the Committee would be provided the full plans of the scheme before the consultation commenced.

16.3         The Principal Transport Planner replied that the consultation would focus on the principal of the scheme and whether residents and stakeholders supported it. Subsequent to the consultation, a detailed design would be worked upon and presented to the next Committee meeting on 8 October 2013.

16.4         RESOLVED:

1.                  That the Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee gives approval to undertake a public consultation exercise with identified city stakeholders and residents as detailed in this report (section 4.7), subject to the award of DfT ‘Cycle City Ambition Grant’ funding.

2.                  That Members of the Committee be informed of the outcome of the consultation and findings be brought back to the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee on 8^th October 2013 for a decision on whether to proceed with the implementation of the scheme, including the advertising of any necessary Traffic Regulation Orders.

3.                  That the Committee formally allocates DfT ‘Cycle City Ambition Grant’ funding to implement OSR cycle and pedestrian facilities, subject to the award.