Labour Group Amendment

 

Active Travel Fund – Old Shoreham Road



That the deletions are made as shown in strikethrough below, and that additions are made as shown in bold italics below.

 

RECOMMENDATIONS:-

2.1     That the Committee notes the newly published statutory guidance, published under Section 18 of the Traffic Management Act, in relation to the removal of temporary lanes as summarised above in paragraph 1.3 of this report.

 

2.1    That the Committee agrees to the removal of the Phase 1 temporary cycle lanes on the Old Shoreham Road; and

 

2.2    That the Committee instructs Council officers to urgently develop and provide committee members with proposed criteria for any further consultations and data reporting in relation to future active travel measures, in order to demonstrate empirical evidence to support balanced analysis.

 

2.2    The Committee notes the government’s decision to withhold £277,520 of Capability Funding that the Council had successfully bid for due to the committee’s decision on the 21st July 2021 to seek a report to consider the removal of the Old Shoreham Road Cycle Lane Phase 1 as summarised in paragraphs 4.6 and 4.7 of this report.

 

2.3    That the committee agree to retain the Phase 1 temporary cycle lane on Old Shoreham Road due to the negative impact its removal would have on road safety, the environment, equality, and wider funding opportunities. This would also allow for appropriate monitoring to take place as set with the newly updated statutory guidance issued under section 18 of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

 

2.4    That the Committee agrees to progress the development of improvements to the Phase 1 Old Shoreham Road Cycle Lane as a temporary scheme (from The Drive to Hangleton Road) as set out in Appendix 2, including temporary changes to increase vehicle capacity at the Olive Road / Stapley Road junction. Committee also agrees that further monitoring is undertaken in accordance with the newly updated statutory guidance issued under section 18 of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

 

2.5    In the event that the committee seeks to remove Phase 1, that the committee agrees to retain the section of Phase 1 between Holmes Avenue and The Drive for the reasons set out in the report and that further monitoring is undertaken in accordance with the newly updated statutory guidance issued under section 18 of Traffic Management Act 2004.

 

2.6    In the event that the Committee agrees to retain the scheme that Officers begin further monitoring of the scheme, to be reported back at a future committee.

Proposed by: Cllr Wilkinson                                 Seconded by: Cllr Nemeth

 

 

Recommendations to read if carried:

2.1     That the Committee agrees to the removal of the Phase 1 temporary cycle lanes on the Old Shoreham Road; and

 

2.2    That the Committee instructs Council officers to urgently develop and provide committee members with proposed criteria for any further consultations and data reporting in relation to future active travel measures, in order to demonstrate empirical evidence to support balanced analysis.