Issue - items at meetings - Pedestrian Crossing Assessment

Report of the Strategic Director, Place (copy attached).

1)     That the Cabinet Member for Transport & Public Realm supports the priority crossing list and grants permission for officers to begin implementing the prioritised pedestrian crossing locations where funding has been identified. Where crossing points require higher funding levels these should be acknowledged and identified as part of future work plans.

2)     That the Cabinet Member for Transport & Public Realm authorises officersto construct the prioritised pedestrian crossings for which funding has been identified within the financial year 2011/12, subject to Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) being advertised prior to implementation of crossing points.

75.1               Councillor Davey considered a report of the Strategic Director, Place that outlined the results of the 2011/12 pedestrian crossing assessment using the new priority methodology which was developed in conjunction with the Environment & Community Safety Overview and Scrutiny Committee (ECSOSC) last year.

75.2               Councillor Davey explained that In total, 60 potential crossing locations were requested up to 30 June 2011 and these had all been assessed using the new methodology.   The full list of crossings in priority order was included as appendix 2 to the report and those finishing in the top 10 were discussed in more detail within the main report itself.  This list will be published on the Council’s website to ensure full transparency. Councillor Davey added that the intention was to deliver as many crossings from the top 10 as possible over the next 6 - 12 months using a variety of funding sources, including Local Transport Plan funding, S.106 developer contributions and the Local Sustainable Transport Fund.Those crossings not identified as a priority this year would remain on the priority list and any further new requests would be added to the list for assessment.  The next assessment would be undertaken in Summer 2012 and a new priority list created.  The process would continue on a rolling annual basis, subject to funding. 

75.3               RESOLVED- That the Cabinet Member for Transport & Public Realm-

1)     Supports the priority crossing list and grants permission for officers to begin implementing the prioritised pedestrian crossing locations where funding has been identified. Where crossing points require higher funding levels these should be acknowledged and identified as part of future work plans.

2)     authorises officers to construct the prioritised pedestrian crossings for which funding has been identified within the financial year 2011/12, subject to Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) being advertised prior to implementation of crossing points.