Decision details
Bus Priority in York City Centre: The Rougier Route
Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Resolved (unanimously):
That Executive
a) Allocates £2m of BSIP1 funding and £350k of YNYMCA Bus Grant funding to implement the Rougier Route on an experimental basis.
Reason: To deliver bus journey time and reliability improvements
and to enable the potential benefits and disbenefits to be fully
evaluated prior to a permanent decision being made.
b) Delegates authority to the Director of City Development to implement the Rougier Route Proposals on an experimental basis allowing exemptions initially for buses, emergency services, Blue Badge holders and Hackney Carriages.
Reason: To ensure expedient delivery of the project.
c) Delegates authority to the Director of City Development to amend the conditions of the Traffic Regulation Orders associated with the Rougier Route project during the trial period if required.
Reason: To allow the Traffic Regulation Orders to adapt to
evidence gathered during the trial period.
d) Notes the contents of the petition.
Reason: To consider the views of petitioners when making a
decision on the Rougier Route project.
e) Approves the City of York Council Parking and Moving Traffic Offences Enforcement Policy.
Reason: To update the policy in line with the powers the Council
now holds.
Publication date: 08/07/2026
Date of decision: 07/07/2026
Decided at meeting: 07/07/2026 - Executive
Accompanying Documents:
- Item 10 - Bus Priority in York City Centre - The Rougier Route
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