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This report advises Members of the receipt of a petition from residents and businesses in Walmgate and Navigation Road, which highlights various traffic management concerns.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

(i)    Continue to address speed management issues under the current policy, and offer the use of the new Speed Indicator Devise programme to the community for use in the New Year; ^1.

(ii)   Note the proposal to upgrade Walmgate Bar, including a light controlled pedestrian phase;

(iii)Offer family Road Safety Training and resources to the Nursery. ^2.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:            This would give continuity to the Councils policy’s on speed management and ensure that priority is given to achieving set targets to lower casualty statistics in York.

Members considered a report, which advised them of a petition received from residents and businesses in Walmgate and Navigation Road, to highlight various traffic management concerns. 

It was reported that at an open day on 7 May 2008 to ascertain the views of local residents and businesses, 89 people had signed the petition and put forward the following proposals:

Officers had investigated the proposals and undertaken consultation details of which were contained in the report and the following options were presented for Members consideration:

Option 1. Continue to support the Speed Management Review process which highlights no further action, in terms of engineering is required, but that these areas could be ideal for Community Groups to become part of the new Speed Indicator Device (SID) programme, which is just being trialled by the Safer York Partnership and to offer this initiative to the Community Association.

·        An upgrade at Walmgate Bar is due, which would look at the phasing of the lights along with a proposed pedestrian crossing at Walmgate Bar. 

·        To offer a Family Road Safety session and the loan of Road Safety Resources to the Nursery on Walmgate.

·        To support the Community Association/Ward Committee if they wish to fund consultation and possible implementation of a 20mph zone.

Option 2. To not support the Speed Management Review process and find the funding to consult and deliver on some, or all of the community requests, however it has to be made clear that other proposed projects, where casualty reduction or high speed are an issue would have to be denied for funding to be redirected.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

(i)    Continue to address speed management issues under the current policy, and offer the use of the new Speed Indicator Devise programme to the community for use in the New Year;

(ii)   Note the proposal to upgrade Walmgate Bar, including a light controlled pedestrian phase;

(iii)Offer family Road Safety Training and resources to the Nursery. ^1.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:            This would give continuity to the Councils policies on speed management and ensure that priority is given to achieving set targets to lower casualty statistics in York.