Agenda item - 2009/10 City Strategy Capital Programme Budget Report

This report sets out the funding sources for the City Strategy Transport Capital Programme and the proposed schemes planned to be delivered in 2009/10. It notifies Members that additional funding is expected to be provided from the Regional Funding Allocation and proposes options for the use of these funds over the next two years.

RESOLVED: (i) That the base 2009/10 City Strategy Transport Capital Programme be approved as set out below, subject to the addition of the cycling schemes agreed under the previous item (Minute 212 refers).

Type	Scheme	09/10 Cost K	Location
1. Access York Phase 1	New Access York Phase 1 CYC Study	1,047.00	Dringhouses Rural West and Rawcliffe
Outer Ring Road	Hopgrove Roundabout	300.00	Huntington
Outer Ring Road	Access York Phase 2 RFA top up	200.00	Rawcliffe
Multi-Modal Schemes	Fulford Road Multi-Modal Scheme	600.00	Fulford Fishergate
Multi-Modal Schemes	Blossom Street Multi-Modal Scheme	500.00	Micklegate
Multi-Modal Schemes	Fishergate Gyratory Multi-Modal Scheme	150.00	Fishergate Guildhall
Air Quality, Congestion & Traffic Management	New Urban Traffic Management and Control (UTMC)	100.00	All
Air Quality, Congestion & Traffic Management	Purchase of Air Quality monitoring equipment	30.00	All
Park & Ride	New P&R Site Upgrades Scheme	25.00	Several
Park & Ride	New P&R City Centre Bus Stop Upgrades	25.00	Micklegate Guildhall
Public Transport Improvements	Haxby Station Study Work to develop Major Scheme Bid for new station (not included in base budget) RFA top up	250.00	Haxby
Public Transport Improvements	New Bus Location and Information Sub-System (BLISS) Scheme Ongoing programme of improvements	100.00	All
Public Transport Improvements	New Bus Stop & Shelter Programme Scheme Ongoing programme of improvements	50.00	Several
Public Transport Improvements	A59/Beckfield Lane Junction Improvements Scheme Completion of 2008/09 scheme	25.00	Acomb
Public Transport Improvements	New Dial & Ride Vehicle Scheme Purchase of new vehicle for Dial & Ride service	80.00	Several
Walking	Haxby Village Pedestrian Audit (Phase 2) Scheme Programme of upgrades to high priority routes to services	50.00	Haxby
Walking	New Minor Pedestrian Schemes Budget Scheme Provision of minor improvements to network throughout the year	40.00	All
Walking	New Dropped Crossing Budget Scheme Provision of dropped kerbs at locations requested by residents	35.00	All
Walking	New Pedestrian Scheme Development Study Development of future years schemes	10.00	All
Cycling	New Lendal Hub Station Scheme New secure cycle parking facility	270.00	Micklegate
Cycling	Cycle margin and track surface upgrades	54.00	Several
Cycling	Other Cycling City Schemes Scheme Implementation of Cycling City programme	211.00	Several
Cycling	New Crichton Avenue Scheme Kingsway North to Wigginton Road	575.00	Clifton
Cycling	Wigginton Road (Hospital) Scheme Development of scheme at northern end of route	100.00	Clifton
Cycling	New Bootham Crossing Scheme Implementation of new crossing at southern end of Hospital Grounds route	75.00	Clifton Guildhall
Cycling	New Access to Station Study Feasibility work on link from Post Office Lane to station	10.00	Micklegate
Cycling	New Cycle Minor Schemes Scheme Allocation to undertake minor works throughout the year	25.00	Several
Cycling	New Cycling Scheme Development Study Development of future years schemes	20.00	Several
Development- Linked Schemes	Barbican to St George's Field Route Scheme Implementation of works to improve pedestrian facilities	125.00	Fishergate
Development- Linked Schemes	Approaches to Hungate Bridge Study Link to Navigation Road New James St Link Road Phase 2 Study	10.00	Heworth
Safety Schemes	New Local Safety Schemes Implementation of safety schemes at casualty cluster sites	74.00	Several
Safety Schemes	New Speed Management Schemes Implementation of schemes to address speeding issues	75.00	Several
Safety Schemes	New Danger Reduction Schemes Improvements at sites where there is a perceived danger issue	50.00	Several
Safety Schemes	New Safe Routes for 'Playbuilder' Schemes Study/ Schemes Study (and potential implementation) of safe routes to new 'Playbuilder' sites	50.00	Several
School Schemes	- Safe Routes to School Schemes to be confirmed	200.00	Several
School Schemes	- School Cycle Parking Schemes to be confirmed	50.00	Several
Safety Schemes	New Village Accessibility Review Study Review of junctions to produce priority list of schemes	25.00	Several
Village accessibility review implementation	Mill Lane/Wigginton Road, Dunnington/Common Lane/A1079, Deighton/A19, Towthorpe/Strensall Road and A64 junctions east of York (e.g. Hazelbush).	250.00	Haxby, Derwent, Wheldrake, Strensall
	Total Integrated Transport Programme	6,042.00
	Total Integrated Transport Overprogramming	990.00
	Total Integrated Transport Budget	5,052.00
	Plus RFA supplement (over 2 years)	£2.777 million

REASON: To implement the Council’s transport strategy, as identified in York’s second Local Transport Plan (LTP).

(ii) That Option 1 (Outer Ring Road congestion reduction improvement) be approved as the preferred use of the supplementary LTP allocation provided by the Regional Transport Board.

REASON: To ensure the additional funding is used to deliver significant improvements to the City’s transport system and to meet LTP and LAA targets.

(iii) That Officers be requested to undertake such accident analysis and preliminary design work as may be necessary to establish the relative costs / benefits of the schemes listed in paragraphs 37 and 41 of the report (improved pedestrian / cycle access to the railway station and improvements to the transport network for local communities), with a view to implementing these schemes as early in the capital programme as resources allow.

REASON: To ensure that the delivery of these schemes is prioritised.

Members considered a report which set out the funding sources for the City Strategy Capital Programme and the proposed schemes within the programme to be delivered in the 2009/10 financial year, together with options for the use of additional funding expected from the Regional Funding Allocation.

The base budget of £5,052k approved at Full Council on 26 February 2009 was funded from the Local Transport Plan (LTP), Cycling City grant, Road Safety grant and developer contributions. The Transport Capital Programme included a number of previously committed schemes, programmed for delivery over the next few years, for which funds would need to be allocated in 2009/10. Details were set out in paragraphs 4 to 12 of the report. Details of allocations to all the main blocks within the budget, including the committed schemes and the allowance for over-programming, were provided in paragraphs 13 to 25 and Annex 1.

The Regional Funding Advice to Ministers issued on 27 February included a proposal to vire funds from the Region’s Major Schemes Block into the Integrated Transport and Highways Maintenance Blocks of local authorities. It was understood that York would thus receive additional funding of £1,461k in 2009/10 and £1,316k in 2010/11, enabling some major schemes to be progressed more quickly. Options presented for use of this funding were:

Option 1 (Outer Ring Road Improvements) - development work to progress Haxby Station and Access York Phase 2 schemes and implement improvements to the Outer Ring Road.

Option 2 (Targeted Citywide Improvements) – development work for the Haxby Station and Access York Phase 2 schemes and delivery of schemes in the LTP block to meet Local Area Agreement and LTP targets.

In respect of Option 1, Cllr Vassie voiced concern that spending a large sum on improving the Outer Ring Road might be inconsistent with the Council’s commitment to a modal shift away from private car use. Other Members noted that reducing congestion on the ring road was also a Council priority and a necessary precursor to achieving improvements for pedestrians and cyclists.

Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive on this item, it was

RESOLVED: (i) That the base 2009/10 City Strategy Transport Capital Programme be approved as set out below (amendments to the list at Annex 1 to the report highlighted in bold), subject to the addition of the cycling schemes agreed under the previous item (Minute 212 refers).¹

Type	Scheme	09/10 Cost £k	Location
1. Access York Phase 1	New Access York Phase 1 CYC Study	1,047.00	Dringhouses, Rural West and Rawcliffe
2. Outer Ring Road	Hopgrove Roundabout	300	Huntington
3. Outer Ring Road	Access York Phase 2 RFA top up	200	Rawcliffe
4. Multi-Modal Schemes	Fulford Road Multi-Modal Scheme	600	Fulford Fishergate
5. Multi-Modal Schemes	Blossom Street Multi-Modal Scheme	500	Micklegate
6. Multi-Modal Schemes	Fishergate Gyratory Multi-Modal Scheme	150	Fishergate Guildhall
7. Air Quality, Congestion & Traffic Management	New Urban Traffic Management and Control (UTMC)	100	All
8. Air Quality, Congestion & Traffic Management	Purchase of Air Quality monitoring equipment	30	All
9. Park & Ride	New P&R Site Upgrades Scheme	25	Several
10. Park & Ride	New P&R City Centre Bus Stop Upgrades	25	Micklegate Guildhall
11. Public Transport Improvements	Haxby Station Study Work to develop Major Scheme Bid for new station (not included in base budget) RFA top up	250	Haxby
12. Public Transport Improvements	New Bus Location and Information Sub-System (BLISS) Scheme Ongoing programme of improvements	100	All
13. Public Transport Improvements	New Bus Stop & Shelter Programme Scheme Ongoing programme of improvements	50	Several
14. Public Transport Improvements	A59/Beckfield Lane Junction Improvements Scheme Completion of 2008/09 scheme	25	Acomb
15. Public Transport Improvements	New Dial & Ride Vehicle Scheme Purchase of new vehicle for Dial & Ride service	80	Several
16. Walking	Haxby Village Pedestrian Audit (Phase 2) Scheme Programme of upgrades to high priority routes to services	50	Haxby
17. Walking	New Minor Pedestrian Schemes Budget Scheme Provision of minor improvements to network throughout the year	40	All
18. Walking	New Dropped Crossing Budget Scheme Provision of dropped kerbs at locations requested by residents	35	All
19. Walking	New Pedestrian Scheme Development Study Development of future years schemes	10	All
20. Cycling	New Lendal Hub Station Scheme New secure cycle parking facility	270	Micklegate
21. Cycling	Cycle margin and track surface upgrades	54	Several
22. Cycling	Other Cycling City Schemes Scheme Implementation of Cycling City programme	211	Several
23. Cycling	New Crichton Avenue Scheme Kingsway North to Wigginton Road	575	Clifton
24. Cycling	Wigginton Road (Hospital) Scheme Development of scheme at northern end of route	100	Clifton
25. Cycling	New Bootham Crossing Scheme Implementation of new crossing at southern end of Hospital Grounds route	75	Clifton Guildhall
26. Cycling	New Access to Station Study Feasibility work on link from Post Office Lane to station	10	Micklegate
27. Cycling	New Cycle Minor Schemes Scheme Allocation to undertake minor works throughout the year	25	Several
28. Cycling	New Cycling Scheme Development Study Development of future years schemes	20	Several
29. Development- Linked Schemes	Barbican to St George's Field Route Scheme Implementation of works to improve pedestrian facilities	125	Fishergate
30. Development- Linked Schemes	Approaches to Hungate Bridge Study Link to Navigation Road, New James St Link Road Phase 2 Study	20	Heworth
31. Safety Schemes	New Local Safety Schemes Implementation of safety schemes at casualty cluster sites	74	Several
32. Safety Schemes	New Speed Management Schemes Implementation of schemes to address speeding issues	75	Several
33. Safety Schemes	New Danger Reduction Schemes Improvements at sites where there is a perceived danger issue	50	Several
34. Safety Schemes	New Safe Routes for 'Playbuilder' Schemes Study/ Schemes Study (and potential implementation) of safe routes to new 'Playbuilder' sites	50	Several
35. School Schemes	- Safe Routes to School Schemes to be confirmed	200	Several
36. School Schemes	- School Cycle Parking Schemes to be confirmed	50	Several
37. Safety Schemes	New Village Accessibility Review Study Review of junctions to produce priority list of schemes	25	Several
38. Village accessibility review implementation	Mill Lane/Wigginton Road, Dunnington/Common Lane/A1079, Deighton/A19, Towthorpe/Strensall Road and A64 junctions east of York (e.g. Hazelbush).	250	Haxby, Derwent, Wheldrake, Strensall
Carryover Commitments	Allocations to previous years schemes	616	Various
	Total Integrated Transport Programme	6,492.00
	Total Integrated Transport Overprogramming	990
Including £450k of £2.777m (2009/10 -2010/11) RFA Supplement	Total Integrated Transport Budget	5,502.00

REASON: To implement the Council’s transport strategy, as identified in York’s second Local Transport Plan (LTP).

(ii) That Option 1 (Outer Ring Road congestion reduction improvement) be approved as the preferred use of the supplementary LTP allocation provided by the Regional Transport Board.²

REASON: To ensure the additional funding is used to deliver significant improvements to the City’s transport system and to meet LTP and LAA targets.

(iii) That Officers be requested to undertake such accident analysis and preliminary design work as may be necessary to establish the relative costs / benefits of the schemes listed in paragraphs 37 and 41 of the report (improved pedestrian / cycle access to the railway station and improvements to the transport network for local communities), with a view to implementing these schemes as early in the capital programme as resources allow.³

REASON: To ensure that the delivery of these schemes is prioritised.

Note: The above decisions have now been revised, following re-consideration of this item at a meeting of the Executive (Calling In) on 7 April 2009. The minutes of that meeting, incorporating the revised decisions, can be viewed by clicking on the link below.

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