Issue - meetings

This report highlights the strategic importance of Wigginton Road as a cycle route, examines options for making the route more cycle friendly, develops an outline scheme proposal and discusses how this might be taken forward towards implementation.

RESOLVED:             That the Executive Member agrees to:

(i) Give in-principle support to the outline scheme proposals shown in Annexes C and D of the report, which involve a mixture of on and off-road cycle facilities to create a continuous cycle route between the existing Foss Islands cycle path to the north, and Bridge Lane to the south. The scheme also provides additional on-road facilities to serve cyclists travelling to and from the Clarence Street junction along Wigginton Road;

(ii) Ask Officers to arrange to undertake further detailed design and public consultation, including the advertisement of any necessary Traffic Regulation Orders on the scheme, and then report back to a future Decision Session;

(iii) Requests that any shared use sections of path be delineated in line with the emerging standards to be included in the cycling infrastructure design manual, which was considered at the last Executive Member meeting.

REASON:                  Officers consider that this scheme will; support the Council’s aspiration of providing an uninterrupted cycling route between Haxby and the city’s railway station, provide better cycling access to the hospital buildings, provide significant improvements for cyclists on Wigginton Road, and generally contribute to the aims of the Council as a Cycling City.

 Consideration was given to a report which highlighted the strategic importance of Wigginton Road as a cycle route, and examined options for making the route more cycle friendly, developed an outline scheme proposal and discussed how this might be taken forward towards implementation.

The Executive Member referred to additional representations received from Cllr Merrett. He had welcomed the proposed scheme but had raised a number of issues in respect of the route within the hospital site.

Officers confirmed that they were working with the hospital to ensure that satisfactory arrangements were agreed for the route through their site.

The Executive Member confirmed that this scheme would provide the missing link on the core cycling network.

The Executive Member then considered the following options:

Option 1 – Support the outline scheme shown in Annexes C and D of the report for further development and public consultation;

Option 2 – Support the outline scheme, with some changes, for further development and public consultation;

Option 3 – Reject the proposed scheme, and reconsider the route to the rear of the hospital.

RESOLVED:             That the Executive Member agrees to:

(i) Give in-principle support to the outline scheme proposals shown in Annexes C and D of the report, which involve a mixture of on and off-road cycle facilities to create a continuous cycle route between the existing Foss Islands cycle path to the north, and Bridge Lane to the south. The scheme also provides additional on-road facilities to serve cyclists travelling to and from the Clarence Street junction along Wigginton Road;

(ii) Ask Officers to arrange to undertake further detailed design and public consultation, including the advertisement of any necessary Traffic Regulation Orders on the scheme, and then report back to a future Decision Session;

(iii) Requests that any shared use sections of path be delineated in line with the emerging standards to be included in the cycling infrastructure design manual, which was considered at the last Executive Member meeting. ^1.

REASON:                  Officers consider that this scheme will; support the Council’s aspiration of providing an uninterrupted cycling route between Haxby and the city’s railway station, provide better cycling access to the hospital buildings, provide significant improvements for cyclists on Wigginton Road, and generally contribute to the aims of the Council as a Cycling City.