Agenda item
Active Travel Programme – Project Progress
- Meeting of Decision Session - Executive Member for Transport - Expired, Tuesday, 13 December 2022 10.00 am (Item 45.)
- View the background to item 45.
This report asks the Executive Member to
approve the proposed St Georges Field Crossing
and Skeldergate schemes and scheme delivery
arrangements as detailed in the annexes to the report.
Decision:
Resolved:
i. Approved Option 1 – Approve the proposed St Georges Field Crossing scheme and scheme delivery arrangements described within this report and presented in Annex A of this document.
Reason: This option achieves the scheme objectives and is affordable within assigned budgets. Timing of the installation will be co-ordinated with the Castle Gateway development. Traffic is predicted to not be
significantly impacted, and the single-stage element of the crossing makes transition from pedestrian crossing to ’Toucan’ crossing achievable.
Resolved:
ii. Approved Option 2 – Approve the proposed Skeldergate scheme and scheme delivery arrangements described within this report and presented in Annex E of this document.
Reason: This option achieves the core aim of the scheme, which is to “improve safety, amenity and accessibility for cyclists on the routealong Skeldergate, and to reduce and/or remove conflict at buildouts”.
Minutes:
The Executive Member considered St Georges Field Crossing proposal and noted that the proposal should assist pedestrians crossing from St Georges Field Car Park. He acknowledged the minor impact on traffic that a new crossing could have and officers confirmed that crossing times at traffic lights were managed from the Council’s control centre. The Executive Member also noted the desire for far side indicators and asked if countdown crossing indicators could be installed and officers confirmed this could be considered as part of a wider scheme.
The Executive Member also approved the proposed Skeldergate scheme noting it would be an improvement to the cycle route. He discussed the visibility of the buildouts in the road and it was confirmed visibility would be considered by the design team in the next phase.
Resolved:
i. Approved Option 1 – Approve the proposed St Georges Field Crossing scheme and scheme delivery arrangements described within this report and presented in Annex A of this document.
Reason: This option achieves the scheme objectives and is affordable within assigned budgets. Timing of the installation will be co-ordinated with the Castle Gateway development. Traffic is predicted to not be
significantly impacted, and the single-stage element of the crossing makes transition from pedestrian crossing to ’Toucan’ crossing achievable.
Resolved:
ii. Approved Option 2 – Approve the proposed Skeldergate scheme and scheme delivery arrangements described within this report and presented in Annex E of this document.
Reason: This option achieves the core aim of the scheme, which is to “improve safety, amenity and accessibility for cyclists on the routealong Skeldergate, and to reduce and/or remove conflict at buildouts”.
Supporting documents:
- EMDS Active Travel Programme 13 Dec 20220 v1.3 2.12.2022, item 45. PDF 413 KB View as HTML (45./1) 102 KB
- Annex A - SGF Preliminary Design, item 45. PDF 439 KB
- Annex B - SGF Consultation Summary, item 45. PDF 881 KB
- Annex C - SGF Equalities Impact Assessment, item 45. PDF 758 KB
- Annex D - SGF Designer's Report, item 45. PDF 265 KB
- Annex E - Skel Preliminary Design, item 45. PDF 1 MB
- Annex F - Skel Consultation Summary, item 45. PDF 886 KB
- Annex G - Skel Equalities Impact Assessment, item 45. PDF 731 KB
- Annex H - Skel Designer's Report, item 45. PDF 1 MB