Decision details

Following the approval of the 10 year strategies for Climate Change, Health and Economy, the emerging Local Plan is also making clear spatial distribution of transport demands for the next 15 years. The Transport Strategy will help deliver the Local Plan and 10 year strategies, including the carbon emissions reduction target from Transport as set out in the Climate Change Strategy.

This report will seek to commence a consultation on the high level principles and priorities for York that will underpin the Transport Strategy covering York.  This will be required regardless of a devolution, as it will shape both the city councils policies and in context of the current proposed creation of Mayoral Combined Authority will help shape their priorities as they take on the role of the strategic Transport authority for the York and North Yorkshire region.

Following consultation and pending guidance from Department for Transport further reports will be brought to Executive to adopt the draft Strategy which will then feed into a new Local Transport Plan which is anticipated to be required by the Department for Transport in 2024.

Resolved:  (i)      That that the Draft Transport Strategy set out in Annex B to the report be approved as the basis for consultation on York’s future local transport policies.

Reason:     To ensure that transport policy reflects the priorities outlined in the 10 Year Strategies and the Local Plan.

                   (ii)      That authority be delegated to the Director for Environment, Transport and Planning, in consultation with the Executive Member for Transport, to commence a period of stakeholder and resident consultation on the Transport Policy.

(iii)     That it be noted that a report will be brought forward to Executive following consultation on the proposed policy context in Annex B, along with a list of schemes and policies which the council will seek to deliver.

Reason:     To gain residents’ and stakeholders’ views on the strategy and provide time to respond within the timescale of a new Local Transport Plan by 2024, as prescribed by Devolution and the Department for Transport’s current expectations.

(iv)    That it be noted that the guidance from the Department for Transport on Local Transport Plans has not yet been issued.

Reason:     To put in context the timelines and challenges for producing a full Local Transport Plan.

                   (v)     That authority be delegated to the Director of Environment, Transport and Planning, in consultation with the Executive Member for Transport, to provide a response to the expected consultation by the Department for Transport on future Local Transport Plans.

Reason:     To ensure that a response can be made in accordance with government timelines, and that the priorities and policies for York are made clear to Government.