Issue - meetings

This report summarises the completion of the Crichton Avenue cycle improvement scheme and responds to concerns raised by some local residents that the shared use areas across the railway bridge should be delineated.

RESOLVED:             That the Executive Member for City Strategy agrees to:

i)Note the contents of the report and road safety audit comments.

ii)                  Note that this trial is a new, largely unproven approach that should be considered experimental until the trial is concluded.

iii) Instruct Officers to action and monitor the trial for a 6 month period.

REASON:                  To complete the Crichton Avenue Cycle Scheme by informally delineating, as a trial, the use of space for walking and cycling over the railway bridge and respond to concerns raised by residents and the Ward Councillor for Clifton through their petition.

The Executive Member considered a report which set out details of the work undertaken to complete the Crichton Avenue cycle improvement scheme and ofconcerns raised by some local residents that the shared use areas across the railway bridge should be delineated.

Officers reported back on the road safety audit and on discussions undertaken with the Transport Planning Unit and the Department for Transport (DfT) regarding the segregation of shared use paths in York. It was confirmed that to address the road safety concerns it was proposed to undertake a 6 month trial of a new line type to enable the results to be fully assessed.

Cllr King confirmed his support for the segregation of the shared use paths in Crichton Avenue as requested in the petition raised by Cllr Douglas and residents.

The Executive Member stated that whilst the Crichton Avenue cycle lanes and paths had been successful in promoting additional cycle journeys it had soon become clear that the unsegregated section of the route could create conflict between pedestrians and cyclists. With this in mind he confirmed his support for the proposed trial scheme but with an early assessment for safety reasons.

RESOLVED:             That the Executive Member for City Strategy agrees to:

i)Note the contents of the report and road safety audit comments.

ii)                  Note that this trial is a new, largely unproven approach that should be considered experimental until the trial is concluded.

iii) Instruct Officers to action and monitor the trial for a 6 month period. ^1.

REASON:                  To complete the Crichton Avenue Cycle Scheme by informally delineating, as a trial, the use of space for walking and cycling over the railway bridge and respond to concerns raised by residents and the Ward Councillor for Clifton through their petition.