Issue - meetings
Petition to improve pedestrian safety at Sim Balk Lane crossing, Bishopthorpe
Meeting: 15/01/2015 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Transport (Item 47)
47 Petition to improve pedestrian safety at Sim Balk Lane Crossing, Bishopthorpe 
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This report advises the Cabinet Member of a petition which has been received requesting that the Council improves a pedestrian crossing point on Sim Balk Lane in Bishopthorpe.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A correspondence and petition, item 47
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- Appendix B - Feasibility Study - Safety Zone Review, item 47
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- Appendix C - Part 2 - Criteria For Establishing School Crossing Patrol Sites, item 47
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Decision:
Resolved: That the Cabinet Member:
Gave approval for the implementation of the proposed highway improvements detailed at Option 8 (Appendix B and illustrated at Annex C of the report).
Reason: To improve conditions for pedestrians using the crossing point on Sim Balk Lane, in particular as part of the journey to and from school.
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member considered a report which outlined the response to a petition which had been received requesting that the Council improves a pedestrian crossing point on Sim Balk Lane in Bishopthorpe. Visibility for crossing the road at this point is obstructed due to the presence of on street parking which is adjacent to the raised traffic calming table and opposite local shops.
The Cabinet Member commented that he was pleased that a solution had been found to the longstanding issue and was happy to approve the implementation of the proposed improvements as outlined in the Officers report.
Resolved: That the Cabinet Member:
Gave approval for the implementation of the proposed highway improvements detailed at Option 8 (Appendix B and illustrated at Annex C of the report).
Reason: To improve conditions for pedestrians using the crossing point on Sim Balk Lane, in particular as part of the journey to and from school.