Issue - meetings
North York Bus Improvement Scheme
Meeting: 17/05/2018 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Transport (Item 85)
85 North York Bus Improvement Scheme 
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This Decision Session paper sets out a scheme to improve the reliability of bus services on Wigginton and Haxby Roads and requests permission from the Executive Member to go out to consultation on the scheme with local residents, businesses and other effected stakeholders.
Additional documents:
Decision:
Resolved: That permission for the further development of the scheme set out in this paper – specifically that the scheme now goes forward to public consultation and engineering development with a final decision to be taken on whether to proceed with the scheme after the Summer – be given.
Reason: This will allow the scheme to be delivered in early 2019.
Minutes:
The Executive Member considered a paper setting out a scheme to improve the reliability of bus services on Wigginton and Haxby Roads and requesting permission to go out to consultation on the scheme with local residents, businesses and other affected stakeholders.
The Executive Member agreed with the recommendations, noting in particular delays occurring during the hospital visiting times, when vehicles queuing to enter the hospital car park caused congestion on Wigginton Road. As a regular user of the number 6 bus, he disagreed with the suggestion that buses waited at the Fountayne Street stops for longer than necessary for passenger to board and alight, but accepted the need to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists as well as ongoing work with York District Hospital on overall traffic reduction. The written representations had been submitted by York Cycle Campaign and York Bus Forum and it was confirmed that those organisations would be welcome to participate in any further public consultations on the scheme.
It was
Resolved: That permission for the further development of the scheme set out in this paper – specifically that the scheme now goes forward to public consultation and engineering development with a final decision to be taken on whether to proceed with the scheme after the Summer – be given.
Reason: This will allow the scheme to be delivered in early 2019.